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Hey, I've been made an offer and am not sure which way to go.
I love my Corvette, it was a gift from my wife and she got the car from her father whom I originally was building it for (he's in a wheelchair and can no longer do it himself)
As mentioned before, the new crate motor has about 1000 miles on it, new interior, weatherstripping etc...
However, to be completely done, it needs massive engine detailing (my father in law had all the 26 year old accessories put back on the engine), a new Carb (yep, 26 year old junk on the new motor), a quarter inch crack in the dash repaired, new clutches for the rear end (they clatter a lot around turns), a trans rebuild wouldn't hurt since it is at 110k miles, and it could really use a decent exhaust system, it has a new original style system on it, but it doesn't sound any sportier than what you find on the average Bel-Air station wagon!!! Last, but not least, it needs a decent hood and a new paint job.
Now, my ex-father in law is looking for a C3 body for his latest motor build, a super hot 454, and has offered me a hell of a trade. It's a rust free, showroom looking 81 Malibu that he has customized the body on (functional hood scoop, rear spoiler) and built this amazing 400 stroked to 406 cubic inches, all hi-po forged aluminum stuff, roller crank, cam, rockers, 2 700 cfm 4 barrel carbs with progressive linkage, the list just goes on and on, the engine compartment and the undercarriage are clean enough to eat off of and it has a 400 TH auto trans built to take the power too! Oh and it has a killer sounding set of side pipe exhaust on it as well. Looking at his receipts, he has about 12k in the engine alone. And the body only has about 40k original miles on it, has the original window sticker, build sheet, all the good stuff.
Of course it's a better deal for me (I think), but I'm torn mainly because 78-83 Malibu's are so #@^#%@ UGLY!!!
Even though he's my ex-father in law, I raised his grandson on my own after my first wife split, so I know it's a genuine offer and I would hate to seem ungrateful.
What do you guys think?
I love my Corvette, it was a gift from my wife and she got the car from her father whom I originally was building it for (he's in a wheelchair and can no longer do it himself)
As mentioned before, the new crate motor has about 1000 miles on it, new interior, weatherstripping etc...
However, to be completely done, it needs massive engine detailing (my father in law had all the 26 year old accessories put back on the engine), a new Carb (yep, 26 year old junk on the new motor), a quarter inch crack in the dash repaired, new clutches for the rear end (they clatter a lot around turns), a trans rebuild wouldn't hurt since it is at 110k miles, and it could really use a decent exhaust system, it has a new original style system on it, but it doesn't sound any sportier than what you find on the average Bel-Air station wagon!!! Last, but not least, it needs a decent hood and a new paint job.
Now, my ex-father in law is looking for a C3 body for his latest motor build, a super hot 454, and has offered me a hell of a trade. It's a rust free, showroom looking 81 Malibu that he has customized the body on (functional hood scoop, rear spoiler) and built this amazing 400 stroked to 406 cubic inches, all hi-po forged aluminum stuff, roller crank, cam, rockers, 2 700 cfm 4 barrel carbs with progressive linkage, the list just goes on and on, the engine compartment and the undercarriage are clean enough to eat off of and it has a 400 TH auto trans built to take the power too! Oh and it has a killer sounding set of side pipe exhaust on it as well. Looking at his receipts, he has about 12k in the engine alone. And the body only has about 40k original miles on it, has the original window sticker, build sheet, all the good stuff.
Of course it's a better deal for me (I think), but I'm torn mainly because 78-83 Malibu's are so #@^#%@ UGLY!!!
Even though he's my ex-father in law, I raised his grandson on my own after my first wife split, so I know it's a genuine offer and I would hate to seem ungrateful.
What do you guys think?
