Need help, looking to buy a 68 Camaro

[Al Moreno]

It's been twenty years since I sold my 68 Camaro Convertible. I tired of living vicariously through this web site.

I'm interested in a 68 or 69. perhaps a convertible.

This Saturday, I went to see two Camaro that are on E-bay. The 1st one had need new floor pan, trunk, quarters, etc.....

The second seems to have a really nice body. The last owner had it for 20 years and was a mneber on the local Camaro club.

My main concern is getting car with a clean, no rust body. The paint on this car is eleven years old but looks new and it doesn't have any bobbling.

My goal is to end up with a car that's like the DSE test cars. Something i can hammer on track day and not be worried if I get a chip.

I value your guys opinion, can you give me your thoughts.

Below is the link to the listing,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-Chevy-Camaro-327-mint-1st-Gen-No-Reserve-100K-mile_W0QQitemZ250448939953QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Ca %20rs_Trucks?hash=item3a4feb8bb1&_trksid=p4506.c0.m24%205&_trkparms=65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Thanks in advance guys

Al

[paulk68]

coming from someone who has a rusted out 68 camaro shell. i would highly suggest getting the one that has the least amount of rust that you can. body work is so expensive.

[jack67rs]

replacing sheet metal can add up fast and requires alot of work, but when you say you want to turn it into something like DSE's test cars, that other car looks awfully clean to start with. If you are going to mintub and change front sub, new suspension, maybe different engine, etc. I would look for a clean project :D , I know, good luck!

Is that second car as clean as it looks (rust)? my car started as a complete runner several years ago, but once I spent all that time welding on it and fixing all the rust, I sure wish I would of just found a clean tub. I ended up ditching most of the car and replacing everything all together with new and aftermarket parts anyways. And one thing is for sure nothing beats original sheet metal, replacement panels suck for the most part!

[70rs]

There are a couple decent ones around here. PM sent.

[Al Moreno]

There are a couple decent ones around here. PM sent.


Let me know if you got my reply.

[BritishGreen68]

Well i guess you should really make an exact outline of what you want first, colors and all. I spent quite a bit of money changing my mind lots of times on my car.
Are you planning on painting a car a certain color or do you want a done car you can just upgrade? That particular car looks really clean but has some rather ugly stripes just my opinion of course.. Sometimes its easier to find one that is kinda rough and doing body and paint yourself so you know what it has on it. That car could be full of bondo and who knows what, and once you find that out your going to be redoing it anyway, but you just paid a finished price for it, just an example.. if you can crawl all over it and under it with a flashlight and whatnot and it looks nice then that camaro does look pretty good. Another thing is if your going to change the interior color and all that you might as well get one with ratty interior and throw that in the garbage instead know what i mean..?

[ProdigyCustoms]

Your welcome to give me a call and discuss goal and budget. That is what we do. I probably do not have anything to sell you, but might be able to guide you.

[Al Moreno]

Chris,

Your right, with the car, I will be throwing the interior away and having it repainted black or silver down the road.

I probably wouldn't wait to get rid of the sizzy strips by repainting the hood and trunk. They were done nicely. The strip are under the clear coat and supposedly it's PPG paint. Unfortunately, the blueish color on the strip looks a little girly to me.

My biggest attraction to the car is that the body is really clean in person. This would allow me to do the mechanical as the budget allows without having to worry about replacing the floor 1st, etc... This also would give me the opportunity to drive to car to church and enjoy it some on the weekends.

I will take a magnet next time I go see it make sure it's not a bondo queen.

Frank, I will try to call you today. Thanks for your time in advance.

[Al Moreno]

Guys here's my goal. I'm looking to attack the build in stages over the next three years. I budgeting $20,000 for each year.

1) Suspension: DSE Sub, Quadra Link, Mini tub, Sub Frame connectors, Brakes and Wheels/tires.

2) Drivetrain: LS3, 5 or 6 Speed and all the other peripheral that come along with the conversion.

3) Interior: Black Deluxe, Dynomat, Upgraded front seat, etc.

4) Paint: Black or Silver, RS grille, cowl hood, etc.

I giving you my thoughts because I value the input.

[70rs]

Al, I think the blue one in the e bay ad looks good in the pics but I feel like the one up here is maybe a little closer to what you might want based on your outline for the future build. Let me know if you want me to go get better detail pics and a total rundown on the mechanical side of things. It is driver ready too so it could be enjoyed a bit before teardown. And I think the one up here could be had for less than the one on e bay.

PM sent with my cell number. What area code will you be calling from?

[rich-allen]

I purchased my car as "ready to drive" and paid a pretty penny for it too.

Shortly after purchasing it I decided I wanted to upgrade the brakes to and wheels........ 2 years and $70K later my car still isn't finished.
I decided to go with a newer corvette motor, suspension and all the goodies that make a good track/street driver.
If I had it to do all over again, I would either purchase a car already done or I would have bought a completed shell from someone like Mikes Custom cars http://www.mikescustomcars.com/


Yes, shelling out $20k for a complete frame and body seems like a lot of cash however, the fact the car is ready for finish paint when it arrives at your door is a major relief.

I have another year and $20K (including paint) before my project is completed. My point is, if your looking to build a pro-touring car, buying a ready for the road car is more expensive than buying a good shell.

Good luck,

rich

[Vegas69]

I'd have to disagree Rich. I picked up a super clean original 307 car for 14k complete and drove perfect. I sold off over 2k worth of parts so I was 12k into the car. It needed around 2500 in body repairs before paint and I ended up with GM sheet metal with some small patches. Some of those little parts aren't reproduced and can't be bought out of a catalog.

Now if your talking about buying a 30k car with wheels, engine, tranny, etc. you aren't going to reuse and aren't worth much then I agree.

[Al Moreno]

I'm going to see it today. Can you guys tell me what you think?

What would you offer for the car?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-COUPE-327-PS-PB-56-000-ORIG-MILES_W0QQitemZ120438776663QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_C ars_Trucks?hash=item1c0ab5e357&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A7%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[buickfunnycar.com]

Car looks clean enough...what's with that hockey stripe?:_paranoid