Thread: Bought an old race car today.

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The body looked pretty good to me when I first saw it but upon closer examination it really is shot. I had to set off 6 insect foggers and a whole can of Raid ant killer to get the big carpenter ants out of it......must have been a million of them in there. Last night standing inside the engine room working I was a little worried there might be more critters still in there, like a SNAKE! I hate snakes.

The three tarps they put over the engine both saved it and hurt it. They kept the rain from getting on it but the humidity was able to get up under there from the dirt underneath. Mostly though it isn't as bad as the pictures show, just that normal corrosion that happens to aluminum.....it will blast off. The internals were my concern and they are very clean and show no rusting. I think the PO fogged the engine because the cylinder walls are shiny yet. He also was smart enough to put what looks like pure antifreeze in the cooling system so it is also rust free. The tranny fluid is full and is a clean purple color (Royal Purple maybe?)

But I am going to have everything hot tanked and remachined, just to be safe. Can't wait until I get the pan off and see what other goodies are lurking in there.

Don