Ran, I appreciate the offer.
Gotta figure out the budget for the chrome and all the little parts I need to replace when reassembling.
Looking at
~400 for body seals
~400 per bumper chrome X 2
~400 for grille chrome
? for the rest of the chrome (emblems, handles, pop out window parts and polish the pie pans)
I cringe to think of the dash bezel, shifter bezel, and dash strip. The shifter handle is riveted into the shifter too.
? on Windshield glass
~150 for belts, hoses and misc. on the engine
~400 for exhaust
? to shorten driveshaft
? doghouse insulation
New brake hoses, battery cables, battery, and a bunch of little stuff.
Still have to buy paint stuff too. Figure easily ~1500 with the blasting soda, prep stuff, primer, paint and masking stuff.
I'd rather get it going with drums and swap later. Even if I could work out a disc swap for a few hundred, it would take something else off the get it painted and running list, and I don't have all the cash for that yet!