nolastyankee
December 7th, 2003, 12:38 AM
I am new to the forum here and have been reading with interest the past week. I am extremely grateful for this page as it has given me much valuable information. My father and I started our Unique build in the past week and do truly appreciate all the learning that is here. Our build will be a little more complicated than most, and resto-build is likely the most appropriate title. We are the new owners of the legendary "Spence" car that has been the subject of much speculation, derision, and legend on other sites.
Here's the abridged truth behind the car...It is a '91 pallet kit that was delivered with everything from the deluxe kit except the interior. The car was never finished, never driven, and the body never off the frame. This last piece of information was key to our purchase as we knew not too much could be wrong if the body had never been off. So far this has proven to be true.
Contrary to popular rumor, there is no frame damage, the rear end works just fine, and we do have the MSO. A huge thanks to Poorboy for taking a look at the car before we drove from Wisconsin to Alabama to pick it up.
I'll be posting updates for the entertainment of all, and pictures as soon as I can compress them on my PC here at home. For now, here is installment 1 of the build chronicle, or simple titled "He did what?"
[?] The car has an engine and trans in it and was running when we picked it up. Sitting in the garage after getting it home, there was a strong smell of gas that didn't seem to want to go away despite my best efforts to identify the source. As we removed the fuel filler neck, rotten fuel lines, and gas tank we realized that the first "owner" had left duct tape (duct tape for hell sakes!) over the tank vent hole. After draining the tank, trashing the old lines, and cleaning up the authentic Alabama "black water" that had accumulated under the tank, the garage smells just fine again...
More stories to come, Brian Carlson (nolastyankee)
Unique 9122 - 289 FIA Cobra - The Legendary "Spence" Car
Here's the abridged truth behind the car...It is a '91 pallet kit that was delivered with everything from the deluxe kit except the interior. The car was never finished, never driven, and the body never off the frame. This last piece of information was key to our purchase as we knew not too much could be wrong if the body had never been off. So far this has proven to be true.
Contrary to popular rumor, there is no frame damage, the rear end works just fine, and we do have the MSO. A huge thanks to Poorboy for taking a look at the car before we drove from Wisconsin to Alabama to pick it up.
I'll be posting updates for the entertainment of all, and pictures as soon as I can compress them on my PC here at home. For now, here is installment 1 of the build chronicle, or simple titled "He did what?"
[?] The car has an engine and trans in it and was running when we picked it up. Sitting in the garage after getting it home, there was a strong smell of gas that didn't seem to want to go away despite my best efforts to identify the source. As we removed the fuel filler neck, rotten fuel lines, and gas tank we realized that the first "owner" had left duct tape (duct tape for hell sakes!) over the tank vent hole. After draining the tank, trashing the old lines, and cleaning up the authentic Alabama "black water" that had accumulated under the tank, the garage smells just fine again...
More stories to come, Brian Carlson (nolastyankee)
Unique 9122 - 289 FIA Cobra - The Legendary "Spence" Car