From:
mahoy78spyder_REMOVE_593686_THIS_@yahoo.com
Bruce, I thought your car was for sale....?? I
think you may remember a gentleman by the name of Jim
Kloch who was on a business trip to Chicago a few
months back who came to look at your car. I'm the one
who mentioned it to him. He had lots of good things
to say about it, although, I think he was wondering
how much he could talk you down price-wise. *smile*
(don't we all?!) Anyway, I originally found out about
your car through your friend who sold it to you, and
have wondered what ever happened to it. Guess you
decided to keep it?
Karl is right, there is only
one other 4cyl Mirage we've discovered, and it was in
NY a few months back. Unfortunately, it was "not"
worth salvaging and was pretty much scrapped for parts.
(the Mirage panels, and other key parts were taken
off) Also, if you're looking for replacement Mirage
panels, I still have a couple extra complete sets of them
here in my garage. I'm not that far away from you
(Danville, IL) and can deliver them the next time I'm up
your way. I also have lots of other Monza V8 swap
parts, etc. in case you're wanting to V8 your car, but
it sounds like you may want to put the 140ci motor
back in. In that case, any '77 140ci motor will do.
(just to get the correct casting numbers, in case they
changed slightly from one year to the next) There was
nothing unique about the 140ci 4cyl in the Mirage, so
getting a donor engine from any '77 Monza would work
fine.
When you get your pics taken, let us see them....
also,
www.monzamirage.com has a registry that you could
register your car with to help in keeping track of what
few Mirages there are left. (Karl, I know what your
opinion is of that, but I'm "neutral" here... I care
about the cars themselves and not anyone's opinion of
someone else. 'Nuff said.)
Anyhow, welcome to the
club Bruce!
Ken
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