[deathpunk dan]

This is a car local to me that I am thinking about checking out:

In the words of the seller:

"I bought the car in '92 from the original owner, a retired MIT prof who
used it to commute from the cape. I never drove it. It has 71,000 miles
on it. A friend of mine; a porsche owner/mechanic/welder guy did the
work on it. The rear main seal leaked and we replaced that (and the
clutch disc while we were at it). The rust was not real bad but what
you
might expect on a pre-galvinized era car. Headlight buckets, etc. The
pans under the car were quite good. All the body work has been done
except for the paint but some parts have to be put back on. Right front
fender, gas tank. and some stuff inside. I had the carbs (solex) shop
rebuilt as well as the brakes. Much of the underside; wheel wells, etc
I
painted with epoxy paint. The engine is in the car. It's on blocks but
the wheels are ready to go on. We did a lot of stuff I can't remember
right now. No work has been done on it in 7 or 8 years. I'll try to
take
some pictures but it is in my garage/shop covered in dust and
surrounded
by non-car stuff."

So...what say you? I'm looking for a project and a solid 912 seems to be the 'easy' way into a SWB car. What does an acceptable 'driver' quality paint job cost? As far as the engine...