Eldervampire
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Well as the title says I'm looking for an Imperial but have a lot of questions. Since I'm looking to purchase between late February and early April, I don't think I should post up in the wanted section just yet. But here's my series of completely ridiculous and noobie questions.
Aside from the DFI that seems to terrorize everyone, is there any problems specific to the cars.
I plan on putting buckets in the car. Aside from the Cordoba, are there any other cars that would be good to source. New or vintage.
My plan is to keep the 318 and if it still has the DFI, to fix it work properly. I'm sure others have tried this, but are there any success stories?
If, the car I end up with needs a new motor, are there any modern MOPAR transplants out there. And how were they done.
Lastly, I'd like some opinions on what the base car should cast. Not being familiar with this model, I have no idea what the realistic values are. So I'll post up what condition the various points I look at should be and hopefully some of you gurus can lend me a hand.
Engine - if it runs and moves, I'm good. I'm not looking to take this thing on a cross country tour any time soon. If it has noises and buns some oil I can live with that.
Trans - If the gears engage and move the car, I'm good.
Brakes - It has to stop, needing brake work, lines, pads / shoes is fine. Having no brakes is not, but might pass if the price is low enough.
Body - Coming from Chicago, I've seen the horrors of rust. Fenders, quarters, etc..I expect to have rust. I just don't want to have huge holes everywhere. Color doesn't matter at all, condition of the paint doesn't matter either.
Wheels - I need five of them. They don't even have to match.
Interior - As long as it has seats, any seats. A clean dash cap would be nice, but not a deal breaker. Working door handles are a must and the windows all have to be there, only the driver's side must work. Everything else is considered optional.
When I say I want a project, I mean a project. Most of the car will be gone through. I just need it to be able to titled, tagged and insured. It won't be a daily driver, but I would like to drive it around town some.
Thanks for reading the novel I've written here, and any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. And even though I'm looking to purchase in the time frame above, feel free to post or PM me if you have a car that fits the bill.
Thanks,
Mike
Aside from the DFI that seems to terrorize everyone, is there any problems specific to the cars.
I plan on putting buckets in the car. Aside from the Cordoba, are there any other cars that would be good to source. New or vintage.
My plan is to keep the 318 and if it still has the DFI, to fix it work properly. I'm sure others have tried this, but are there any success stories?
If, the car I end up with needs a new motor, are there any modern MOPAR transplants out there. And how were they done.
Lastly, I'd like some opinions on what the base car should cast. Not being familiar with this model, I have no idea what the realistic values are. So I'll post up what condition the various points I look at should be and hopefully some of you gurus can lend me a hand.
Engine - if it runs and moves, I'm good. I'm not looking to take this thing on a cross country tour any time soon. If it has noises and buns some oil I can live with that.
Trans - If the gears engage and move the car, I'm good.
Brakes - It has to stop, needing brake work, lines, pads / shoes is fine. Having no brakes is not, but might pass if the price is low enough.
Body - Coming from Chicago, I've seen the horrors of rust. Fenders, quarters, etc..I expect to have rust. I just don't want to have huge holes everywhere. Color doesn't matter at all, condition of the paint doesn't matter either.
Wheels - I need five of them. They don't even have to match.
Interior - As long as it has seats, any seats. A clean dash cap would be nice, but not a deal breaker. Working door handles are a must and the windows all have to be there, only the driver's side must work. Everything else is considered optional.
When I say I want a project, I mean a project. Most of the car will be gone through. I just need it to be able to titled, tagged and insured. It won't be a daily driver, but I would like to drive it around town some.
Thanks for reading the novel I've written here, and any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. And even though I'm looking to purchase in the time frame above, feel free to post or PM me if you have a car that fits the bill.
Thanks,
Mike