Good Excuse

[craigt-from-atl]

Originally Posted by boygenius

I have hearn nothing but BAD things about GEX, no personal experience though.

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Ditto. Nothing ever good about GEX.

[beesquad711]

Well I did it. I bought a GL. Well she's not a GL yet but my "new" '72 super is going to be the foundation for my project. I picked it up last night so I'll give you all the run down of the hot, not-so-hot, and somewhere-in-the-middle stuff.

Hot:
-STRAIGHT body. The shell has ZERO dents or dings (as far as I can tell at this point)
-Headliner and carpet are in great shape. Im not sure how much that's gonna matter in the future b/c there's a good chance I'll strip the interior but for now I think it's pretty cool.
-EMPI 8-spoke wheels with good rubber. hmmmm....They might go on my baja
-Off-road rally seats? Not sure what they're doing in a super but into the baja they go.
-Complete engine minus distributor points and a burned valve. It turns over but obviously won't start without points.
-Floor pans look to be in great shape except for the battery tray

Not-So-Hot:
-Whoever painted this thing had spent far too much time in a booth without a mask prior to lending their services to the previous owner.
-The de-chrome job wasn't done very well...huge bondo patches visible through the paint.
-The hood won't open and has a nice bit of cancer on the passenger side by the windshield...should be repairable.
-Rear apron needs to be replaced because of rust/dents. No big deal.
-No decklid

Somewhere-in-the-middle:
-Left rear fender is mashed up, but it's not a big deal since I plan on replacing them all anyway.
-After market shifter that looks kinda cool but doesn't shift very well.
-I haven't seen the heater channels so that could be ugly (they are covered by the aforementioned nice carpet).

All things considered I think it was a pretty good deal at $600 so I jumped on it. Unfortunately it leaves me with no money to upgrade the engine in the baja so it stays stock for now. I do plan on going through it some time soon and putting in new seals and gaskets and replaceing anything that desperately needs to be replaced so it's safe when I take it away to school.

I don't think this belongs in the "Engines" forum anymore...o well

[zen]

congrats. welcome to the sickness. :agree:

[samcat]

Lol,
Welcome to the slippery slope
On the way down you may experience urges for no chrome, leater interior, weight loss, carbon fibre, carbon fibre, carbon fibre, more HP



Its worth it.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/vdubhub/a...m%20fitted.jpg

http://members.lycos.co.uk/vdubhub/a...9-APR-2004.jpg

Cya,
Sam C