Hello everyone. I'm a mid forties bike guy who has never had a "play" car. I wanted something light, fun, and good on gas. At least thats what I told my wife. I found an 81 malibu with a good body on ebay, and took delivery yesterday. I think I got screwed..... bad.
I wont go into details just yet because pics will do the talking when I post them. My plan was to drive it around with the 6 while I was "saving gas", and build a little small block fund. Now it looks like I'll have to dump lots of dollars to make it stop leaking ALL its fluids whenever I start it, and every bit of weather stripping is completely cracked and corroded. Lots of water makes its way to the insides when it rains.
There is no headliner, just steel, and the carpets are being held down with packing tape. Shoot, most of the interior is being held together with packing tape. While theres LOTs of surface rust, there are no holes that I could see. There are also a few good size dents but those I knew about. Well... so much for waiting for pictures.
I'm excited but wondering if I made a BIG mistake. On the upside, It didnt cost all that much so far. On the downside, if I put four grand in to it, it might be worth 2 grand. Kinda like bikes too! Good to meet you all. Your cars look FANTASTIC! Larryg
I wont go into details just yet because pics will do the talking when I post them. My plan was to drive it around with the 6 while I was "saving gas", and build a little small block fund. Now it looks like I'll have to dump lots of dollars to make it stop leaking ALL its fluids whenever I start it, and every bit of weather stripping is completely cracked and corroded. Lots of water makes its way to the insides when it rains.
There is no headliner, just steel, and the carpets are being held down with packing tape. Shoot, most of the interior is being held together with packing tape. While theres LOTs of surface rust, there are no holes that I could see. There are also a few good size dents but those I knew about. Well... so much for waiting for pictures.
I'm excited but wondering if I made a BIG mistake. On the upside, It didnt cost all that much so far. On the downside, if I put four grand in to it, it might be worth 2 grand. Kinda like bikes too! Good to meet you all. Your cars look FANTASTIC! Larryg