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 Jan 29 2014, 01:05 AM
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Jan 29 2014, 02:42 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 51 Joined: 27-February 08 From: Houston Member No.: 2,131 |
Wow.....the possibilities.....
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Jan 29 2014, 08:06 AM
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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 |
I'm curious, what would you guys do with it?
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Jan 29 2014, 01:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 491 Joined: 12-January 07 Member No.: 1,587 |
My shell is no longer viable so I've been hunting for a good one to begin a CP build with. It would be nice to have one with no extras installed so I don't have to bother stripping it and this is probably the only truly rust free car you will find. Starting with perfect paint is a bonus as well.
On the other hand, part of me really wants to see it preserved as it is. |
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Jan 29 2014, 01:43 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 240 Joined: 19-January 12 Member No.: 141,541 |
Filed this under the "if I were rich and could do my CMC build over again" category.
Had no idea BIWs existed for our cars! |
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Jan 29 2014, 05:43 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,884 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
Build a frame that bolts to the suspension points and hang it on the wall of the shop!!
(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) Or better, convert our 95 Z28 convertible to a 2000 hardtop! It'll probably cost almost the asking price to ship just about anywhere. |
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Jan 29 2014, 05:45 PM
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ReEntryRacer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 618 Joined: 8-December 04 From: British Columbia, Canada Member No.: 569 |
QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jan 29 2014, 09:43 AM)  It'll probably cost almost the asking price to ship just about anywhere. Unless its only a 5-hour drive away!!! Now to talk to the 'boss'....!! |
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Jan 30 2014, 04:23 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 51 Joined: 27-February 08 From: Houston Member No.: 2,131 |
AI car......
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Feb 1 2014, 06:45 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,511 Joined: 14-November 04 From: Homer Glen, IL Member No.: 540 |
Too much money for an AI chassis for the amount of cutting you'll have to do on it anyway. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Feb 1 2014, 11:55 AM
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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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Feb 1 2014, 04:58 PM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
As I understood it, most race teams bought a street car and a BIW. They started on the cage for the BIW and sourced all the other stuff off of the street car. Once you moved everything you needed over to the BIW, you sell off/scrap the remains of the street chassis. By the time you buy all the door handles and little nuts and bolts, you may as well just buy the donor car (or so it seems).
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Feb 3 2014, 01:33 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,884 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
Nah, they just found something similar in the parking lot and left the shell sitting on 4X4blocks of wood. You gotta stay under budget you know!!
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