Hey guys. Just to show my inexperience with these cars, my last 2 cars were a '94 ford probe and a '94 grand am, so I have a couple of questions. To give you a basic run-down of my situation, a buddy of mine bought a '64 cuda with the 273 almost 2 years ago. The engine ran fine but burned oil. He bought a crate 318 for it and was just about to put it in and had to store the car cuz he got a job in another town. Since then he's wanted to get rid of it, new motor and all. He originally wanted $1700 for it, but now he said he'd give it to me for $500, he wants it gone that bad. It has all the original chrome but has been stripped and primed to be painted and is in good condition. All it needs to run is a wheel cylinder, fuel lines, and a radiator, and maybe a new clutch but the old one is still in decent condition. He said the parts minus the clutch would be another 200 bucks. He also promised he would help put in the new engine and paint the car (he paints private airplanes for a job, and cars for hobby). So my noob questions are:
1. Is this a good deal? $500 for the car and about $200 for parts (not counting a clutch)
2.Just making sure, does the 318 fit into the 64's?
3. Does the transmission from the '64 work on the 318?
4. Where can I find a price on various clutches that would fit the tranny? and maybe a parts number would be helpful too...
Thanks guys..
