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Thanks Jeff for the words of encouragement. I have learned a lot! I did however know a lot more when I was a teenager regarding specs and such. I forgot all that....it'll come back.
My car didn't come with a vinyl top. It probably got rusted and instead of fixing it properly, they just put a piece of fiberglass on top and put a top on it which made it a lot worse. It probably would've been fixable back in the day....
I did get the car for a great price. I've been looking at parts cars and they're going for as much if not more for a rolling chassis and non matching motors. At least I can say my running gear is awesome. Thank God this body guy knows what he's doing. He's an old school body guy (50 years experience), and I trust what he says. He said I should return it! Hah! Little does he know that these cars are worth a lot more than what I paid for it. I could've just drove it the way it was for a while, but I figured I'd get the body work done. All I've done so far is put new brakes and exhaust on it and bought the body parts i.e. trunk, upper deck panel, new surrounds and a piece of chrome. Even with a new roof and paint job, I'll still be WAY under 18 k, plus I'm not selling it. It wouldn't matter if I sold it and got another one. There would be unseen problems with another car and I'd have to fix them too. So, I'll stick with the one I've got.
Blondienevergivesup67
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