I've wanted one since I first saw one in 2007.You mean it's not worth $3000 with a blown 3-8? GTFO! Nice score.
88hurstolds ,that Can-Am is awesome beyond belief. I just saw one recently in my travels, but about the same shape as you started with.
One came up local to me that was from Wyoming and a factory high altitude Olds 403 car. They used Olds for High Altitude and California emissions. I had a 403 that was done up with 430hp 471ftlb and scoured the internet for parts to make my own. I love the TH2004R 3.73posi setup used in VIN9 cars and t tops are a must for me, tossed in a set of Lightning Rods too.
The compacti-color white firethorn interiors are awesome looking so I did that mod too. I restored everything except for the body, liked the patina and once you paint a car you worry too much about it getting boogered up. One day Ill repaint. Found a bunch of NOS parts for it too, stuff for these cars are nonexistent since they only produced 25k in 1977 vs. the million of Cutlasses so it was challenging to find stuff.
The body was solid except a little in the quarters, about 20 pounds of dirt was packed in the frame from gravel roads, I have NOS quarters and all nice western sheet metal to repaint one day...