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Old May 12, 2020 | 07:46 AM
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He's going to look at a resto mod. $75000. He said the car is perfect. The one thing he told me is the engine was flooded with gas, I guess the electric pump didn't shut off. The owners says he shut it right away and changed the oil and it runs fine. I am sure the car is great i am just having second thoughts on the engine.
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75thousand? Gonna need more info, but that seems kinda high to me
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75thousand? Gonna need more info, but that seems kinda high to me

Did you read the post? The information was there.
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If it flooded enough to hydro-lock even one cylinder...
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It would have to be an awfully special resto-mod to command $75K IMO.
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Originally Posted by 540 vette
Did you read the post? The information was there.
Cool resto mod with a 1.4L turbo and battery assist. 22 inch spinners, and PVC solar t-tops.
That's perfect to me....but not worth more than $72K imo.
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Originally Posted by 540 vette
Did you read the post? The information was there.
That post explains a $75k asking price?
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Does it come with a stack of cash in the trunk glovebox map pocket?

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