Late car with the Hurst shifter, interesting. Seems like the switchover to Hurst from Inland was later on C Bodies than on A and B Bodies, don't know an exact date.
Well I'm leaving in the morning (Again) so I decided to check out the torque boxes, they all seem to be intact along with all the rear unibody.The subframe in the front seems to be intact, what I thought was rusted out on the driver side turned out to be the floor board folded down and a bunch of mud built up there. Sorry for the bad lighting ONLY had a few minutes. Just trying to keep the updates going with what little time I have
Good luck mate, the rust is far from bad on that looking at the pics, I have the same car here in the UK, L code ......just needs that 4 speed set up in it LOL.
Cheers.
well I had to load her on my trailer today so I could get a good look at her underwear (lol)
Called the man that I bought her from and got a Very interesting story and he told me that he dad some tags for me
Before you try to remove the pistons etc., be sure to soak the whole engine in Rust Ripper or a similar product to remove as much rust as possible. This will greatly aid in getting things apart. Once the rust is gone, the engine can be treated with Break Free or a similar good penetrating oil, or soaked in a bath of diesel oil. Doing the above will help prevent micro fractures in the cylinder walls from seized pistons and rings. Lifters are also likely to be seized in their bores, so take care in removing them as well.
Before you try to remove the pistons etc., be sure to soak the whole engine in Rust Ripper or a similar product to remove as much rust as possible. This will greatly aid in getting things apart. Once the rust is gone, the engine can be treated with Break Free or a similar good penetrating oil, or soaked in a bath of diesel oil. Doing the above will help prevent micro fractures in the cylinder walls from seized pistons and rings. Lifters are also likely to be seized in their bores, so take care in removing them as well.