Thanks for the answers guys.
I have driven the car, but everything on it needs work. What I have on hand are engine parts, and I cannot afford to buy a new interior or pay for the body work and paint it needs.
I could wait to rebuild the engine until it starts having more pronounced issues but I will only have the storage unit with all the parts for about a year, and when the unit goes I can't keep most of the parts due to lack of space. I think that in a year I could have a lot of work done without having to park the car for more than a month, I just don't know where to start. I'm not looking for a hot rod, just a car that looks well kept and planned out under the hood and I will feel comfortable driving on the highway 50+ miles from home about once a month.
I could work on the body or the interior but those problems can only be resolved by having money thrown at them, and doing so won't help me clear out the storage unit or make sure the car is reliable enough for highway driving. Last time it went on the highway the fuel pump died and before that I think a generator died, but that was back in 06 after it had sat in a barn for 15 years. Here are a list of the repairs you listed, some of them I remember from my grandfather 5 years ago and others I noticed this last week since I pulled it out of the unit:
*The clutch is very worn and the speedometer has a pronounced "bounce" to it at speeds below 20. The plan was to try and fix this when the transmission was rebuilt.
*The exhaust is rusted out and small leaks are forming everywhere. This would be fixed when the dual exhaust goes on.
*Brakes have all been rebuilt as has the master cylinder.
*The drive shaft appears ok, I figured I'd replace it when the transmission comes out.
*The shocks are brand new, all the bushings on the weird suspension appear ok for the moment.
*The wiring seems fine and the gas tank is solid with a new sending unit.
*The steering is misaligned and pulls a bit to the right, but I have a rebuilt steering box with the other parts. i was going to fix this when I had the intake and exhaust off so I had more room.
*The rear end leaks out of the main seal, I have a replacement gasket... Not sure why grandpa never installed it... Both it and the transmission are filled with gear grease and not the oil suggested in the manual due to the slow leaks.
I'm not looking to make it "fast" about 65 is as high as I would go and that's all I do on the highway anyways. I'd just like to get it reliable, cleaned up and organized under the hood and make sure its not going to randomly croak on me and end up parked in a field. I can worry about getting the body and interior redone once I know I won't have to come back to the mechanical components for a while.
Thanks again for replies.
