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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Castro Valley 94546
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quite a mouthful, but here goes;

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rusty floorpans-they will need to be replaced.
the bottom of both doors are rusty-either the doors will need replacing or buy bottom door skins,
battery area is rusty and needs replacing,
rust on door sills-need repair or patch panel
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if you are a competent welder & have the equipment, figure $1,000 for replacement panels and supplies. i suggest keeping the doors and farming them out. (don't ask me how i know) new doors requires fitting those doors to your car. (read: pain... and time) the upside ? doing your own metal work saves $5-8K. if you've never done this before plan on 250 - 400 hours of work. this is not a process for the faint of heart.

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the front hood does not fit perfect
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red flag. you won't know what you have until you take a "killer" and get the paint and filler off the car. if you need a frame rack, add $$ to your estimate.

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the engine is not original-i believe it has a 356 C engine and comes with Weber 40's
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not an issue for a driver. a serial number would help.

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the good:
it comes with an extra 356 A engine in decent shape (ran before it was removed from a car)
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*might* be worth $1,000 if complete, original and a Super. less for the "Damen".

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interior is clean-seats are original and in new condition
chrome is in excellent shape
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seats have been redone.

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comes with a new carpet set
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good if it's Original German square weave. ($400) otherwise NBD.

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comes with metal to repair the battery area
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$50
it's the fabrication you have to do to get the *adjoining* panels ready to accept the new panel that takes the most time.

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the car currently runs and drives
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well... there's something to be said for that!
lots of detailed pictures would help.

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i'm thinking about buying it, welding in new sheet metal, painting it and selling it to make a few bucks for my upcoming wedding
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what year is the wedding ?

HTH
jerry
pix of a formerly rusty car here;

http://www.356registry.org/Members/haussler/index.html
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