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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2018 7:53:47 GMT
spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/85-lincoln/6647407716.html
Let me ask, is this car a good deal in your opinion. I don't know if it would be fun to buy this car and try and fix it. I've never worked on any cars in the past, but I like old cars. I know you don't necessarily have to be smart to work on cars right? or do you?
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 9, 2018 18:58:48 GMT
Sorry, I just saw your post and the ad is deleted. You don't have to be book smart to work on old cars but I wouldn't recommend anything newer than the mid 1970's. Lots of emissions control devices and EFI is a blessing when it works well but can be a pain to diagnose when something is wrong (especially pre OBD I and II EFI)... Early 1980's cars are notorious with the amount of vacuum hoses and those last of the carbureted vehicles can be a beast to get to idle correctly. Pre 1973 cars are typically much easier to work on and especially GM A body (Chevelle, Cutlass, LeMans, Skylark) from 1964 to 1972 and 1967 to 1981 F-Body (Camaro and Firebird) you can get tons of restoration parts.
Whatever car you end up finding, make sure you can source parts for it fairly easy and buy a factory service manual (or shop manual) for the specific year and model of the car you buy. They are indispensable books with diagnosis procedures and correct tune up specs, etc. You can usually find copies on ebay for most models pretty easily. They are 100% better than any Chilton or Haynes manual you can buy at an auto parts store which are generic for the model.
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