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Old Jun 30th, 06, 09:30 AM
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Question ** What should I look for when buying an old 2nd Gen?

I might go out soon and look at a 1970, 4spd, 350, ETC. It looks all right on the outside but what should I look for really? Floors, Rust, What?

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Old Jun 30th, 06, 11:10 AM
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Default Re: ** What should I look for when buying an old 2nd Gen?

All the usual plus windshield pillar rust and rear frame rail rust.
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Old Jun 30th, 06, 11:39 AM
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Default Re: ** What should I look for when buying an old 2nd Gen?

Rear frame rail rust is the biggest thing. Then floor pan rust (where the floor meets the firewall) and in the under rear seat area. This stuff is not available repro and you will have to make your own patches.
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Old Feb 5th, 07, 09:38 AM
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Default Re: ** What should I look for when buying an old 2nd Gen?

i don't know how different they are from 70, but both of my 79s had rust between tank and rear bumper. also floors rusted above front sub-frame. one car had 55000mi. and the other was 120000
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Old Feb 5th, 07, 03:06 PM
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Default Re: ** What should I look for when buying an old 2nd Gen?

They are bad where the rear lower tail panel comes together with the inner rear pan. That section where the rear frame rail meets the rear inner tail panel.
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