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Re: How far do I go with this restore?
[Re: Challenger 1]
#120444
09/14/08 08:44 AM
09/14/08 08:44 AM
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Florida
Dennispsalm91
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Florida
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I know were your at if you want to keep it, sooner or later your going to have to restore it. Bottom line is time, money is obviously a concern. I feel the biggest problem we run into is the time factor. You said you had a timeline of a year, ive found out that i myself couldnt set a timeline. Ive come to accept when its done its done. I got lucky i have a patient wife and 3 cars , all at different stages. One is done and driveable , one is very nice Challenger, just putting the final touches on it. This was a car someone did all the work, bodywork paint, ect. All i have to do is the motor and tranny. He was a guy who had 3 years into it and a ton of money. then he changed direction, so i got a great car at a great price. The last is a another Challenger, i took totally apart, just a few suprises. Like i said it'll get done when its done, but doing it myself has special meaning. It has taken me a couple years to collect, swap parts for this car. So its up to you, you might just want to drive it now, but for me if i was wanting to keep it over the long haul, id redo it.
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Re: How far do I go with this restore?
[Re: 1_WILD_RT]
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09/15/08 02:56 PM
09/15/08 02:56 PM
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Southern Maryland
klunick
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Southern Maryland
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I agree with everyone else here. I started the resto on my barracuda last fall. I now have the car stripped of everything and on a rotiserie. The undercoating got taken off with a needle scaler and revealed more bad news. I am media blasting the car to do it right the first time. That is my suggestion. Do it right the first time and take your time. I have hundreds of hours into this car but will have it ready for paint by the spring. Then all I have to do is come up with money for the motor and I am set. If you plan on keeping it, do it right. Most of us here will be honest and admit that our cars are in pieces. Once done with the cuda' I only have 3 more cars to go which means I will get done when I am 55????
67 Barracuda FB
69 Superbee
"Southern Maryland: If you want a good looking woman, you had better bring her with you"
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Re: How far do I go with this restore?
[Re: NV69B7RR]
#120456
09/19/08 11:21 AM
09/19/08 11:21 AM
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Posts: 3,533
Indiana
Fury Fan
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Indiana
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My  is to do your low buck fixes and drive it. Cause once you get the snowball rolling its hard to stop it. Save your $ for the resto later and gradually buy the parts you need for the resto.
 You've got most of the people suggesting you start a rotisserie resto on a 318 Barracuda. IMHO, that's a questionable investment, and cars must be viewed as an investment in case they get totalled (unless it's enjoyable to lose big $$$ on an over-invested car).
We haven't seen the car so we're all guessing on how bad it is, or what your budget is, or how much time you have.
I've been on both ends, and I'll take a 70% car I can drive and enjoy over a 5-year-in-the-making showcar EVERY day of the week.
Fix it, drive it, make sure you like it. Keep it out of the rain and the rust around the glass should not get out of hand.
Parts I seek:
driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set
16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better.
69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields
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Re: How far do I go with this restore?
[Re: 5wndwcpe]
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09/19/08 07:32 PM
09/19/08 07:32 PM
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Canuckville
68Cbarge
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Do it once and do it right. You cannot set a time line that is unrealistic and not factor in the rest of what we call life. I bought my car August of 2005.Started working on it in 2006. I am still tearing it down. Every year I say "It will get done" But I am in so deep I have to do it right. A/B/E guys have it easier than us C guys. At least if the rust is worse then you thought you can get reproduction panels.---Not C guys. A rule of thumb ,I learned for whatever rust to see---add 50% more for what you do not see and will discover.  For the whole story on my car,just click on the link in my sig...
'68 Newport Custom Barge on a Budget!! BOAB
1973 Satellite WAGON! 318- 3 on the tree!!
2008 Chrysler 300c HEMI!
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Re: How far do I go with this restore?
[Re: 68Cbarge]
#120460
09/22/08 06:11 PM
09/22/08 06:11 PM
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Posts: 902
Seattle, WA
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Seattle, WA
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You've got most of the people suggesting you start a rotisserie resto on a 318 Barracuda. IMHO, that's a questionable investment, and cars must be viewed as an investment in case they get totalled (unless it's enjoyable to lose big $$$ on an over-invested car).
We haven't seen the car so we're all guessing on how bad it is, or what your budget is, or how much time you have.
I've been on both ends, and I'll take a 70% car I can drive and enjoy over a 5-year-in-the-making showcar EVERY day of the week.
Fix it, drive it, make sure you like it. Keep it out of the rain and the rust around the glass should not get out of hand.
Very well said, and the reason my Cuda is a beater. I'd rather drive my black primer cuda with rust holes in the trunk than look at the shell of it hanging on a rotisserie in my garage. I don't have the money to farm out the work to someone else and I don't have the time to do the job right myself. For now at least, I'm happy to be able to tackle small projects. This winter I'll repair the grille and recover the front seats. Last year it was repair the clock, tach and gauges. BTW, I just had a new windshield put in and yes I had some rust damage in the window channel. I cleaned it up as best I could, applied some rust treatment and had a new windshield slapped in. The car is only driven on sunny days and is always garaged. Sure I've got some rust, but it won't be totally eating the car in the next ten years.
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Jay
