moe wrote:You going to enjoy it as is or are there some changes/mods planned???
It's already modded too much.
I have to remove the front control arms. Where they join the chassis there's no bush, it's solidly mounted (rose joints). He said the car's been set up for circuit racing.
Same with uppers, you can't see the rose joint in the photo below but it's the same as the one above.
The bars from control arms to front of chassis (strut rods) are also solidly mounted with no bushing.
Both engine mounts are broken and the rear brake lines need to be secured properly. They recommend removing the anti-sway bar saying there's no need for one. Currently it's hitting the handbrake cable housing which is starting to show damage.
The most painful part - seat belts, the above is all hidden but I'm not happy having to mess with an original interior.
The rear belts either have to come out or have Aus. standard ones put in. They didn't come with rear belts in 1965 so they're not required. It's no big deal to remove them but this is where it gets totally absurd. Whoever wrote the standards is saying it's safer for my rear passengers to ride without seat belts than to ride with US standard belts?
There's an oil leak, seems to be from sump gasket so I've asked to have that changed as well. I asked for a ballpark figure on what it'll cost all up to repair and told, with engineer's certificate around $3,500.
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