I saw one old one that needs work, anyone done this before

if the end product could look anything like this i'll be more than satisfied



my question is say i get this for $1000
what should i expect to do in order to have a good vehicle,
is major body work necessary, engine, etc?

8/23/2009 9:37:30 PM

get your troll shit out of the garage

8/23/2009 9:50:37 PM

hey if you dont have good advice i suggest you get out of here
i saw a camaro at my mechanic, im gonna place an offer and make it like new
this is because im not getting the crossfire

8/23/2009 9:53:19 PM

Start with one that has a clean body (no rust, minimal dents). You'll be thankful you did later...

The rest can be replaced "easily," but if you are having frame/body issues, you might as well just start from scratch.

[Edited on August 23, 2009 at 9:55 PM. Reason : .]

8/23/2009 9:53:42 PM

maybe you can build it into a "Crossfire Edition"

8/23/2009 10:04:39 PM

Quote :

"my question is say i get this for $1000 what should i expect to do in order to have a good vehicle, is major body work necessary, engine, etc?"

In theory, if you find a 68/69 for $1,000 you can expect to replace every fucking thing on it and get nothing but a title out of the deal.

Now if you actually find a 68/69 car for that price you're going to have to look at it yourself and see if there is anything usable there.

8/23/2009 10:46:47 PM

you wont find a camaro from those years for less than about $4000 in any shape.

if you do find one for $1000 expect to pay upwards of $20,000 to have it in perfect shape.

you wont be able to do the work on it urself though, I highly highly doubt you would be able to get anyone to restore it for any less time than 6 months to a year and they are gonna rape you on the price they charge.

its not worth it, especially not a car thats selling point is $1000

8/24/2009 1:14:42 AM

a good friend of mine tackled this exact job when we were finishing college 7 years ago. i believe he paid 2-3 grand for the car. as everyone is mentioned pretty much everything has had to be replaced, fixed, plenty of rust.............and hes still working on it.

8/24/2009 6:38:08 AM

you can build an entire 68/69 camaro from a catalog. frame and everything.

[Edited on August 24, 2009 at 7:13 AM. Reason : fda]

8/24/2009 7:13:28 AM

We did this with a 67 Chevelle when I was in high school. Even with a father and uncle who grew up working on cars we still had probably 10 grand in a full frame off resto. And it was good for "problems" once every 4-6 months for 3-4 years.

1) Fuse/wiring block through the firewall came mysteriously loose and kept the car from cranking.
2) Pinion nut worked itself loose and caused the rearend to start trying to lock up
3) Tossed the fan belt off on a high speed pass after a football game one night.
4) Destroyed the upper link of one of the front A arms (probably from too much clutch hopping the front end)
5) Eventually, a lifter started sticking and destroyed 2 camshafts before we (my dad and I) got vetoed by the boss (mom) on a full roller setup in the 454 in favor of a different "known-good" 396.

I think that was the major stuff. There were other minor things that would crop up from time to time.

Buying a classic for a DD should be reserved for those with more money than they have time or those that can wrench on them whenever necessary. You don't seem to fit either of those categories.

8/24/2009 8:32:42 AM

this will cost way more than a crossfire

8/24/2009 4:10:47 PM

Not if you half-ass it. Build quality should be the same for both then as well

I keed.

8/24/2009 4:48:14 PM

you never sausage a place

10/15/2009 9:48:47 AM