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| I build race cars      Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874  | 
				Ya, there's the money, but I'm having trouble seeing much value in that as a donor car even if it was 1/2 that cost. The only advantage I see for a AI/AIX/ST build would be the lack of body seam sealer (I can't tell from the pics but AFAIK the BW chassis have no seam sealer). The black paint is horrible, the exterior will get trashed during the build but the interior would be much better to build in just primer. There are lots of clean rust free nearly free chassis out here, the BIW would save maybe 5-10hrs prep vs a boneyard donor. And all the suspension bits and a Kmember have to be sourced before it can even be rolled around without a dolly. This thing would nickel dime a build budget.
				
				
				
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 landstuhltaylor   Who wants a BIW   Jan 29 2014, 01:05 AM
 landstuhltaylor   Who wants a BIW   Jan 29 2014, 01:05 AM 
  rsmith350   Wow.....the possibilities.....   Jan 29 2014, 02:42 AM
 rsmith350   Wow.....the possibilities.....   Jan 29 2014, 02:42 AM 
  Blainefab   I'm curious, what would you guys do with it?   Jan 29 2014, 08:06 AM
 Blainefab   I'm curious, what would you guys do with it?   Jan 29 2014, 08:06 AM 
  landstuhltaylor   My shell is no longer viable so I've been hunt...   Jan 29 2014, 01:02 PM
 landstuhltaylor   My shell is no longer viable so I've been hunt...   Jan 29 2014, 01:02 PM 
  Pranav   Filed this under the "if I were rich and coul...   Jan 29 2014, 01:43 PM
 Pranav   Filed this under the "if I were rich and coul...   Jan 29 2014, 01:43 PM 
  CrashTestDummy   Build a frame that bolts to the suspension points ...   Jan 29 2014, 05:43 PM
 CrashTestDummy   Build a frame that bolts to the suspension points ...   Jan 29 2014, 05:43 PM
 
  ReEntryRacer   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jan 29 2014, 09:4...   Jan 29 2014, 05:45 PM
 ReEntryRacer   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jan 29 2014, 09:4...   Jan 29 2014, 05:45 PM 
  rsmith350   AI car......   Jan 30 2014, 04:23 PM
 rsmith350   AI car......   Jan 30 2014, 04:23 PM 
  nape   Too much money for an AI chassis for the amount of...   Feb 1 2014, 06:45 AM
 nape   Too much money for an AI chassis for the amount of...   Feb 1 2014, 06:45 AM 
  trackbird   As I understood it, most race teams bought a stree...   Feb 1 2014, 04:58 PM
 trackbird   As I understood it, most race teams bought a stree...   Feb 1 2014, 04:58 PM 
  CrashTestDummy   Nah, they just found something similar in the park...   Feb 3 2014, 01:33 PM
 CrashTestDummy   Nah, they just found something similar in the park...   Feb 3 2014, 01:33 PM|   | 
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