Pace Car - Buying Advice
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the G and C thing. there was a bad G they used. most of the hook was gone so it looked like a C. i thought it was 71 or 72, but it wouldn't surprise me a bit if they used a screwy stamp for years. looks like a very clean car. if you got leaks, you gotta wrench and swear and get oily. if you got frame or bird cage damage, you gotta learn how to mig weld and have a 3 car garage. frame in 1 bay. body in second bay. all the stuff you had to remove in the 3rd bay. i will take a leak or two any day. we love to scream IT IS A POS!!! RUN!!! none of us are saying that.
And thanks, it sounds like i am making a good choice. Can't wait to pick it up on Thursday!
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rust off? phosphoric acid treatment? euro version of naval jelly? and as much as we like to scream run away, we like it better when we can say "That car doesn't suck! Buy it or tell us where it is." cuz we get far less chances to look at a really good car. it is easy to find the rusty pieces of doodoo...
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rust off? phosphoric acid treatment? euro version of naval jelly? and as much as we like to scream run away, we like it better when we can say "That car doesn't suck! Buy it or tell us where it is." cuz we get far less chances to look at a really good car. it is easy to find the rusty pieces of doodoo...
That sentence made my day, haha. I am 95% sure i am buying it. Need to see it with my own eyes. Is it really that good of an example? 😊
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Also check the date on the tires - they may look very new but if they are old you won't want to drive on them very much.
Where in Denmark are you? And where in Norway id the car? I guess you will be taking a ferry with your trailer! Take pictures of the trip.
My wife is from Als.
Where in Denmark are you? And where in Norway id the car? I guess you will be taking a ferry with your trailer! Take pictures of the trip.
My wife is from Als.
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Also check the date on the tires - they may look very new but if they are old you won't want to drive on them very much.
Where in Denmark are you? And where in Norway id the car? I guess you will be taking a ferry with your trailer! Take pictures of the trip.
My wife is from Als.
Where in Denmark are you? And where in Norway id the car? I guess you will be taking a ferry with your trailer! Take pictures of the trip.
My wife is from Als.
Small world! :-)
I am located in the middle of Jutland, in Skive. Taking the ferry from Hirtshals (2 Hour Drive) and the car is one hour from Kristiansand. So it almost couln't be easier :-) Cheaper than traveling to Sweden to pick one up.
Will take pictures. I am thinking about creating an Instagram profile for it.
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Merely curious if it’s overspray from a repair.
paint looks fresh
how much if the stock exhaust is in place? (If that’s something your going to need for the plating process, ie emissions test)
before it’s fired up check the coolant overflow tank for any scum floating in the top. Possible contamination
use a screwdriver and poke at the rad cradle, rust can be covered up there with tick grease.
look between the a/c condenser and the radiation for leaves and signs of a leak. Black paint hides slot of sins.
Double check the tire date codes as somebody else mentioned.
seat belts retract correctly?
and recent drive shaft or u joint work?
brakes?
any play in the steering? Car off, steering unlocked, much movement in the wheel before tires move?
diff leaks?
can you remove the trim on top of the inside windshield? 3 screws (4?), looks for signs of rust UNDER the stainless t top trim.
looks like a nice car.
paint looks fresh
how much if the stock exhaust is in place? (If that’s something your going to need for the plating process, ie emissions test)
before it’s fired up check the coolant overflow tank for any scum floating in the top. Possible contamination
use a screwdriver and poke at the rad cradle, rust can be covered up there with tick grease.
look between the a/c condenser and the radiation for leaves and signs of a leak. Black paint hides slot of sins.
Double check the tire date codes as somebody else mentioned.
seat belts retract correctly?
and recent drive shaft or u joint work?
brakes?
any play in the steering? Car off, steering unlocked, much movement in the wheel before tires move?
diff leaks?
can you remove the trim on top of the inside windshield? 3 screws (4?), looks for signs of rust UNDER the stainless t top trim.
looks like a nice car.
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I know the feeling.
Just wait until you find the car is just as nice as the seller is representing it and your insides start twisting as you mutter those words, “Would you take $$$”?
Just wait until you find the car is just as nice as the seller is representing it and your insides start twisting as you mutter those words, “Would you take $$$”?
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Just wanted to point that out.