PaceCarNut
09-06-2005, 02:35 PM
Was it a rust bucket? A daily driver? a X-code car, say an X22 or an X33? what did you have invested when you got started?
Here is way I ask, I have owned a 69 camaro for about all of my 25 years of adult driving. A little over a year ago, was in Phoenix, AZ and went with a friend to look at some cars in his 69 convertible, From that minute on, I was HOOKED Within 72 hrs. I flew over 7000 miles and purchased my first pace car. Dont get me wrong, I still love the coupes also, I have 2 of them. But here is why I ask the question above.
I have a coupe that I have 3000.00 in but it need both full quarters, Do to being a drag car. it will need all floors from front to the rear tail panel and could use outer rocker panels if I ever wanted to put her back on the street, OR, I have this pace car here, (Scott, Could you post the pic for me? I will email it to you) When I got it, It was a runner, but it was ready for restoration but the flooors, trunk pans, shock towers, fenders and the left 1/4 is solid. The only spot needing attention is the right 1/4 just above the wheel opening and the dash panel has some minimum rust. This car still has all its original metal plus only has 54K documented miles. It does not have original motor ot trans though. I could sell alot of the parts off this car, rearend, cowl air cleaner for an automatic, brake master cylinder and booster etc,etc,etc. to recoupe some of the 21K that was spent to purchase this car.
I want to install the DS&E quadra link system with the big wheel tubs, along with a mild mannered LSx engine and 6 spd. gearbox. So I guess where im going, is I could spend another 30K restoring it and sell it for between 50K and 60K, since its not NOM motor and trans, no POP either, I cannot get in touch with original owner, got his name and number, But no one ever awnsers the phone. or I could spend 30K on it and make it a nice PT car and sell for about the same monies. Just the world is less 1 original restored Z11 pace car? What would you do??? :willy:
Here is way I ask, I have owned a 69 camaro for about all of my 25 years of adult driving. A little over a year ago, was in Phoenix, AZ and went with a friend to look at some cars in his 69 convertible, From that minute on, I was HOOKED Within 72 hrs. I flew over 7000 miles and purchased my first pace car. Dont get me wrong, I still love the coupes also, I have 2 of them. But here is why I ask the question above.
I have a coupe that I have 3000.00 in but it need both full quarters, Do to being a drag car. it will need all floors from front to the rear tail panel and could use outer rocker panels if I ever wanted to put her back on the street, OR, I have this pace car here, (Scott, Could you post the pic for me? I will email it to you) When I got it, It was a runner, but it was ready for restoration but the flooors, trunk pans, shock towers, fenders and the left 1/4 is solid. The only spot needing attention is the right 1/4 just above the wheel opening and the dash panel has some minimum rust. This car still has all its original metal plus only has 54K documented miles. It does not have original motor ot trans though. I could sell alot of the parts off this car, rearend, cowl air cleaner for an automatic, brake master cylinder and booster etc,etc,etc. to recoupe some of the 21K that was spent to purchase this car.
I want to install the DS&E quadra link system with the big wheel tubs, along with a mild mannered LSx engine and 6 spd. gearbox. So I guess where im going, is I could spend another 30K restoring it and sell it for between 50K and 60K, since its not NOM motor and trans, no POP either, I cannot get in touch with original owner, got his name and number, But no one ever awnsers the phone. or I could spend 30K on it and make it a nice PT car and sell for about the same monies. Just the world is less 1 original restored Z11 pace car? What would you do??? :willy: