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How scary is fixing this properly? |
Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 02:09 PM
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 02:09 PM
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 02:10 PM
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 02:12 PM
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mepstein |
Nov 1 2018, 02:13 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,313 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I imagine the whole car is pretty rusty, right?
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Nov 1 2018, 02:17 PM
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those three areas are all very minor
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 02:26 PM
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The rest of it's actually not that bad, there is some bubbling on the drivers side rear door jam, but it's not bad.
There is a scab in the rear trunk but it's not in urgent need of being replaced. The driver side floor near the rear bulkhead has scab but it's not close to through. Driver side headlight bucket got tapped, panel if it is OK though in all of the electrics work, so I don't think it was that bad I have a head. Most likely parking lot speed. Fixing this is non-trivial however I would expect. |
mepstein |
Nov 1 2018, 02:35 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,313 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Even without the car jacked up, you can usually see the rear suspension console with a good light. Use a long screwdriver to poke around.
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 02:36 PM
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Larmo63 |
Nov 1 2018, 02:56 PM
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That looks somewhat scary, but Halloween was yesterday.
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 03:00 PM
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914_teener |
Nov 1 2018, 03:02 PM
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Run.......10 year project if that unless it.s your day job.
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Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 03:18 PM
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First of all - thanks for all of the responses. I very much appreciate people here taking their time to look and respond.
I kind of expected there to be a diversity of opinion on this one, but interesting to see the thoughts ranging from not that bad to run-Forrest-run! |
mepstein |
Nov 1 2018, 03:19 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,313 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
First of all - thanks for all of the responses. I very much appreciate people here taking their time to look and respond. I kind of expected there to be a diversity of opinion on this one, but interesting to see the thoughts ranging from not that bad to run-Forrest-run! Depends who is doing the work and how much you can afford. You are in the land of nice cars. |
Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 03:31 PM
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Depends who is doing the work and how much you can afford. You are in the land of nice cars. I'd be doing the work, know that having a professional do this would make it cost ineffective. I'm personally OK with scruffy cars that are safe, solid and drive well. Goal would be to pick at it and just drive the darn thing for a couple years (while admiring some of the fantastic work that many of you do here). |
krazykonrad |
Nov 1 2018, 04:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 21-February 06 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 5,610 |
QUOTE Goal would be to pick at it and just drive the darn thing for a couple years. The goal is also not to have it come apart at speed. Check the hell hole, check the longs, and post back here. I'm concerned there is something that we're not seeing yet. Just lookin' out for ya. Konrad |
horizontally-opposed |
Nov 1 2018, 04:34 PM
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Was this car Ice Green Metallic, originally? If so, it might be worth restoring...if you take a look at what another Ice Green Metallic car went for recently...at $60,000+ all in.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...32053&st=20 |
Tdskip |
Nov 1 2018, 04:40 PM
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Was this car Ice Green Metallic, originally? If so, it might be worth restoring...if you take a look at what another Ice Green Metallic car went for recently...at $60,000+ all in. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...32053&st=20 I saw that Ice Green car discussed here, man was that attractive and nicely done. This car is L96M Marathon Blue. Konrad - I agree that the car splitting in two would be a BAD thing. Don't think it is at that point but need to pull the long covers off to make sure. |
worn |
Nov 1 2018, 04:57 PM
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Looks like you have enough issues to make it a case where you will want to raise up the car to work on it and pull doors or suspension or motor or more just so you can get a good angle on the work. I hav3 to assume that every paint bubble hides a welding job and or replacement of a sheet metal part. This is where people like restoration designs are so helpful, but also make replacement of a whole pressing really attractive. The end result is a lot of time off the wheels followed by a really nice result. I am thinking a big project rather than a little one. You are not alone. I do hope to see more.
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Mark Henry |
Nov 1 2018, 05:16 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
First of all - thanks for all of the responses. I very much appreciate people here taking their time to look and respond. I kind of expected there to be a diversity of opinion on this one, but interesting to see the thoughts ranging from not that bad to run-Forrest-run! Depends who is doing the work and how much you can afford. You are in the land of nice cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) because of your location. This is a project that will most likely take a couple years. You could get a loan and after a few years the project would have cost the same money (with interest) as the sorted car. With the added bonus of driving it that whole time. Someone from the rust belt will be happy to buy your project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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