Can you tell what is strange in this photo?
05-05-2009, 05:58 PM
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Can you tell what is strange in this photo?
Okay, first off I just picked this car up a few weeks ago as a projet. Got a steal on it because it needs some love.
While working on it the other night I noticed something strange. Can you pick it out?
(yes, the paint needs love, the rockers are odd and the hood is not actually shut)
Hint: look near the tip of the headlights.
05-05-2009, 06:02 PM
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Headlight washers? The bent hood? No front plate? Do all later cars have that bend in the front section?
05-05-2009, 06:03 PM
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missing pass side wiper arm?
05-05-2009, 06:06 PM
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There is a VERY small, semi critical detail missing. ( and a little hard to see clear in the photo, but you can tell)
05-05-2009, 06:09 PM
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no crest? Is the part that the badge go on, is that all one peice connected to the fender? I dont see the space beloew the closest side of the headlight.
05-05-2009, 06:11 PM
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Is the part that the badge go on, is that all one peice connected to the fender? I dont see the space beloew the closest side of the headlight.
Ding Ding Ding!!!!
Here is a zoom of that spot. There are no seams on this front end, the nose piece is part of the fenders.
05-05-2009, 06:25 PM
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That car is probably covered in bondo.
05-05-2009, 06:28 PM
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05-05-2009, 06:57 PM
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That car is probably covered in bondo.
Probably
I have delt with a few of those in the past. For the price and my intentions it is fine.
I was playing with it last night and I "think" the panels are welded together, not just filled with filler.
05-05-2009, 07:03 PM
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cant see the pictures on this computer, but if it is an 83 i think theheader was welded to the fenders at the factory.
05-05-2009, 07:06 PM
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05-05-2009, 07:14 PM
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cant see the pictures on this computer, but if it is an 83 i think theheader was welded to the fenders at the factory.
Orly? my 83 cali wasn't welded to the fender...
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Ouch, that's kind of a double hit...it was apparently in a wreck, AND the repair work wasn't done very well.
05-05-2009, 08:06 PM
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ok, How much did you pay?
05-05-2009, 08:26 PM
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