looking at a flood damaged 93 FD. I would say the water got to at least the seat bottoms, but the dash up looks ok.

Anyone ever done a project like this? My thoughts are that this could make a nice daily driver for not a lot of money, although it would be a little work to put back right again...

Please comment.

 

IMO, you will almost be treating it like fire damage (which are expensive projects). If the car was partially submerged for a while, water definitely got into places you don't want and stayed there for a while.

If you were going to gut it for a track car, it would be ideal.

 

My Fd ended up in 21/2 feet of water and I restored it the main damage was the primary injectors and crank angle sensors shorted out.

 

Did you get water in the engine or tranny?

This one has what appears to be mildew on the lower seat cushions...That tells me there would be some fairly involved replacement in the interior. I am not sure how water tight the engine components are, but my first guess is that the wiring harness is the main issue.

 

hope this isn't one flooded by Katrina...there was an article about bacteria infection found in cars flooded in N.O by Katrina.

 

If it was salt water flooded, don't bother. Salt water is a slow killer - it will slowly rust out all kinds of stuff, screw up the electrical system, etc.

Fresh water is another story. If you are thorough about it, clean everything up well, take care of the mildew/mold, you might be OK. Hard to say if the engine is good - water can sneak up the tailpipe into the motor, and if it sits full of water you can have the seals rust into the rotors.

It would have to be cheap enough that you could make your money back parting out the car if push came to shove. Not to mention the car will always have the stigma of a "flood car" to future buyers. If you do fix it up to sell, BIG TIME document your work so you can prove that things have gone well.

Dale

 

hmmmm.. I found out the water line got to about the center of the speedo, and there appears to be dirt on top of the intake -> I think this would be a serious job...