Eljay

Hello everyone! Well, now I am officially onboard! I bought a 1985 120GLS from its original owner. It has 60k kms and a bad crankshaft I'm told. The body is in a decent shape with only some surface rust spot and paint flaking here and there. This is a brand new territory for me in all aspects. I've never removed or rebuilt and engine and body/paint is not my expertise, but I will learn and work my way through this...unless the wife kills me! I haven't taken a good look around the car yet, but I'll open with a question about the paint. Should I leave the original as is and clean it up as much as possible and leave the surface spots there, or think about repaint? I don't think these cars are sacred classic territory (yet) where keeping everything or8ginal would be valued significantly, correct? Thanks again and I'll keep this thread alive with my progress! Cheers.