After sitting 20+ years
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autox19
True Classic
We had 2 issues. 1. weak crank, solved by new battery connectors and a new ground form engine to body. 2. points were corroded. a little sand paper and poof! we have start up. this was pulling gas form a can as we havent checked out the tank/line situation. The basic list for this one is fuel lines, brakes, (dont know the condition, but currently no fluid), Straight Pan Hard Replacement, looks like they tried to replace it with eh shorter curved one. Steering idler, this one broke, I think it was frozen and he tried to loosen it with yanking the steering wheel and broke the mount. Then the dreaded frame, which isnt as bad as I thought it was, we had a professional welder stop over and he said it should be cake to repair. the rest is all cosmetic.
the 81 I just picked up only needs exhaust, brake booster and the rest is cosmetic.
Oh, and also discovered these things are horrid for getting traction on snow/ice covered grass
The X gets the win in this category with the weight over the drive wheels .Odie
DanielForest
True Classic
Oh, and also discovered these things are horrid for getting traction on snow/ice covered grass
Odie
I got R-compound tires (Toyo Proxes Ra-1) on my x1/9. Even a thin layer of snow made it impossible to get any traction. Last november I had to push it!
autox19
True Classic
when I was younger, my X was my daily (I live in Michigan remember, real snow) . I had Yoko A509's, my favorite tire ever. I worked at a dealership and a 82 mustang 5.0 came in on trade. non running. I got it for $500 figured I would use it as a winter beater. Figured my X made it through snow deep enough it was essentially a plow, why not. we got a storm that dropped 8 inches or so. 'stang didnt make it out of the drive. Jumped into the X and no prob getting to work.
but that was then. I dont see the spiders seeing much snow. just pulling htm ein and out of my friends garage to work on until my garage is built.
Odie