1975 2002 w/ Close-Ratio 5 Speed

[Boultman]

Price: $19400

Location: Clear Lake, TX

Description:

SALE PENDING:

 

Selling my 2002 in the Clear Lake Area of Houston.

 

Here is the Hagerty marketplace listing.  

 

 

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Edited September 21, 2022 by Boultman

[72MetallicMalaga]

Good luck! Are those the Rota OS Meshs?

[Boultman]

Good eye.  Yes they are.  I was looking at used OEM basket-weaves when looking for wheels, but I liked the color of the Rota better and had a really good experience with some Rota banana spoke (Minilite style) wheels on another car.  

 

The Hagerty marketplace is a little odd and doesn't allow for many photos or much room for text/content. It is pretty new and I would image they are working out kinks.

I should probably work up a more comprehensive write-up of the vehicle on this listing...  Just inspected and registration renewed this past Monday.  Driven regularly. 

[72MetallicMalaga]

Nice, i'll past this post along to some fellow vintage enthusiasts.

 

Yeah I was looking at the silver Meshs (i think yours are the Hyper Blacks?), might have to pick them up now haha.

[conkitchen]

Me: great tidy car at a fair price to drive and enjoy. 

Flipper: Buy it, take the CR trans out and replace with a 4 speed. and sell the dogleg & shortened stuff for $10K  Remove the Nardi wheel, Recaros, strut brace and wheels to sell for another $3K then sell the car with stock replacements for $15K.  If the diff is an LSD add on another $1,500 into your pocket. 

 

See how this works? 

 

I just helped sell your car ? 

 

 

[Boultman]

I actually thought about letting go of the CR 5-speed when I bought the car 7-8 years ago.  I figured I may like an OD 5 -speed better for highway use and could pocket a little coin from the swap.  After driving the close ratio gearbox I couldn't get rid of it.  It is very fun to drive.  

 

It is a well sorted car with tasteful mods but still presents as mostly stock. I can genuinely say that I believe the car is underpriced.  Hagerty has a #3 car at $24k and this one has some goodies.  But I need the room fairly soon and trying to avoid the Craigslist mass-population route.  It has generated good feedback so far but no check-in-hand yet!

[conkitchen]

7 hours ago, Boultman said:

 After driving the close ratio gearbox I couldn't get rid of it.  It is very fun to drive.  

Whole heartily agree. I had a Hartge e21 with a dogleg 5 and 345 rear. Now because of that experience I'm doing that to my tii.  

7 hours ago, Boultman said:

 

 no check-in-hand yet!

Times be tough right now.  

 

It'll sell. It's car week on the West coast, expect more action afterwards when folks get home and are anxious from all that horsepower on  display.  

[H E L P]

I think it has to do with painting the car in a non original color that depreciating the value significantly. Calypso red? I don’t know if any 2002 had that color from factory. 

[Russellrh72]

@Boultman Any idea where the AC is leaking and how fast it leaks out? 

[Boultman]

It is leaking from the compressor for sure.  It has the original large York compressor from when the dealer installed it when the car was new in Houston.  When i bought the car it was modestly working and when I refilled it the first time we put the UV dye in the system. Once it bled out the compressor lit up like a night club under the UV light. 

 

If I were just now purchasing this car and looking for projects, I would replace the compressor with a much more efficient Sanden-style compressor and bracket, replace the old school condenser with a thick universal aluminum one and a modern high-volume electric fan to go with that.  Those modifications would most likely allow for comfortable daily driving.  It will never freeze you out, but highway speeds would be fine, or cloudy/rainy days and night driving would be totally acceptable. These old cars have a GIANT greenhouse, so high-end ceramic tint (even the clear kind) would go a long way as well.   

[Benji]

Hello! I reached out to you on the Hagerty Marketplace! Would love to touch base! Very interested!

[Boultman]

Sorry for the delay.  All of the notifications from Hagerty are going to my SPAM folder.  (the ones from 2002FAQ do not).

 

The car is still for sale.  Hagerty and this forum are the only outlets for the moment.  If it doesn't sell in the next week or so, I may invest some time and a little money (for minor bits) to get it looking top notch, then listing on Bring-A-Trailer.  With the gearbox and other unique and rare options, I believe it would be appreciated on BaT.  

It is priced very attractively in my opinion and if I spend some effort and time on it to list on BaT or other outlets, I will most likely keep reserve and/or price closer to the Hagerty estimate of $22-$24k.

 

Let me know if you have any questions!

[rstclark]

So what is the rear end ?   A  stock 75 may have been a 3:91 open  or a 3.64 open

[Conserv]

20 minutes ago, rstclark said:

So what is the rear end ?   A  stock 75 may have been a 3:91 open  or a 3.64 open

Well…

 

I believe all U.S.-bound 1975 models received 3.64 open differentials. The 3.90 open differential was only a feature of 49-state versions of U.S.-bound 1976 models. The 3.90 came with the 49-state version’s E21 head, smokin’ hot #5 camshaft, and the absence of a thermal reactor exhaust manifold…. ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[rstclark]

Thanks. Yes The California 76 came with the “Smokin Hot “thermal reactor exhaust manifold. These would glow red in an over rich condition