Once on the ground, I was able to lift the hood and determine the engine compartment was pretty well untouched. Didn't appear the seller had cut and ripped things apart to remove the engine.

Good news here was the original photos made the dent in the drivers door and the one in the front fender look quite bad. I'd been thinking the fender may need to be replaced. Seeing it in person, both dents are very fixable.

There's some rust at the end of the driver's drip rail, which I wasn't too happy to see as I'd made it a point to ask about that, and the condition of the metal around the rear window opening. The tail gate is in the condition I expected. Underside of hood is solid and all the doors look to be pretty clean.

I was relieved to see the gas tank is fine. The fuel leak was from the rubber seal around the filler neck deteriorating, so I don't have buy another gas tank.

In summary, not too bad. Could have been better, but sure could have been worse. Still looks neat sitting there!


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