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: Your Wife or your Momma wouldn't let you drive it! Whats it worth?


1tuffgeek
Sep 1st, 09, 9:25 PM
I have been toying with selling my car. I have done a ton of work to it as you will see over the last couple of years. I am
interested in getting another project to build up again. Obviously its only worth what someone would pay, but need help with a
ball park. Stats below.

1971 Chevelle SS <clone> "This car is from Seattle and has zero rust issues."

Inside:
Everything in the interior has been replaced. I am 6'1" tall so I made new seat frame brackets that moved the seat back and still
allows it to go forward for the vertically challenged. So its real comfortable to drive.
-Newly covered bucket seats.
-New console
-New Wood Grant Steering wheel with SS bezel
-New guages
-New carpet
-Front kick panels with new ABS speaker inserts molded into them
-CD player with Amplifier running MBQuart separates up front and back
-separate tach with racing signal light
-New seals around doors and windows
-Adjustable drivers side mirror
-Power drivers and passenger windows
-Power door locks with remote

Trunk:
-quality correct splatter paint job
-Nice amp display
-Power trunk pop with release from inside vehicle

Wheels:
-20X10 Chrome Coys in the rear
-18X9 Chrome Coys in the front
-Z rated tires

Exterior:
-Painted in 2008 base/clear coat
-Cowl induction hood with functional flapper door
-HID custom headlights with blue angel eyes
-Custom Rear L.E.D tail lights that sequentially light up!
-Custom electric auxilarily fan mounted on outside of radiator to prevent that temp going up
-All new emblems and chrome bumpers
-New wheel lip molding chrome
-No rust
-Very straight

Suspension: "Pro Touring"
<rear>
-Lower boxed control arms powder coated black
-QA1 12 way adjustable shocks
-QA 1 550Lb springs
-New control bushings
-Edelbrock upper rear adjustable control arms
-F41 braces
<front>
-SPC adjustable upper control arms with 5" sleeves and a 0 degree plate for .5 negative camber
-Howe Racing long ball joints from SC&C
-Lower tubular control arms
-custom heavy duty ball joints
-New stock height spindles
-QA1 12 way adjustable coil over 550LB springs
-New steering linkage
-AGR 12:1 racing power steering box
Brakes:
<rear>
-11" CPP disc brakes with slotted and cross drilled rotors
-new rear brake lines
<front>
-11" CPP disc brakes with slotted and cross drilled rotors
-new rear brake lines
-new proportioning valve
-electric brake pressure pump for a constant 22" of vaccuum
-new master cylinder and booster
ENGINE:
-454 bored .30 over
-Solid roller cam
-Hydaulic lifters
-Forged Keith Black pistons
-9:5:1 compression
-871 Iron Heads
-All new internals...too much to list
Dyno Speaks for itself below. 544HP 566 TRQ

Transmission:
-4 speed M20 Muncie - recently rebuilt
-New Hurst Competition shifter

Rear End:
-Eaton Possie with 3.73 Gears
-Custom 28.75 Dutchman axles w/ c-clip eliminators
-12 Bolt


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bobj_70
Sep 1st, 09, 10:37 PM
$15-20K but hot damn that motor looks amazing...

69F41SS
Sep 1st, 09, 10:50 PM
I would lean more to the 20k. I am not really into that year or pro touring but this is a nice package, well presented.

dgwar
Sep 2nd, 09, 7:37 AM
Very nice, 12-15K in this market

bcice
Sep 2nd, 09, 11:14 AM
Very nice, 12-15K in this market

WHAT!!!? Are things really that bad in your area? A 20 thousand dollar price tag on that car and I would think it would sell in a real hurry around here.

SS427Rick
Sep 2nd, 09, 1:38 PM
WHAT!!!? Are things really that bad in your area? A 20 thousand dollar price tag on that car and I would think it would sell in a real hurry around here.

I could sell five of them today at $20,000 in my area. I bought a 69 Camaro RS that needs work a couple weeks back and I could have doubled my money on it two days after I bought it.

bcice
Sep 2nd, 09, 3:13 PM
If you put that car on the side of the road on King George highway in Vancouver with a 25 thousand dollar price tag in it, it would be sold before lunch. You would have to sit with it or it would be stolen before lunch too. I think they might leave those tires and rims behind though. Old style cars need old style tires and rims

Berto
Sep 2nd, 09, 3:37 PM
Love the engine, the car looks straight as an arrow, god i must be getting old i think i am out of a couple generation gaps. I just cant get my mind around having a car with 16,17,18s, 19,s 25,s 29s,

I spose i am an old fart that wants to clear speed bumps and run with 15's.

704EVER
Sep 2nd, 09, 4:59 PM
Very nice, 12-15K in this market

Things aren't that bad!!:noway:

animal69
Sep 2nd, 09, 5:13 PM
Are you Canadian guys talking US dollars or Canadian dollars? 20K US is about 22.1K Canadian right now.

savage71chevelless
Sep 2nd, 09, 6:13 PM
Very nice, 12-15K in this market

12K? Either this is 1989, or I will take 6 at that price today!

bcice
Sep 2nd, 09, 6:24 PM
I think it would sell real quick here for 25 thousand Canadian. In this neck of the woods that car is worth a a lot more than 12-15 thousand U.S. (Right now that is $13200- $16500 Canadian.) If I saw that car advertsed in a local autotrader or craigslist here, it would not surprise me at all to see it listed in the high 20's.

BlksilveradoSS
Sep 2nd, 09, 6:32 PM
That car is bad ass! I assume the taillights are spaghetti engineering. I wouldn't think 25 is out of line. You def couldn't build it for that much. Good luck with the sale

ironhead
Sep 2nd, 09, 9:01 PM
Love the engine, the car looks straight as an arrow, god i must be getting old i think i am out of a couple generation gaps. I just cant get my mind around having a car with 16,17,18s, 19,s 25,s 29s,

I spose i am an old fart that wants to clear speed bumps and run with 15's.

You are not alone and I agree with you.^.

bcice
Sep 2nd, 09, 10:35 PM
Just curious Tom, What would you like to get for it, or what area were you looking for?

1ATony
Sep 3rd, 09, 12:55 PM
That's a sweet ride.Nice job

bobj_70
Sep 3rd, 09, 1:49 PM
You are not alone and I agree with you.^.
I'm 17 and i agree with him. lol

1tuffgeek
Sep 3rd, 09, 3:01 PM
With the economy around 20-22K on Ebay is what I am thinking....

As far as the large wheels and tires, I wanted to build a pro-touring type car. One that I could drive hard. I live in MN and we have a lot of county roades with twists and turns and I really enjoy driving a car, not just riding in one. I too like the 15" SS GM wheels, I think they look sharp. But try going around a corner in a lowered car with stiffer suspension at 50+ mph....Doesn't handle as nice. Plus I am a big Chip Foose fan and really like that style. But your right there is nothing better than an all stock machine. But to each his own right?

I am not totally locked on selling it yet, but I really enjoy the part of getting parts off the truck in the mail, the planning, and the building. Driving and car shows are fun, don't get me wrong, but I get the itch for something new. These days the prices are so high even for a beater car, to restore your happy to break even. I didn't get into this to make money. If you do, good for you, but for me when I drive my car I can't wipe off the smirk.....