Fibinachu, that is exactly the reason I don't buy cars that have been modified by others. I have no idea what's been done to it, what parts are used, and the shop manual won't help. I've always thought that people should document every single modification to a car in the manner you describe.

1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)