Bought the car when I was 25 in 2006 and it was a basket case, having not run in a decade or two I'm told. I rebuilt the engine, trans, carb. Put in all new engine support systems cooling, fuel, wiring. I redid all the suspension, steering, brakes with new hardware and bushings, etc. Drive it for a summer then took it all back apart for body work in 2008. Spent 9 years replacing rusty sheet metal in between having 3 kids and moving many times. I've spent more in towing costs than actually buying the original car. I've towed that car with me to 4 rental houses and 3 purchased across four cities and two states. When we moved up to the Bay Area from San Diego the car was just a shell so that was a busy time trying to get the frame, wheels, engine, trans back in. Got it running again during covid after 12 years. The past year I've spent redoing all the interior and getting the exterior trim all shined up and installed. I've done everything myself except the exterior paint I took it to Maaco for that
17 years later and it's finally done. Many hours spent on this site learning from you all and I want to thank you for that. This place is wonderful.
