gigglesnirt

well i've owned a silver/blueish 1st gen for about a year now and found this one down in slc for 400, the owner said he was driving one day, the car went 'click' and just died, his mechanic friend told him it was seized up or blown and so he just sold it for cheap. i've just barely put it in the garage, im waiting to borrow a breaker bar so i can try and crank the motor and see what happens, then just start from there but here's a pic for now, body is just about perfect besides some small thnigs, interior is great, best part is there really is no rust at all.

greeddennis

Awsome find man. The engine went "click" eh, did you try and turn it by hand or are you just waiting for that breaker bar to turn it over. Id try and turn it by hand first if i was you. Just throw it in nuetral and use your hands, it should turn fairly easy. Maybe if your lucky and its not the engine thats wrong but just a leading ignitor. That would be sweet.
What year?
How many miles on it?
No rust... now that is even more awsome.

trochoid

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Get it outside and take more pics, looks like a good deal so far.

gigglesnirt

yea i'll get it outside tomorrow sometime, its an 85, 12a, 168k miles on it and yes i am waiting for the breaker bar to turn the motor i can go try doing it by hand right now.

twinkletoes

iTrader: (17)

Looks like a good deal. Good job

rolfs_7

wow good deal! paint looks nice. keep us updated!

trochoid

iTrader: (6)

Pull the spark plugs and try turning it by hand first. A clicking starter doesn't mean the engine is froze. It could be a weak battery, poor cable connections or the starter solenoid is going out. Who knows, you might get lucky and have a good engine and an ignorant po.

DriftFB

if he gets this running off a new coil/battery/wiring it will easily beat my parts car that I got for $100.

rolfs_7

clicky starter? when i picked up my se the wires were dirty and after i cleaned them is started right up. as trochoid said pull the plugs and turn it by hand. i got my se for a subwoofer and box i paid 50 bucks for the sub and box!

bad 83

iTrader: (3)

Good find!! Even if the engine is shot, you can get a used engine or have that one rebuilt. Worst case, you put a grand or so in the engine. You would still have a good deal less than 2 grand in it.

Naegleria_Fowleri

Couldn't be said any better if I were to say it myself. You got yourself a tremendously great deal for 400 bucks. And if the worst case scenerio is true and you have to rebuild - porting time.

gigglesnirt

well i was getting to work on it and as i started working i found 3 black widows, so now im waiting for the smell of bug spray to leave then i'll get back to it and give you updates on the car.

gigglesnirt

well yea it is seized, which is both good and bad because now i get to do a bridgeport but i cant really drive the car immediatly, i'll try and work quick and get it done soon.