i need some opinions on whether or not to scrap a body or not. im building a 71 soon to be done with the chasis. the body needs about eveything, trunks rotted, needs floor pans all the way from the firewall to under the rear seat, rear inner fender wells, where the bottom of the fenders bolt to the body just in front of the rocker panals has rotted away, after removing the headliner i found a couple of drilled holes with bondo swerlydoos coming out of them. i hate to think of what ill find after stripping the paint. any advice from someone whos been there done that?
should i junk it
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i need some opinions on whether or not to scrap a body or not. im building a 71 soon to be done with the chasis. the body needs about eveything, trunks rotted, needs floor pans all the way from the firewall to under the rear seat, rear inner fender wells, where the bottom of the fenders bolt to the body just in front of the rocker panals has rotted away, after removing the headliner i found a couple of drilled holes with bondo swerlydoos coming out of them. i hate to think of what ill find after stripping the paint. any advice from someone whos been there done that?
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I actually had a buddy or restored one that when he stripped the roof he found a couple of 'dings' that were filled in with plastic. So instead of taking the chance he turned it into a vinyl top car. I think it was only a matter of buying a few extra moldings.. It turned out pretty good. The only other option is to find an 'old timer' who is willing and good at leading! Good luck!
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wow skull that car needs a ton of work, I thought mine was bad. I'm kinda bummed about seeing some chevelles in the want ad in great shape for cheap prices, kinda makes me wonder why I restored this one. 
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Should you scrap it? How much do you love your car?
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i know your pain skull i have a 67 ss also it need about the same amount of work. i'm not giving up though i am saving this one from the yard. it will be something that i can honestly say i did and did it right. jump in feet first and make it happen and save another piece or muscle car history you will enjoy it, hate it, get frustrated at it, and eventually love it. If you do decide to get shed of it how much for it, what all does it still have on it.
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i have a 67 ss also it need about the same amount of work. i'm not giving up though i am saving this one from the yard. it will be something that i can honestly say i did and did it right. jump in feet first and make it happen and save another piece or muscle car history you will enjoy it, hate it, get frustrated at it, and eventually love it. If you do decide to get shed of it how much for it, what all does it still have on it.jamie
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I just recently did the same thing, was restoring a rust bucket, had it pretty far along chassis and suspensionwise, but found another car that was way more done and cleaner, I just did some math... by the time I get the body done on car A I would have spent XX dollars, it was cheaper to buy a car that had a clean body then spend the money patching panels on car A, so what I did with car A is take the motor/trans out of car B, made car A a nice roller with motor and trans and sold it to re-coop my costs on the purchase of car B.
so in short, one mans junk is another man's treasure. Sell the bucket and put that money towards a car that is less of a project.
so in short, one mans junk is another man's treasure. Sell the bucket and put that money towards a car that is less of a project.
I wouldn't necessarily scrap it...
But, I would probably look for a suitable replacement body, and once you find that better body and get it ready to go, then swap the bodies and put it for sale... You might find someone willing to take on such a project, and therefore partially pay for the better body...
With the price of old cars and parts, I would think carefully before scrapping anything...
But, I would probably look for a suitable replacement body, and once you find that better body and get it ready to go, then swap the bodies and put it for sale... You might find someone willing to take on such a project, and therefore partially pay for the better body...
With the price of old cars and parts, I would think carefully before scrapping anything...
if i got rid of anything it would only be the body. iv got way to much money into the chasis. iv got no problem doing the work, i just want this thing done in atleast the next 5 years. there is a certain amount of pride that can be taken frome sticking with it. plus sence im such an anal SOB. i know it will be done right. i kinda feel like id be hurting its feelings anyway. only time will tell.
only time will tell.I had a similar experience with my 68. I wasn't looking for a car but ran across a 68 at "the right price." Gave 300 bucks for it. Started working on it and got the motor in it and suspension finished. But every time I walked in the shop, i just cringed at the rotted quarters and the hole the size of my fist in the roof. A friend of mine kept telling me to just find another body and save the headache. Well I did. Found a decent body and between the two cars had a ton of parts to make the one I'm working on. Have sold a lot of the extra parts on eBay to fund the project.
I am now a firm believer in starting with a good foundation to avoid the headaches and expense of a basket case (unless the car has some real sentimental value).
Good luck figuring out what to do!
I am now a firm believer in starting with a good foundation to avoid the headaches and expense of a basket case (unless the car has some real sentimental value).
Good luck figuring out what to do!
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