Hi, Guy, and everyone else I haven't spoken at in a while. RichG from North Jersey checking in. Still have my 84, still less than 100K on the clock. This last year I replaced the power steering rack, all new brake lines, rear shocks, and tires, and finally found a windshield in Illinois that I had shipped in and replace (that was 7 hundred installed.) My wife thinks I'm insane, and I probably am. I love this ragtop. So....I happened to be in the local junkyard getting a wheel for my Taurus, when, miracles of miracles, I spot an 84 Lebaron Convertible, intact, buckskin on gold, on the lot. Wrong engine and trans, but I have never seen a pile of parts like this in one spot in seven years! Virtually everything is there, the only damage I see is the left front fender, and the interior is kinda shot, but all the trim, lenses, most of the chrome, bezels, top etc. is ok.
So get this. I made a deal with the local yard to DELIVER the vehicle to my house, and I can strip ALL THE PARTS I WANT over a three week period, and then they'll come and pick it up. For $600!!!!!
I'm going to strip this baby for everything I can, replace what I need on my car, and then see what I have left over. I may have some parts to share when I'm finished.
I haven't been this excited in a long time, since my top frame is broken at the passenger side knuckle, and this top is complete with the rear glass, which I also need. Those alone are worth every dollar I'm spending.
After the storm damage the car took in Hurricane Sandy, I wasnt sure I was going to continue with this car.....Cant wait for Next Summer now.
PS. I'm considering entering it in the 2014 Annual Wildwood Car Show next September. I was there this last year and of all the hundreds and hundred of vehicles there, I saw not one K car in the lot.
Best wishes for a great Holiday season.
Rich