boomerbullis Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC#0471 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Get a case o two of wd-40 and spray the heck out of it. Inside outside upside down. dry the interior out with a dehumidifier...get marvel mystery oil in cylinders now asap or diesel by removing the plugs...DO NOT turn over engine if water is in cylinders....remove plugs and roll over by hand first and get some oil on tbe cylinders quickly. tranny an rear en need same treatment...oil fresh get water out and do it sooner than later...hope this helps, if salt eater rinse with fresh everywhere first... this is all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC#0471 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 stopping rust and displacing water is numero uno...I know of boats that sank and the engines were saved by pickiling maybe google pickling engine on sunk boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbullis Posted September 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Thank You, My husband and neighbor said I should sell if for parts. This was the first brand new car I bought. I never drove it in the winter because I knew I wanted it to last foever. It has never been wrecked other than door dings. The paint was thin whe built so it needed some work and new paint. the interior was mint. the only change from when I bought off the showroom floor was the radio and that was a chysler cassette radio that we put in. This is my baby. The flooding was from tropical storm Lee. The flooding was muddy river water. The interior has a light layer of mud all over it should I hose it? I don't think I could do any more damage to it. Should I remove the door panels? It would make it so that I could remove all water aqnd mud , but then the panels may warp. My husband says it will cost me more than the car is worth to fix it. The genral opinion is that I grow up and accept the loss. It was stored waiting to be restored and has no insurence coverage. I broke my knee a few years ago and due to the fact it has a clutch we had not put it back on the road. Broken Hearted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerbullis Posted September 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Does anyone Know the current value of a 1984 Shelby Charger? The only thing missing is a trim piece off the back 1/4 panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD SNAKE Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Here's one for $6,500. http://www.motortopia.com/cars/1984-dodge-charger-12523 Here's another for $500. http://www.turbododge.com/forums/f7/f30/356041-1984-dodge-shelby-charger-500-00-a.html Maybe parting it out would be the thing to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Hoss 540 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 Sell it and move on. I would never consider buying a flooded car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Canfield Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 A friend of mine bought (knowing it was) a Katrina flood '03 Mach 1 and had it back on the street a few weeks after the storm. The oddest thing was that the steering had locked up due to the water getting into and seizing the steering shaft (shows you just what was in the water, right?). The carpet cleaned up and he changed the transmission and rear end fluids. Brakes were fine, and all of the electricals worked properly. He kept it over a year and it never gave the slightest problem. He sold it (flood salvage title and all) with full disclosure and the car is still around to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLHS0136 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Try the suggestions outlined above and see what happens. Be extremely careful of the CS embrodery on the headrests. They will disintegrate if you even slighlty try rubbing them. Use a foaming cleaner like Tuff Stuff and pat dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twocents20 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 I have parts I could sell you to build a new one. It was a project my husband never started on and he has almost everything. A lot of new parts out of the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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