My $400 find

[spidernut]

I couldn't pass this 79 Spider for $400. It hadn't been registered in 11 years and sat under a carport. It runs well now that I made a few adjustments but it won't go into 4th gear. I have a spare transmission that came with the car that will go in probably this spring. I replaced the rims and tires that were on the car with a spare set I had from my other Spider.

This should be another fun project that will start when I'm done rebuilding the motor of my other 79 Spider!

[RRoller123]

What a great find! Worth way more than that in parts alone.

[rlux4]

SCORE!!!
Nice find.
Ron

[wizard124]

John,,,,,,but i thought you wanted a FI?

[SunnySideUp]

$400??? Nice "find" you lucky dog! I wish I could sniff out deals like that.

[narfire]

What a great find! Worth way more than that in parts alone.

No kidding. A fellow sort of locally was asking $400.00 for an engine....

Good score, any/much rust on it? Looks totally salvageable from here.
Chris

[spidernut]

What I ultimately wanted is either a pre-1976 so there would be no smog inspections, or an 80 EFI or newer because they're super easy to smog. But at $400, how could I pass it up?

Re the rust: There's no rust through anywhere. It does have some surface rust around the trunk emblem which I removed, a small spot next to the left tail light and around the driver's mirror. Amazingly, the floorboards are some of the cleanest I've seen with just light surface rust. There are two spots that have bubbled but they are about the size of a dime. The rear seat pans, shock towers, fender wells, sills and undercarriage look great.

My plans are to fix everything and make it a ultra-nice daily driver.

[BritCars]

Nothing that nice for $400 has shown up in New England. Congratulations!

Jeff

[DocGraphics]

A little late but, nice find John!
Did you find it locally? I know you were looking all the way up here.

Thats a nice looking find! hopefully I'll stumble on deal like that once i'm done with the 78 & ready for another (heck maybe an X1/9 even)

[fiat218]

i thought u just got rid of one ?

[spidernut]

Don...I found it locally about 15 miles from my home. It is pretty easy to get hooked on having multiple cars!

Jim...I did just sell my 80. I plead insanity. I loved that car but had way too many cars around here. So I sold it...then bought another one. I couldn't pass it up for $400. I wish I had the 80 still. Such is life.