Restoring Muscle Cars
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The Don
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Restoring Muscle Cars
My dad and I were looking to get into muscle car restoration. We went to the Mecum car auction in Kississimee (SP?!) not too long ago and decided we should do it.
He's always loved muscle cars, and I just started to catch on with my like of them. So we decided to do something we'd both enjoy, and restore a car.
I'm more new to working on muscle cars period, as I've always owned and worked on Japanese cars.
Anyone got any good links or some helpful information for myself to get started? I appreciate it.
He's always loved muscle cars, and I just started to catch on with my like of them. So we decided to do something we'd both enjoy, and restore a car.
I'm more new to working on muscle cars period, as I've always owned and worked on Japanese cars.
Anyone got any good links or some helpful information for myself to get started? I appreciate it.
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#1: The best way to end up with a small fortune, is to begin with a large one.
#2: Do not buy a car as an investment, it will cost you more than it's worth in the long run.
#3: However much $$$ and time you estimate it will take, multiply that by 2 or 3, and that will be your final number.
#4: taking it apart is easy, it's putting it back together that's a bitch.
#5. You always end up with more extra bolts and nuts than you started with.
Yep...that about covers it.
Charles
#2: Do not buy a car as an investment, it will cost you more than it's worth in the long run.
#3: However much $$$ and time you estimate it will take, multiply that by 2 or 3, and that will be your final number.
#4: taking it apart is easy, it's putting it back together that's a bitch.
#5. You always end up with more extra bolts and nuts than you started with.
Yep...that about covers it.
Charles
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#1: The best way to end up with a small fortune, is to begin with a large one.
#2: Do not buy a car as an investment, it will cost you more than it's worth in the long run.
#3: However much $$$ and time you estimate it will take, multiply that by 2 or 3, and that will be your final number.
#4: taking it apart is easy, it's putting it back together that's a bitch.
#5. You always end up with more extra bolts and nuts than you started with.
Yep...that about covers it.
Charles
#2: Do not buy a car as an investment, it will cost you more than it's worth in the long run.
#3: However much $$$ and time you estimate it will take, multiply that by 2 or 3, and that will be your final number.
#4: taking it apart is easy, it's putting it back together that's a bitch.
#5. You always end up with more extra bolts and nuts than you started with.
Yep...that about covers it.
Charles
^Very wise words
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Thanks to all for the help and advice especially Charles and zhillz. Except cpages you idiot.
My dad's buddy has been doing alot of work on muscle cars for many years, he is the guy with the paint/welding/body work expertise. As well as some other things I don't know about muscle cars.
I appreciate the advice Charles, I was kinda looking at buying something inexpensive, but not a rust bucket, that could be flipped for a decent profit. Right now I don't know what our budget is since it will be my dad and I together, I know he has more to put in then I do.
My dad's buddy has been doing alot of work on muscle cars for many years, he is the guy with the paint/welding/body work expertise. As well as some other things I don't know about muscle cars.
I appreciate the advice Charles, I was kinda looking at buying something inexpensive, but not a rust bucket, that could be flipped for a decent profit. Right now I don't know what our budget is since it will be my dad and I together, I know he has more to put in then I do.
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