Not mine....I think I got tetanus from looking at the pictures. Craigslist - New Orleans
Need complete r4estoration. Stick shift, convertible, tlitle on hand. price $500.
Engine and transmision still in the car . have some rust but overall for its age is not bad Anyoner is welcome to come and see it. please call 225 733 4392 if no answer please lave a message or text me.
Tetnus from that little surface rust?
Wow, it's not even in Atlanta.
I'd leave the patina & rebuild it mechanically.
really wow.
1100 miles sucks
Arrrgggghhhh! I've got to stop looking at these posts....I so wish that was a little closer
Anybody remember the little flooding problem in Nola a few years ago?
Sorry, but to me this looks like a classic flood victim. Soaked nose down for weeks? months?
Does it really matter? Add 100% more VQ45DE (thanks to the Atlanta CL post...) and a set of 15x8 Rota RBs with some icky sticky rubber...
And don't touch the paint.
Gonzales is 60 miles northwest of New Orleans and 80 feet higher but I suppose this car could have been moved.
"....but I suppose this car could have been moved."
How about, maybe it floated to Gonzales?
If the hood and front fenders have "surface rust" and the interior is badly decayed, I don't even want to think about what the underside of this car looks like.
I have seen worse put back on the road.
I don't recall if this car had a 5 speed or not, but its perfect car for using as an engine/ tranny transplant to something else.
1600s had 4 speeds. 2000s had 5 speeds IIRC
want...seriously. JB is right, keep the body, ad a dose of EFI and v-placement cylinders, appropriate number of gears, seats, a new dash, and a challenge trophy.
This car + junk 240sx = awesome 
4cylndrfury wrote:want...seriously. JB is right, keep the body, ad a dose of EFI and v-placement cylinders, appropriate number of gears, seats, a new dash, and a challenge trophy.
I seriously wish I had the 4 place pole barn already. There would be a Cortina and THAT sitting side by side. Both with V6 Ford powah!
You do realize that lower ball joints are $250 each and uppers are no longer available right? Brake calipers are $350. My guess is that car will need the entire brake system (Calipers, rotors, master cylinder, etc) to even have a chance of stopping. That will set you back $1600...
That car is at least $2000 away from running and stopping at all, much less running and stopping well....
This is before you get into the motor swapping....
Yes I do.
AND I do realize that I own a welder and actually modified a SPL311 frame to accept a small block chevrolet under the hood, I know where there is a complete Miata suspension and am not afraid of biting off more than I can chew.
John Brown wrote:Yes I do.
AND I do realize that I own a welder and actually modified a SPL311 frame to accept a small block chevrolet under the hood, I know where there is a complete Miata suspension and am not afraid of biting off more than I can chew.
Then why start with a rat? Why put that much work into one that far gone instead of finding a much better one for $2500 and starting there, thus having a much nicer car when done?
John Brown wrote: I know where there is a complete Miata suspension and am not afraid of biting off more than I can chew.
That's the winning answer....
Datsun1500 wrote:John Brown wrote:Yes I do.
AND I do realize that I own a welder and actually modified a SPL311 frame to accept a small block chevrolet under the hood, I know where there is a complete Miata suspension and am not afraid of biting off more than I can chew.
Then why start with a rat? Why put that much work into one that far gone instead of finding a much better one for $2500 and starting there, thus having a much nicer car when done?
I know you understand Challenge book keeping. Starting with a $2500.00 car puts me over budget. Granted I WOULD need to actually finish it but that is just getting into semantics ;)
Datsun1500 wrote:You do realize that lower ball joints are $250 each and uppers are no longer available right? Brake calipers are $350. My guess is that car will need the entire brake system (Calipers, rotors, master cylinder, etc) to even have a chance of stopping. That will set you back $1600...
You are better off buying it for $350-400 and parting out the car and buying something better.
I bought a $128 1968 Datsun Roadster "2000" and grossed over $2,000. Of course ebay and paypal sucked up some of the profit. Shoot; I am cleaning up some junk laying around the basement and a 240Z used hood latch is going for $36.00.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280648402644&...
so on a similar vein, I should keep the patina (read rust) on this and just throw in the 289 I have sitting around?
I found this while looking for a hammer in my garage.
