Sunday, June 16, 2013

Initial Assessment I

I see this blog as a record for me,and anyone paying attention, of what I find about the car as I move through this journey and how I deal with it.  Also as a record of what I do to improve the usefulness and quality of the car.

I'm going to post some of the photographs I have of the car prior to it's arrival here at the house and some observations based what can been seen in the photos.  So here goes!



Full right side view of the car.  This is how I first saw the car on eBay and what grabbed my attention.  It had a hardtop, one of my requirements and the body looked pretty straight.  Not a big fan of the yellow wheels, liked the original color on these wheels much better and will be getting back to that as soon as I can.  The windshield frame needs to be refurbished, it's rusty and looks like a mess.  Also, there is some paint chipping around the front wheel well, but the front fender will probably be replaced, more on the later.  One final comment, the paint on the hood and surrounding the hood joint does not match the rest of the paint, cheap spray can job it appears.



Confirmation of the spray can paint job on the hood and gap area as well as the condition of the windshield frame.  It's nice that the little blue badges are in their original spots and I am curious if this is the original color and paint? I'll find this coming week.



Not to bad from this angle, the door gap looks good for the most part.  Going to get rid of those stupid black lumps on the bumpers, I really hate those things.



The poor spray can paint job is even more evident from this view as well as some of the paint chipping around the wheel arch and scratches.



There it is, now we can see the ding in the front fender by the light, the scratches and the color difference between the hood and the fender.  Also evident here is the need for a refurbishment of the front grill surround, the covering has bubbled up from the rust underneath it.  Ugly bumper over-riders needing to be deleted.



The grill surround as mentioned before but also you may notice the front lip of the hood.  Looks uneven and crimped in a couple of places.  This is a little strange in my view and makes me wonder a little.  In a picture I will put up in a few moments you will see a black front hood on the car, like a replacement was done.  Did the seller take the new hood to sell separately and put the old hood back on the car?  Curious.



Not to bad from this angle, other then what has been previously mentioned.  One thing that is not obvious until you see a later picture is the paint patch on the upper door area.  It looked like the paint had been worn through to the primer.  You'll see that in a few more pictures.



More of the left side of the car.



Left side 3 quarter view from the back.  Looks like the door is not closing all the way, or maybe they didn't close the door all of the way.  Something to look into.



A little closer and a little lower then the last, that door . . . .



From the rear with the trunk lid open.  Looks like the black paint on the lip of the truck has worn off and there appears to be some rust staining on the lid as well.  Something else to take note of.



Looking down inside the trunk, looks surprisingly good in here.  A little bit of rust here and there, but nothing major to speak of.  Gilbert had mentioned that is was really clean looking, this kinda bears it out.



Wow!  Floors look fantastic!  Gilbert mentioned that it appears as if they have been painted, but they look original with no major rust cancer or even pin holes!  Carpet is gone and the passenger seat needs to be redone.  Steering wheel as well is a little tired at this point.  Missing the radio and the boot over the gear shift level.  The hood release is sitting on the floor.



Again, the floor looks great!  The dash is all there as well as all the switches and it looks to be in pretty good condition.  The dash pad doesn't look that bad.  The drivers side door covering is looking a little tired at this point.


More to come . . . .

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