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  • My old bat! 1976 240D

    Hey everybody,

    This car here, has sat for well over 4 years. I've driven by it almost everyday for the past year, admiring it every time I drove by. I finally got the balls to go up to the guys door and ask him if it was for sale or if he would be willing to sell it and well, he was.

    Basically, the last time he drove it, it got stuck in reverse. Which to anybody else, especially people who aren't mechanically inclined, is somewhat a huge deal. I decided to pull the trigger and buy it even though I wasn't completely sure what was wrong with the transmission. Like I had thought before picking the car up, it was just a missing clip on the shift linkage.

    So this will be my cruiser for a while now. No plans really other than to shorten the bumpers and cut springs maybe with a different shock set-up. Not air here. I'm also not sure what I'm going to do about the paint, but after a good washing I'm starting to appreciate the natural patina more and more.

    BTW this is a Michigan car and fxcking solid for how old it is.






    Last edited by AllenSchultz; 07-12-2012, 02:18 PM.

  • #2
    Damn... That hood

    Good luck
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    • #3
      great project! lets see what you can do with her.
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      • #4
        I'm not sure why, but I really like this car for some reason haha


        And that hood looks sick!
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        • #5
          wash and bleach the hood really well, then clear coat it. The guys on Fast 'N Loud did that to an old blue car and it looked sick when they were done with it. It preserves the patina without getting the rust stripes all over everything.

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          • #6
            It looks super clean, congrads man. did you find out what is up with reverse? I know that the reverse band can be adjusted externally.

            build thread?

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            • #7
              I think the rust stripes are pretty rad

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              • #8
                I can't tell if it's white or light blue...
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                • #9
                  Every time I see someone on here with one of these i want one

                  Also, i really really hope its light blue instead of white.

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                  • #10
                    it's totally white, maybe silverish

                    build thread?

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                    • #11
                      OH GAWD, do not touch that hood, leave it just the way it is!!!!

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                      • #12
                        The hood looks pretty cool

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                        • #13
                          ah heck yeah! that hood is sick! Good luck with it.

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                          • #14
                            I like what bolt pattern do those wheels come in btw?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by absentee View Post
                              I like what bolt pattern do those wheels come in btw?
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