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Jeff Bennett
I'm a total novice. Am I getting over my head with this car? Does the rust
look like something not wort dealing with?
Jeff
look like something not wort dealing with?
Jeff
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Jeff Bennett
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Jeff Bennett
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duke39
There are so many variables here...like, How badly do you want this car?, Do
you have plenty of money to restore it?, or Do you want to restore it (
almost anything can be repaired now days), Do you want this car because of
the make and model or just to have a car? see> all these are decisions that
you have to make, I know I'm not being much help but it needs thought when
buying something like this,,and another thing is...how far away from the
seller are you? is the car dependable to drive it home? Things to think
about [^__^], If you REALLY REALLY WANT IT !! then you will be sorry if you
don't go for it. Best of luck to you [^__^]
Cheers, Roger
you have plenty of money to restore it?, or Do you want to restore it (
almost anything can be repaired now days), Do you want this car because of
the make and model or just to have a car? see> all these are decisions that
you have to make, I know I'm not being much help but it needs thought when
buying something like this,,and another thing is...how far away from the
seller are you? is the car dependable to drive it home? Things to think
about [^__^], If you REALLY REALLY WANT IT !! then you will be sorry if you
don't go for it. Best of luck to you [^__^]
Cheers, Roger
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mjc
Jeff said:
If you can afford to have the rust repaired professionally, a
Jensen P1800 this nice is very rare - they were known to be rust
buckets with mediocre assembly quality. I guess after all these
years a few of them have survived because they were exceptional...
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User
Cutting out the rusted spots in the floor and rebuilding the jack point
boxes is a pretty technical time consuming job. If you want to learn a
lot about metalworking go for it. Either replace or have the gas tank
lined. Replace the fuel and brake hard lines.
BTW I've met Irv Gordon and worked on his car. This car is nothing like
his. When I first saw Irv's car it was closing in on a million miles and
it looked as if it was only six months old.
Bob
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Jeff Bennett
So you would wait for a better example?
Jeff
Jeff
User said:
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~^ beancounter ~^
my opinion is: buy it if you can get it for < $2k, and
have another $10k in the bank for repair and upgrades...
otherwise...keep l@@kin'.......
have another $10k in the bank for repair and upgrades...
otherwise...keep l@@kin'.......
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Jamie
Nice car, now all you need is a woman named "Pussy Galore" to ride
beside you. LOL
I like the P1800s
beside you. LOL
I like the P1800s
J
Jeff Bennett
The real trick is to keep "Pussy Galore" from going ballistic when she finds
out I'm looking at a 44 year old car.
Jeff
out I'm looking at a 44 year old car.
Jeff
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User
It's hard to find one that's not rusted underneath, but there are some.
I'd buy one with serious mechanical defects that had a really sound
unibody than one with structural problems. The cars are so simple that
you can find tons of people to work on the mechanical problems, but
finding a good restoration shop that's affordable for something less
than show car quality is very hard to do. There's a shop near my area
that does excellent body restoration work, however they want $10K up
front, and the car will be parked outside the shop for at least 6 months
before they evn touch it. Seldom will a job come in for less than $10K.
They usually go over before the car leaves--most times a gorgeous
trailer queen that only drives in parking lots and arenas for shows.
The alternative is to have a garage, spend lots of time with an Easrwood
catalog, buy a bunch of tools, learn how to weld, fabricate and shape
metal pieces and dp it all yourself. IF you've got the time and
inclination. Either way ir's not cheap.
On the other hand you may be able to find one that someone has done the
body restoration to that will sell it for less than $10K and you'll have
what you really want without all the associated hassle. Upholstery work
can be done anywhere, paint work can be done anywhere, interior trim and
plastic bits can be had and is all DIY fiddling. I'd look at more dough
and let the eBay beater ride.
Bob
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jmcgill
User said:
Here in Arizona it's hard to find a car that's got any rust anywhere.
When you do, it's either somebody who has driven to San Diego on the
weekends, or it's a car that has been brought here from elsewhere.
That said, my Volvo is from Halifax. My body paint is oxidizing and
flaking off (sun exposure), but even after more than 10 years in Canada,
no rust underneath or anywhere else I can find.