Well ... I was told it's got a hi po 289, but unless someone replaced it, that should be a 302 if it's the original block, right? I haven't started to clean it up and look for tags/casting numbers yet. Either way, it's been built--I remember that the local engine guru in my home town (did a lot of engines for the circle track guys) was supposed to have balanced and blueprinted it. It has a pretty lumpy cam, electronic ignition, shorty headers, Carter 4bbl and the top loader 4 spd. Also supposedly it has a Lincoln 9" with 4.11s, disc brakes and a Detroit locker. About 5 years ago Dad put a disc brake kit in the front, a handling kit (not sure which one), and a set of Torq-Thrusts. It runs and drives GREAT, but my other fun toy is a lifted Jeep so maybe I have low standards
Definitely putting power steering and power brakes on my wish list.
I should say ... it's going to be a resto mod, since it's already kind of one with that rear end in it. This car has been in my family for 30 years and I do not plan to ever sell it. I'll keep any original parts that we take off, but I want to do some updating for sure.
It doesn't have an quarter panel rust, but there's a little under the hood and somebody dropped an engine on its roof. There are a few assorted other small dings, plus holes in the hood from where a fake hood scoop used to be. It's a very pale yellow (ugh) and the stripes are pretty battered. The heater core must be bad, because somebody looped the hoses (made for a cold ride through WA/ID/UT/WY in April) and mice have been living in the headliner and heater ducts. The dash is really badly warped and the metal parts of the interior panels are rusty, but the seats seem to be in really good condition.
