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Thanks guys, Paul in particular that is all very helpful.
I checked the fluid reservoir tonight after filling it Sunday and found the rear brake piston side drained. No puddle though! Not sure where it’s going unless the rear pistons are completely dry. I filled it up again and I’ll check on it tomorrow.
I light of that information I think I’m just going to find a radio cutout cover and rip everything out. I’m gonna have enough fun redoing the other wiring he’s messed up.
Ed, that’s not a bad idea about the muffler place. Did you take them the whole panel and have them fit it or did you cut it yourself first? How much fun is pulling the body? I’d rather not if I can avoid it. The rust seems to be limited to the area under the battery. I’m thinking one died in there and dumped it’s acid, the drive side is solid as a rock. If I can pull the seat tub I should be able to get at what I need to.
Kall, at the end of the day this is me being nice to an old friend and helping him fix this up and sell it and I’d hoped not to turn it into a big project. You are right however, we are beyond a simple spit and shine. I drove the car, even liked it, it’s got a lot of charm, but I wouldn’t be comfortable selling it to someone without at least fixing the brakes and doing something to reinforce that floor pan. I think it’s important to go a bit beyond that too though. The car is mostly there and with what I listed fixed properly it’s at least a 7/10 car and with some interior work it would even be a real pretty Sunday driver.
