Sorry for the long post. my car is a '78 L82 4 speed. Yellow with oyster interior. Numbers so far all are period correct and most pieces seem to be original.
However a PO had replaced the carpets, seat covers and console cover and did a very poor job. he also did some paint work. the hood and part of the rear section have paint work. again a very poor job. i think he went all out with 320 grit sandpaper! the rest of the paint is faded, chpped nicked and looks good from 50 feet @50mph.
the engine compartment is missing the shield around the distributor and the fresh air snorkel over the radiator is missing.
My plan this winter was to just make all the small stuff work: buzzer, door locks, antenna as well as give it a tune up.
But i developed a vibration around 55 MPH. In checking the front wheels i have play in the right one. wobbles when i hold it at 12:00 and 6:00. Wobbles at 3 and 9. this repair needs to be done first for safety and it can only get worse and more expensive if i drive it that way. so might as well replace bushings, tie rod ends ball joint. When apart i would like to paint those parts which would take more points away from a bow tie. Correct?
My question is given the work done by PO owner do i really even have a bow tie candidate?
However a PO had replaced the carpets, seat covers and console cover and did a very poor job. he also did some paint work. the hood and part of the rear section have paint work. again a very poor job. i think he went all out with 320 grit sandpaper! the rest of the paint is faded, chpped nicked and looks good from 50 feet @50mph.
the engine compartment is missing the shield around the distributor and the fresh air snorkel over the radiator is missing.
My plan this winter was to just make all the small stuff work: buzzer, door locks, antenna as well as give it a tune up.
But i developed a vibration around 55 MPH. In checking the front wheels i have play in the right one. wobbles when i hold it at 12:00 and 6:00. Wobbles at 3 and 9. this repair needs to be done first for safety and it can only get worse and more expensive if i drive it that way. so might as well replace bushings, tie rod ends ball joint. When apart i would like to paint those parts which would take more points away from a bow tie. Correct?
My question is given the work done by PO owner do i really even have a bow tie candidate?
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