Arrival
So, this is Nori. He finally arrived early this morning. He needs a lot of help.
Nori is a ’94 5-speed V6. He was originally a Canadian-market car (hence the “Mystère” trunklid badging). I bought him from the original owner. He has 270K km (~170K mi). He spent the first ~6 years of his life in Canada before moving to Fort Myers, Florida, where he was driven until 2010-2012, when he was parked.
I had planned to drive him up here to Chattanooga, but he wasn’t “ready for prime time” and so I had him shipped instead.
He’ll be getting Megumi’s 108K mi engine/trans + a host of other non-rusty parts, and a thorough clean.
Current (known) issues:
- Massive exhaust leak
- Marginal brakes
- Rusty undercarriage
- Completely dead shocks
- Speedo inop (cruise works, though, so I think the speed sensor is OK)
- Fuel sender inop (seized b/c of bad gas?)
- Shifter bushings shot
- Needs a tune up
- ~3 small dents
- Cat scratches on sunroof panel
Fortunately, Megumi’s parts will serve to help replace all the non-consumable bits.
Follow along as I bring him back into focus, and eventually give him some mild upgrades. OEM+.