Cheap 1600 - yea, or nay?

[Lair]

Bleh.

Bristol Grey, black interior.


Didn't buy it. It was close, but no cigar. The rockers had a bit of rust-through in a few places, and there a couple of perfed rust spots in the rear quarters and trunk floor. Had a handful of surface rust spots, but overall the car wasn't horrible. The rear shock towers looked really good, and the floors were solid also.

Hooked a battery up and it turned over, but no fire. Compression felt/sounded good. Radiator was full of antifreeze/rusty water, seats looked OK.

I took my camera, but forgot to take the memory card (left it in the printer). I took some pics with the owner's camera, and he's supposed to email them to me.

[Lair]

Rush the band, or Rush the rightwing nutjob?

[blunttech]

Never heard of Rio Linda, but I really did spend a year at Aero Haven elementary next to the USAF base in Sacramento. Hard to believe that was 40 years ago.

Do any of you Sacto guys live close to that school? Is it still around?

Rush is a big fan of Rio linda. you should familiarize yourself with it

[Lair]

If it's a 68 it's 12v with dual circuit brakes. No worries.

Speaking of which - I have a free 2002 available to me but it's a rust bucket.

Sweet. '68 was a year of big changes for German cars.


The owner has the title, but he didn't say if he had keys or not.

[Lair]

Never heard of Rio Linda, but I really did spend a year at Aero Haven elementary next to the USAF base in Sacramento. Hard to believe that was 40 years ago.

Do any of you Sacto guys live close to that school? Is it still around?

[Turf1600]

So, say the owner of an '02 you're looking at "lost' the keys. Which wires do you trip to hotwire it?

-Charlie

Depending on the year there should only be 3 wires on the back of the ignition switch. Shouldn't be too hard.

[Turf1600]

Thanks for the tip. I always lube the cylinders if the car's been parked, but the switch lube procedure is new to me. I hope this car's been converted to 12 volt.

The guy can't meet me until 6 pm, so I'll be back with pics after 8. Might take longer if I do buy it because I'll stop somewhere along the way and attempt to start it. Even if the car is hopeless, I'll snap some shots and post them with the guy's name & number. It'll have to be a real POS to pass up for $300.

If it's a 68 it's 12v with dual circuit brakes. No worries.

Speaking of which - I have a free 2002 available to me but it's a rust bucket.

[Jon325i]

I spent a year in a Rio Linda elementary school.

Fixed.

[Lair]

Yeah I have an early 67 1600 that is 6 volt. Generator and all. It even has a mechanical clutch and remote brake booster. I bought mine because it's unmolested. Usually the 6 volt goes away along with the long neck diff and chrome dashboard. I have all of those things intact.


Do one thing before starting the car. Remove the oil pressure switch by the dist. and thread a tiny funnel into it. Fill said funnel with oil. While you're waiting for it to go down, squirt some marvel mystery oil into each cylinder to moisten the rings. The oil from the funnel will reverse flow through the passages and lube the bearings - which after years of sitting are surely dry.

Thanks for the tip. I always lube the cylinders if the car's been parked, but the switch lube procedure is new to me. I hope this car's been converted to 12 volt.

The guy can't meet me until 6 pm, so I'll be back with pics after 8. Might take longer if I do buy it because I'll stop somewhere along the way and attempt to start it. Even if the car is hopeless, I'll snap some shots and post them with the guy's name & number. It'll have to be a real POS to pass up for $300.

[Charlie]

So, say the owner of an '02 you're looking at "lost' the keys. Which wires do you trip to hotwire it?

-Charlie

[Eric Giles]

I can smell the rubberized hog hair padding and decomposing wool carpet already.

So what time today can we expect pictures of the new addition?

[Turf1600]

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Did someone say "6 volt"?

Yeah I have an early 67 1600 that is 6 volt. Generator and all. It even has a mechanical clutch and remote brake booster. I bought mine because it's unmolested. Usually the 6 volt goes away along with the long neck diff and chrome dashboard. I have all of those things intact.


Do one thing before starting the car. Remove the oil pressure switch by the dist. and thread a tiny funnel into it. Fill said funnel with oil. While you're waiting for it to go down, squirt some marvel mystery oil into each cylinder to moisten the rings. The oil from the funnel will reverse flow through the passages and lube the bearings - which after years of sitting are surely dry.

[Pinepig]

I spent a year in a Sacramento elementary school.

That would explain it.

[DCColegrove]

Buy it...

That's my final answer.

[Danny]

If I can make it fire I'll laugh like a borderline defective kid from Sacramento.

Hmm.