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#24088 of 25654 Re: worth saving? [Mr_Shiftright] by fintail

Feb 12, 2012 (5:55 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 12, 2012 5:36 pm)
Definite parts car, those things are insanely expensive to restore, you've got 50-75K looking you in the eye there. It would be cheaper to restore a W112 fintail or even a 6.3 I bet, as structurally they are simple.
 
Cool vintage style "CH" identifier anyway.

#24089 of 25654 Re: worth saving? [fintail] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 12, 2012 (5:57 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Feb 12, 2012 5:55 pm)
Oh, you'd gobble up $50,000 easy and I doubt that would be enough.
 
Of course, you'd be hard put to justify spending that on a fintail or a 6.3, too, but at least you'd have something interesting when you were done.

#24090 of 25654 perusing by qbrozen

Feb 28, 2012 (12:14 pm)

Why, yes, I did modify on a budget.
 
I know its rare, but I can't understand most of what you are saying!
 
Where exactly is this 3rd door?
 
Redefines Fugly.
 
This actually could be of interest.
 
I'm listing this for you boat lovers.
 
If it was a 5.7, I might actually be interested in a weird way.
 
I'm not sure what's going on here. If the swap is done and it runs and drives, could be a fun car for little money.
 
Could be cool
 
cheap luxury

#24091 of 25654 Re: perusing [qbrozen] by fintail

Feb 28, 2012 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 28, 2012 12:14 pm)
Deal of the lot appears to be the wagon.
 
I bet the TC has 500K miles on it or more. The truck isn't an 87 - well the cab could be but nothing else. I think Lemko owned that Caprice once.
 
Peugeot ad has me fearing for the future.

#24092 of 25654 Re: perusing [qbrozen] by texases

Feb 28, 2012 (12:46 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 28, 2012 12:14 pm)
The Pug ad: "has some rust but nothing that can be fixed "
 
Truer words....

#24093 of 25654 Re: perusing [qbrozen] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 28, 2012 (1:20 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 28, 2012 12:14 pm)
The Peugeot ad reminds me of a friend who was a boat dealer...he'd go out and look at a boat advertised and usually make a very fair offer based on what he saw...sometimes the owners would come up with that old "What? XXX Dollars? Why, I'd BURN IT first!"
 
And then my friend would take out a book of matches and toss it on the deck and walk away---LOL!
 
(He was a very big guy, by the way).

#24094 of 25654 Re: perusing [qbrozen] by andre1969

Feb 28, 2012 (5:52 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 28, 2012 12:14 pm)
If it was a 5.7, I might actually be interested in a weird way.
 
No, I don't think you'd want a 1984 Caprice wagon with a 5.7. Or ANY GM car from 1984 with a 5.7, unless it's a Corvette or copcar. Only other 5.7 that year was the Olds Diesel. For $1,000 it seems like a steal, provided it's not hiding anything evil. I like the '89 Caprice LS and the 2001 Town Car, too.

#24095 of 25654 Re: perusing [andre1969] by qbrozen

Feb 29, 2012 (7:33 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 28, 2012 5:52 pm)
Nothing would stop someone from putting the gasser 5.7 in it, though, which I'm sure has been done many times.

#24096 of 25654 Re: perusing [qbrozen] by andre1969

Feb 29, 2012 (8:13 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 29, 2012 7:33 am)
Nothing would stop someone from putting the gasser 5.7 in it, though, which I'm sure has been done many times.
 
Yeah, that's certainly true. Actually, a big-block would even fit in there, although that's not as common of a conversion.
 
When the 305 on these cars does finally need to be replaced, I think it might actually be fairly common to drop a Chevy 350 in, instead. I believe all the external stuff bolts right up, and the 350 is so common I think it might be even cheaper than a 305.
 
As for the Olds 350 Diesel, supposedly it makes for a great gasoline conversion, because of the extra-beefy block. You can really boost its power because of that. Alas, it just wasn't beefy enough for Diesel conversion.

#24097 of 25654 Re: perusing [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 29, 2012 (9:33 am)

Replying to: andre1969 (Feb 29, 2012 8:13 am)
Chevy power is so cheap to buy these days, from professional builders, that it seems pointless to build up your own block anymore--especially when you can get reliable, bench-tested horsepower for around $3-4K. (and up).

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