Been a few weeks, but with the engine and transmission out of the way, it’s easier to see how much of a mess this poor car is.  The battery tray has the usual corrosion damage – no biggie, I can get a new reproduction replacement piece.  The engine and front cross members look damaged as well, pushed up from the air time evidenced by the smashed oil pan and pick-up, and the driver side frame rails have major rust damage around the power steering gearbox area – that’s a major problem.  The cowl has some pretty heavy damage as well – someone mentioned being able to see my sneakers through the hole as they were pushing me around the compound.  Based on the damage seen here, it’s time to go looking for a donor car to attempt to swap the front clip.  Hey, I got nothin’ to lose as this point.

Something I found interesting – what’s up with all the bailing wire wrapped around the driver side spring?  Some kind of redneck-engineered lowering system, or maybe a redneck-engineered spring compressor gone bad?  I’m stumped.