Thanks for posting !
If it was close enuff, I'd definitely take a look. But, it's nearly 900 miles from me & from the shipping quotes I've been getting, would cost about $1000 for shipping. Maybe more, since it don't run. Then there are the front & rear parts that would have to be sourced.
So, all things considered, I can't consider this one.
After I showed TJ some pics of some of the Vents I found online, she said she don't like their looks. Said she likes the '77-'81 Birds. Well, I actually like the '77-'78's real well, myself. But, after looking for many hours online, I've discovered that MOST of the Birds in my price range are either rust buckets, and/or need a complete resto.
Those which have had the easier stuff done are higher than I wanna pay, and still require LOTS of resto skills I don't have. Found some fairly decent cars, ready to drive, But MOST of these have sbc engines and are around $8k-up & will require $500 or more shipping. Plus, I'd have to trust the seller info, or make some long trips, just to look.
Bout ready to give up on a nice street body. Now lookin for a race Bird that has not been TOTALLY gutted, that can be raced in the short term, then I can work on trying to make it streetable, a little along. I've found some completely gutted drag birds for what I consider fairly reasonable prices.
And, there seems to be no shortage of used resto parts for 2nd gen Birds. So, I'm now lookin for a '77-'81 Bird, to build a bracket car, using my 455/TH400. As with any other Pontiac, it would be helpful if the Bird had a 350 or larger Pontiac engine in it. Next best would be a 301 in it.
But, obviously, can use a decent roller, or one with some other engine in it.
So far, MOST of the Birds I've found are '79's with a 403 engine.
So, if any of you guys know of a decent lookin former drag Bird roller, for under 5k, please let me know. Obviously, the more USABLE race parts the car has, the more it would be worth to me.
Here's an example of something that might work if it was closer & just a little cheaper.
https://www.racingjunk.com/Door-Cars...=5&from=search
Here's sorta what I'm lookin for, if it ain't rusted out underneath. But again, I ain't close nuff to take a look, and the shipping would be quite a bit.
https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/ct...615384462.html