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I'm
helping a local friend sell this 1985 Shelby Charger that he
purchased a few years back while he was working out of state.
It was purchased in addition to another vehicle and mechanical
repairs and upgrades were already made but not completely finished.
He's
currently downsizing his Shelby Dodge collection to better focus
on only two project vehicles and decided to sell this one plus
another disassembled project car later. We are located in Jacksonville,
Florida which is just below the Florida/Georgia border off I-95.
The
previous owner spent a lot of money in locating a very solid,
original vehicle with an excellent interior and upgraded drivetrain
components to obtain the better performance and driveability
but still had additional work needed when he decided to sell
it.
Over
the last few months we got together some great local wrench turners
and have made needed numerous repairs, replaced a number of worn
out parts and got it fine tuned where it currently runs and drives
quite strong and mechanically should be pretty reliable.
The
interior cleaned up extremely well and is in exceptional condition.
Body-wise it has a very small amount of rust on one of the rear
quarters but surprising no rust on the far more common area in
L bodies along the floorboard or drip trough area on the roof
edging.
The
outer body does have an assortment of small dings and dents on
the fenders, doors and hood. The passenger side rear quarter
has a dent by the marker light but it's in a location that's
quite fixable. On the opposite side rear quarter there is some
slight rust bubbling through but it easily repaired as well.
The rear bumper covers on Shelby Charger's are usually prone
to getting wavy from age and sun exposure but this one is extremely
straight and flat.
As
far as the work done on it over the last few months the brake
system was completely replaced with brand new rotors, calipers,
rubber lines and pads on the front. The rear received brand new
drums, shoes and rubber lines plus the bearings were replaced
and repacked. A new master cylinder and fresh fluid was installed
to complete the brake maintenence.
On
the exhaust system the cat was already removed but there were
some exhaust leaks and a misalignment so a section of new pipe
was welded in and it was rehung properly along with a fresh donut
and hangers. It appears to be maintaining a stock muffler.
For
those familiar with L bodies you'll be aware of the issues that
the factory nylon ends on the mechanical shifter rods can cause
with looseness and overall breakage. The previous owner had already
made the needed performance upgrade to the new heim shifter rod
ends.
Under
the hood it received a fresh timing belt, new starter, new spark
plugs, new distributor cap, new O rings on the fuel injectors,
a new thermostat and the vacuum lines were repaired and replaced.
A brand new passenger side CV joint was installed (along with
fresh fluid install).
Speaking
of fluids the motor oil & filter was also changed as well
as the old gasoline was drained from the tank and a new fuel
pump was installed with new hoses and clamps.
The
soldered connections on the instrument cluster were freshed up
which is a known repair to keep the gauges (especially the tachometer)
to read properly. They seem to read fine now.
While
a large amount of maintenence and repairs were just performed
there is a few more things that a new owner should do like update
the rubber sway bar bushings, get a front end alignment and flush
out the cooling system with fresh anti-freeze. The glass on the
side view mirrors are broken and will need need new glass (or
can be replaced as a whole).
The
buyer will be provided with a clear Missouri title and like any
other 34 year old car it's being sold "as is". While
a lot of maintenence was recently done and it is now runs pretty
well you may still want to bring it home with a trailer or contact
a vehicle transport company.
The
large amount of detailed photos from all angles should answer
most questions about the overall condition but if you have any
other questions please feel free to inquire by email.
For
more information contact seller@unleashedbyshelby.com
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