I get brought cars like that. I hate it. A contract customer is bringing me a 1995 Berretta after I finsh the current car they have at the shop. The Berretta has no engine in it. It is a 3.1/3100 (Gen 3 heads) car. Someone else attempted to rebuild the engine. Known missing items: Intake parts, torque conveter, bellhousing bolts, all mount bolts.
One I get a good running engine for the car, Im going to be making trip after trip out back to swipe bolts from a parts car, or to salvage yards to get the missing items. It's going to cost them an extra $250. Yet they know when Im done it will look, be installed, and opperate like it's supposed to. Charles