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Yeah I went ahead and pulled the trigger. Now that I've driven it around some, think it was an absolutely great idea. I have a good idea of where I'm going with the restoration (front bumper, hood for exterior), for the interior I'm going to make sure there's some tasteful brushed aluminum and I kind of dig the idea of replacing the interior carpets with a beige or sand color.
That said, I can't get the darn passenger side door to open, which is step one in my restoration process.
Both the interior and exterior actuators (the circle thing, and the key hole, respectively) cannot open the door. They both feel "stuck", with the unlock "pin" remaining in the down position, but moving slightly when I put some force on the actuators.
Last night, I tried a variety of things including putting the key in the keyhole turning and pressing the handle. The handle, when no key is in the key hole, is limp (i.e. not catching anything). When I turned the key about 45 degrees and pressed the handle, it caught something and would pull all the way, but the door would not unlock and the "pin" would barely move. Sometimes it would go halfway and almost feel like it slipped.
My first inclination is to remove the panel, but that's I believe impossible without first having the door opened. So I'm kind of in a catch-22 unless someone here's got a better idea than taking to a locksmith or something...
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