Hello All, this post is a little late in coming.
We hoisted the car July 11. Plenty of rust here and there including the infamous rear wheel well frame rust - broken through on the driver's side ( see pic ).
No doubt this is a candidate for a full strip and resto. I have a fellow now looking at pictures to give an idea of cost, etc.
While in the shop we tried "ZR1 Pantera"'s "clutch in - in gear test". The upshot is the mechanic and I agree the sound is coming from the bell housing.
I drove it for about 30 minutes. I could not hear any trannie noise, including the bell housing sounds. There was no grinding of the gears, however it shifted VERY stifly in all gears, meaning it took some muscle to get the lever into the slot. More so in first gear. I attribute this to the rusty linkage I saw, but of course I acknowledge the ZF may have an issue.
I can carry on and on of course but at this point I'm not enthusiastic at the asking price of mid- $30K. Better value ( and joy ) could be found probably in a restored car instead.
Thanks all for the input. It's not over yet, but not looking great.
Best,
Jeff C.
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