Project SC - worth the effort?

[DGriz]

I have a friend who has a project SC that she'd like to sell.

Body is solid, bad color IMHO, and needs some interior work (replace race seat).

Biggest issue is that it has a Motormeister leaky 2.7 in it - I don't know why. You can drive it now, but it leaks oil.

I could probably buy the car for under $5000, repaint it myself and find a better seat, and for another estimated $5000-$7000 put a correct 3.0 into it.

So, I'd have around a $10,000 to $12,000 SC, which seems reasonable, not to mention a fun project.

Thoughts?

Also, I'm taking pity on the car. It just sits in the driveway under a cover...

[CountD]

Originally Posted by DGriz

Biggest issue is that it has a Motormeister leaky 2.7 in it - I don't know why. You can drive it now, but it leaks oil.

Maybe they stole the 3.0, convinced her that a 2.7 was better than a 3.0, or just outright put in a 2.7 in place of the 3.0...the shenanigans never end.

[sm70911]

Dgriz
Whats the Bad color ?
The last color you found was very special.

[G450X]

Originally Posted by CountD

Maybe they stole the 3.0, convinced her that a 2.7 was better than a 3.0, or just outright put in a 2.7 in place of the 3.0...the shenanigans never end.

That makes sense, will their bad deeds ever catch up to them, unbelievable...

On the SC, for 5k it's still probably a fair deal. Now is the time to grab these type of cars before all the spare 915's and 3.0 engines start to dry up...

[DGriz]

SM70911 - I'm still a fan of the Olive Green, and the paint has come back nicely with a little love and elbow grease.

This is a repaint in a purple-y maroon... Not my first choice. I have not looked at the paint tag to see what the original color was, but if the engine is coming out I can repaint it fairly easily myself. Thanks!