Armyguy1993

Update for everyone.

Went and checked it out tonight. From 10ft she looks pristine. Previous owner had no body work done as far as sanding the chips in it, minor cracks, etc out before he had it painted, so under the clear coat you can see all the little chips but im not worried about it.

Solid body, no rust or damage appeared.

Clutch was solid, real firm and felt good, ran it through all the gears. Got on her a little bit too

Idled for 15min prior to driving it, and about 10min after we came back. No leaks anywhere that i could tell (i had a bright light with me)

New parts he installed: full Flowmaster exhaust system, battery, sensors, rear glass, radiator, brakes all around, all fluids flushed, wheels/tires, shorty shifter, plugs, wires, cap/rotor, reupholstered headliner, new carpet, front seats out of a 96', turn signal switch, trailing arms, some more as well. He has all receipts for the parts to go along with as well.

The guy was real straight up about everything, he is prior service also so i feel he is being honest about everything.

I am going back this weekend with a buddy of mine who knows these inside out and if it all checks out I am giving the guy a deposit.

Super excited about it.

switch625

Sounds like good news to me! Congrats!

88 orangepeel notch

Sounds like a winner, snap it up before I do lol.

Hopefully the negotiations go well, good luck.

Armyguy1993

Went and picked her up this evening. 45 mile trip back home. Ran strong and straight down the highway. Did notice something when i got back home. After shutting it off and restarting it, it was hesitant to kick over, but she fired. Idles were jumping between 500-1500, gave her a little gas and she calmed right down. I asked the previous owner about it. He said sometimes after a good run it'll do that but he just gives it some gas and it idles fine. Could be that it's been sitting in his shop and not really driven much, I don't think he's put more than 15 miles on it since he did all the work to it. Anyhow, here are some pictures below.
Thanks!

88 orangepeel notch

AWESOME !!! Congrats.....

If the idle surge continues, you can try a base idle reset to see if that calms it down. Otherwise I'd look for a vacuum leak.

stripperhatch

Once you go hatch you never go back