We pulled the rear clam off the car and yanked the powertrain. It can be telling what a car has experienced when it comes apart. There will be tell tale signs of various 'experiences'. This car shows no hidden crash damage or repairs but it has seen some dirt. There is dust build up that suggest silt from driving through a deep puddle. The car came to us running fine and we will completely clean and replace any thing that may have been submerged.
The above image shows some dirt build up that seems water related.
The engine/trans will be full rebuilt along with new suspension, brakes, etc. The engine has leaks from a couple of locations but will get rebuilt anyhow. It will be given a new lease on life once the boys at Mountune are finished. The clutch was in great shape with plenty of life. Regardless, we will replace it with new and keep this as a spare. The gearbox is getting rebuilt and will received the
OS Giken LSD. We plan to paint the subframe black so Lee cleaned it up before we hit it with high temp paint. It was is much better shape than many we have seen before it. No signs of crash damage. The bottom of the chassis is in good shape with minimal signs of damage. The bottoms are very vulnerable on these cars and usually scars from road debris or off-road excursions are easy to spot.
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