Not sure what to do.

fire85gslse · \r\n \r\n \r\n 03-12-2009, 05:52 PM\r\n \r\n \r\n

Hiya folks.
I'm very likely getting a 79 LE in "fair" condition. I haven't seen it yet, just a crappy picture, but I've been told that the interior is clean, it has plaid-like seats, moon roof, >75K miles, and very little rust. It's a 4 speed.
It does not have the original waffels on her, and some idiot tried to do a black & white Starski & Hutch paint job on her. But other than that, she's relatively unmolested.

Also in the deal is an untitled 80 in "iffy" condition (he says it's good, but it has sat for many years).

Meanwhile, my 85GS sits in a corner of my yard, with a serious cancer problem. She hasn't run the roads legally (except for carb testing) in over 2 years.
She's got a few mods in her that I would like to keep; Koni shocks, LSD, aluminum flywheel, header exhaust, etc.

I'm thinking I might gut her, have her painted, and then install everything from my 85. I won't have time to port the engine till next winter, but the 85 does blow smoke now with 120K on the clock, 55K of them being VERY hard by me.
If I do well selling carbs this year, I'll do a Camden setup.

The thing is, I understand the 79LE is extremely rare in the US. I can't get any really solid data on that, though.
So am I about to commit a crime by not restoring this girl to her original beauty?

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