So I finally hauled my ass down to Auburn, GA to work on the car today. We almost got the engine out until we realized we had to unbolt it from the radiator. It's a weird design.

The distributor and block are bolted to a small donut gasket and metal ring that serve as a motor mount - bolted directly to the rear bumper. This is the only motor mounting point. The transmission itself passes thru the rear seats. Someone apparently thought you could comfortably fit four people in a car the size of a small go-kart.

We're pulling those seats and keeping them out. Eventually we'll put some nice ones in, I have the old ones from my OBS still laying around somewhere.

Here's Will investigating the full-size spare. Incredibly, all but one of the tires are still fully inflated and holding air.


This was an unfortunate surprise. Not only are the seat rails welded to the floor panel, but the floor panel has completely rusted through. Fortunately there's enough of a frame intact to weld a new panel in, but seat rails are going to be an issue.
And yes, this car is in a filthy place right now.


The paint was originally a very deep blue, similar to 555 Blue Mica. Now it's...well, not.
I don't know if the flowers are OEM or not.


This is the motor. It's a 600cc (.6L) water-cooled, carbuerated 4-cylinder. The carb is long gone. It puts down 21rwhp and about 11ft-lbs from the factory.


A better look at the paint after being hit with a lot of degreaser and a hose. I decided to clean the car up while Will hit the rear bumper with a hammer to get the engine free.


Another shot of the motor, but this time it's darker and soggier.



Thanks for following along so far!