I picked this car up from a good friend of mine's neighbor back in the spring with full intentions of doing a full Turbo V6 drivetrain swap from an 87 T. With all the other things I've got going on right now, I think it's best if I just move on.
The car is an 81 Regal 2 door. It's the weirdest option G body I've owned, and I've had a lot of em. The car is a red metallic with a white landau top, no power options, no a/c, bucket seats and console, no tilt, 265 pontiac V8, 200 metric trans, posi rear, F41 suspension, and that's about it. It's only the second Regal I've ever seen with a/c delete.
The body is about as honest as you can get. All original paint in nice shape, and ZERO rust. I mean ZERO. The doors still close like new. The chrome has some very light pitting, but is still really presentable. Car has 29,600 original miles on it, and was last PA inspected in 2005. The interior is also really nice. The vinyl bucket seats are still firm, and the plastic moldings don't show any signs of dry rot. The only thing the car really needs cosmetically is new bumper fillers and a headliner, just like every original g body.
I put a new Spectra gas tank in it along with a new sender to get it running. I have had the motor running, and I've even put a few miles on it running around my house. Car now has a carb problem which I'll be looking at this weekend, and the smog tubes need replaced. Problem is, I don't want to invest a bunch of money into fixing the smog stuff on a motor that's more than likely gonna be swapped out anyway. So realistically, what's something like this worth? Is it worth a bunch more if I get it running? I wouldn't be looking to get rich on it, but I would like to see someone put a bad *ss drivetrain in it. I can't imagine anybody wanting to keep the 265 in it.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long winded post. I'll try and add pics soon.
Tim
The car is an 81 Regal 2 door. It's the weirdest option G body I've owned, and I've had a lot of em. The car is a red metallic with a white landau top, no power options, no a/c, bucket seats and console, no tilt, 265 pontiac V8, 200 metric trans, posi rear, F41 suspension, and that's about it. It's only the second Regal I've ever seen with a/c delete.
The body is about as honest as you can get. All original paint in nice shape, and ZERO rust. I mean ZERO. The doors still close like new. The chrome has some very light pitting, but is still really presentable. Car has 29,600 original miles on it, and was last PA inspected in 2005. The interior is also really nice. The vinyl bucket seats are still firm, and the plastic moldings don't show any signs of dry rot. The only thing the car really needs cosmetically is new bumper fillers and a headliner, just like every original g body.
I put a new Spectra gas tank in it along with a new sender to get it running. I have had the motor running, and I've even put a few miles on it running around my house. Car now has a carb problem which I'll be looking at this weekend, and the smog tubes need replaced. Problem is, I don't want to invest a bunch of money into fixing the smog stuff on a motor that's more than likely gonna be swapped out anyway. So realistically, what's something like this worth? Is it worth a bunch more if I get it running? I wouldn't be looking to get rich on it, but I would like to see someone put a bad *ss drivetrain in it. I can't imagine anybody wanting to keep the 265 in it.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the long winded post. I'll try and add pics soon.
Tim
