View Poll Results: What to do with the '68
Fix and finish (interior/AC/etc.) the rest of car
6
37.50%
Buy a new car and wait till next summer to fix the '68
10
62.50%
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What to do with '68? Let me hear your input.
05-22-2006, 08:41 AM
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What to do with '68? Let me hear your input. As some of you have read in a few posts made by me and other members, my '68 is currently wrecked. The chassis/body guy came by last night to take a look at me and tell me what the deal is. The frame is definitely twisted. He says he can straighten the frame and fix the body perfectly for $5,000. That is getting it done properly with a repaint.
So here is where I am looking for opinions. I was planning to buy another vehicle and make it my daily driver, before the accident happened, and make the '68 my weekend car. That way I would have all the luxuries of a new car (power windows, power locks, AC, heat, etc.). Now I will only have enough money for 1 vehicle.
So should I fix the '68, put in AC/heat full interior? Or should I wait till next summer to fix the '68 and buy a new car now?
Thanks
Kyle
So here is where I am looking for opinions. I was planning to buy another vehicle and make it my daily driver, before the accident happened, and make the '68 my weekend car. That way I would have all the luxuries of a new car (power windows, power locks, AC, heat, etc.). Now I will only have enough money for 1 vehicle.
So should I fix the '68, put in AC/heat full interior? Or should I wait till next summer to fix the '68 and buy a new car now?
Thanks
Kyle
05-22-2006, 08:55 AM
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Whatever you do I'd say try to hold on to the '68. They are getting harder and harder to find and if you already spent a lot of time and effort on it try to save up to get it the way you want it again later on when you are able to.
05-22-2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
buy something reliable and comfortable, take your time on the '68 and fix it right. Its just a "project" car, so don't get in a hurry with it if you don't have to.
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05-22-2006, 09:01 AM
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Everything will be done properly, id made sure the first time and will make sure the next time i fix it. I will not tolerate any of that 1" think bondo crap.
its great, wait and take your time with the 68 like tony said its a project car so its suposed to take a while. 
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05-23-2006, 03:58 PM
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yea, having this car sice i was 14 (currecnt 18) and building the car from a rolling chassis, i havent had enough money untill now to buy another car.
joshtownsend - haha, i am not going to sell the car but waiting till next summer to fix it is definetely an option.
joshtownsend - haha, i am not going to sell the car but waiting till next summer to fix it is definetely an option.
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just wait... its not like you havent spent some time on the car before... hah. i mean come on half the friday and saturday nights my junior and senior year we were workin on that bitch.. so if i drive my "new" truck down to texas this summer instead of fly wanna help me drop in a new cam?
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[QUOTE=joshtownsend - haha, i am not going to sell the car but waiting till next summer to fix it is definetely an option.[/QUOTE]
I didn't figure you would...but hey..never hurt to ask.. you really sure fix it. regardless if you are going to drive it daily or not. Just remember it didn't come with power steering.. something I would want to have...but hey...im lazy
I didn't figure you would...but hey..never hurt to ask.. you really sure fix it. regardless if you are going to drive it daily or not. Just remember it didn't come with power steering.. something I would want to have...but hey...im lazy