took me the better part of a decade, but it's a 100 point restoration.
i just bought a 66 coupe for $1000, and want to drop a new engine in it.
however, i'm torn if i should find an older engine and rebuild it, or buy a new repoduction.
i only have a few grand to spend on the engine.
Mar-21-2006 00:05
BTG
Ez skinz ez lyfe
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Milton ON
i wana get a 68 el camino, duno if it makes any sense to do so because it might be in the shop more than its on the road.
Mar-21-2006 00:07
enferno
Penus Maximus
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: jesus land
quote:
Originally posted by BTG
i wana get a 68 el camino, duno if it makes any sense to do so because it might be in the shop more than its on the road.
send it my way along wtih $10k and i'll restore it for you
Mar-21-2006 00:11
jonSun
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Chicago CTA #77
I got this old junk for free from a lot near my uncles way out in the boonies.
I had to invest about $2000 into it & about 2 months of having my friend work on it, but in the end it turned out pretty good.
Most of the conversion parts i found cheap on the internet.
Heres an after picture.
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Mar-21-2006 00:17
jonze
Unicorn Farts
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: where blue skies meet the sunrise
my uncles do this in their spare time. one of the cars was a '73 trans-am with a 454. another one they did was a '67 vette. it was bought for $16,000 and it got appraised for over $50,000.
Mar-21-2006 00:25
grooviebeats
peanut butter jelly time
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Jacksonville Fl
find a old one and rebuild it. Do it the way you want it and do it right.
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Mar-21-2006 00:26
XoxidE
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: TX TXTA: #79
Ive always wanted to get a 67 mustang fastback and make it like "eleanor", like the gone in 60 seconds movie. ...
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Mar-21-2006 00:29
Audious
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2006
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by XoxidE
Ive always wanted to get a 67 mustang fastback and make it like "eleanor", like the gone in 60 seconds movie. ...
Eleanor was a Ford GT.
Yet another thread where people pretend to know about cars, but really, they don't know shit.
Mar-21-2006 00:35
enferno
Penus Maximus
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: jesus land
quote:
Originally posted by Audious
Eleanor was a Ford GT.
Yet another thread where people pretend to know about cars, but really, they don't know shit.
eleanor was actually a 67 fastback converted, by mr. shelby, into a gt500
Mar-21-2006 00:40
Audious
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2006
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by enferno
eleanor was actually a 67 fastback converted, by mr. shelby, into a gt500
I'll admit, haven't seen the movie since it came out. I remembered the GT half of GT500, couldn't remember what it looked like. I apologize.
Mar-21-2006 00:48
enferno
Penus Maximus
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: jesus land
quote:
Originally posted by Audious
I'll admit, haven't seen the movie since it came out. I remembered the GT half of GT500, couldn't remember what it looked like. I apologize.
GT is just the title that Shelby gave it after the souped it up.
basically, all Shelby was was a 3rd party souper-upper.
the bought factory mustangs, souped them both cosmetically and performance wise, and sold them again.
they never really made that many of them, but they are fucking sweet cars.
Mar-21-2006 00:50
Audious
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2006
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by enferno
GT is just the title that Shelby gave it after the souped it up.
basically, all Shelby was was a 3rd party souper-upper.
the bought factory mustangs, souped them both cosmetically and performance wise, and sold them again.
they never really made that many of them, but they are fucking sweet cars.
I know what Shelby is and what the GT500 is. I just thought it was Ford's supercar, the Ford GT.
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