Wow, guys, I did not expect all the response. Thanks for the advice. I heeded virtually none of it. I saw the thing and had to have it. Gave a deposit on Saturday.
It's truly a basket case. I came home with a wrangler full of parts. And there's many more baskets yet. On the plus side, it's mid restoration right now and has been for about ten years. The guy's body man took it down to bare metal, patched the floors, and painted it. Thats where the restoration stopped. Its rolling, but everything else but the wiring harness, steering and pedals are off the car.
I did give it a good hard examination for rust. The floors need to be done again, but the worst part of it is the windshield seal area. Two of the patches need to be reworked because the profile isn't correct. No ridge for the seal to wrap around. Rockers are good, towers are good, structural members are good, but missed checking the firewall. I hadn't seen that tip before. The spare tire well is even intact and has all original metal.
To Rob Siegel--on the way back from the trip, I finished your book. Great read. Glad to know I'm not insane. Thanks. Anyway, I left Vermont feeling good about the deal, then when I read the chapters at the end about your tii purchase and the elements of a good purchase, I felt even better about it. Yeah it's a risk, but I think it was the right car from the right seller. The guy used to restore 2002s for a living years ago. The E9 is a passion project that stalled out. Conditions forced the sale. Hell, if I don't finish it, I'll sell it on to the next guy that loves it for even money. Regardless, I won't regret owning it.
Now, where the hell am I going to put it?
Wow, guys, I did not expect all the response. Thanks for the advice. I heeded virtually none of it. I saw the thing and had to have it. Gave a deposit on Saturday.
It's truly a basket case. I came home with a wrangler full of parts. And there's many more baskets yet. On the plus side, it's mid restoration right now and has been for about ten years. The guy's body man took it down to bare metal, patched the floors, and painted it. Thats where the restoration stopped. Its rolling, but everything else but the wiring harness, steering and pedals are off the car.
I did give it a good hard examination for rust. The floors need to be done again, but the worst part of it is the windshield seal area. Two of the patches need to be reworked because the profile isn't correct. No ridge for the seal to wrap around. Rockers are good, towers are good, structural members are good, but missed checking the firewall. I hadn't seen that tip before. The spare tire well is even intact and has all original metal.
To Rob Siegel--on the way back from the trip, I finished your book. Great read. Glad to know I'm not insane. Thanks. Anyway, I left Vermont feeling good about the deal, then when I read the chapters at the end about your tii purchase and the elements of a good purchase, I felt even better about it. Yeah it's a risk, but I think it was the right car from the right seller. The guy used to restore 2002s for a living years ago. The E9 is a passion project that stalled out. Conditions forced the sale. Hell, if I don't finish it, I'll sell it on to the next guy that loves it for even money. Regardless, I won't regret owning it.
Now, where the hell am I going to put it?