new old car
 

this saterday i'll be picking up an fb that i've been waiting patiently for 2yrs. the owner finally desided to sell. it's been setting for 7yrs waiting for someone to get it back on the road.it's an 84 gsl se,permison red with brown interior. i'll post pics when i get it home.

Very nice. Get her running and then bring her up sometime. :)



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nice would like to see the pics of it.

here are some pics of us pulling it away from the brush.

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/bd2ad504.jpg

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http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/693dea82.jpg

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here's one of the critters that came with the car

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/100ac7e3.jpg

i took it to a car wash before i got home and sprayed what i could off.

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/ab1694e5.jpg

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/ca8af04a.jpg

i removed most of the interior to clean it.all the padding under the carpet needs replaced,a dog pissed in it after it chewed on the pass seat. it's no problem though.

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/b33bc3d8.jpg

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/61af0086.jpg

i found a small amount of rust.

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/3b53c9fc.jpg

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/f5523658.jpg

so there she is. the wife is mad that i bought another car, but she knows it's the one i've been waiting patiently for almost 3yrs.

It looks like you'll have a lot of work ahead of you. Good luck with it all. I miss my FBs.

Good luck with it... I love FB's!!!

it's gonna take a little bit of time to get her back on the road,but it'll be worth it to save another 7 from the crusher. that's where it was headed if i didn't buy it. she should be running and driving by next year. right now,i've got most of the interior out so i can start cleaning it up.

this past weekend,i put atf in it and the engine turns with a ratchet. as i was rotating the engine by hand it felt like it was catching on something and then i heard a "pink!". when i rotate it now,it doesn't make a noise,but it does feel like it's catching on something. could it be a broken apex seal?

Can't be good. I would break it open and see what the damage is before trying to start it. Might save you some parts on the rebuild.

Here is 2 new housings for a good price (not mine, I just ran across them looking on CL).

http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/2615244870.html

Pull off the exhaust manifold, then you can look inside the engine while you rotate it. You never know, it might just spit up an apex seal.

i have a strong running s4 n/a engine in my fc that i'm considering swapping in.

i pulled off the exhaust manifold last night and turned the engine. i put my finger in to feel if something was loose inside there and it felt like all the seals were still in the rotors. the engine is still in the car,so i couldn't see in the ports very good.i'm baffled. i'll probably pull it out and tear it down to see whats up with it.

there was nothing loose in the engine. i tried to start it today and it wasn't getting to the plugs. it's getting fuel,the coils are making spark. i checked the cap and rotor and there was some corrosion on the terminals. i'm gonna change them out and try again. it wanted to start as bad as i wanted it to.

You get her running yet? Looks good man.