Veeky Forums,
I need your help and collective knowledge to get a car in running shape again.
It's a 1974 plymouth duster that belongs to my relative; they stored it in a garage but my relative is no longer in business with that service and brought his car to our driveway (him and a friend pushed it all the way here).
I don't know much about the car aside from what my relative told me; 74 duster (88K), slant six engine (225 Cu.), automatic transmission, and all round drum brakes. I know it ran when parked 6 to 7 years ago, but since then it's been in storage. Also about a decade ago, my relative got the car repainted and from looking underneath it, I cannot see any signs of rust and rot to the body and frame.
Off the top of my head, I know we will likely need:
-New battery (the terminals have leaked acid and solidified)
-ALL fluids to be flushed and replaced (engine oil, ATF, coolant, power steering fluid, brake fluid, and window washer)
-Drum shoes replaced
-Carb rebuilt
-Engine compression check
-New spark plugs & wires (not sure if the cap, rotor, and dist. need to be replaced)
-Possibly tires (they didn't look cracked and didn't have flat spots as far as I saw)
-Fresh fuel (will it run on unleaded gas?)
-New filters (fuel, air, oil)
-Possibly new vacuum lines (they didn't look rotted away or bitten at)
Regarding the brakes, in the brake reservoir, there are two chambers, the one closest to the engine has fluid in it, but the rear one does not; my relative says when he has put fluid in it, it leaks out, so we know somewhere (in the brake line?) it's leaking.
Is there anything else that I'd need to check? Also, please go easy on me - I am by no means a mechanic, but I do like to read about cars and fiddle with my own when I need to.
Thank you so much for your help, and please, if you need any additional info I will do my best to provide it.
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