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Offline JS27N0B

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Re: Restore or buy. What would you do?
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2008 - 12:55:19 PM »
      It is a factory 440 sixpack car and came as you see it,


If it's a factory 440 6 car why aren't the rear leaf spring hangers boxed :clueless:


To the original question, If I had the money I'd buy a done car while values are in check and add to my investment portfolio!!
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Re: Restore or buy. What would you do?
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2008 - 03:21:30 PM »
I don't know the rule of thumb with torque boxes on 70 B bodies, maybe Scott Smith will chime in, but I don't know if any 70 B body v code cars had them?  The Bee is a real V code car, if you notice, it is also a 22" radiator car as it is coded for an open 3.23 rear end.  There are 2 buildsheets with the car.  I have a V code 4 speed Superbird that has a SPD 7 days after this car that also does not have torque boxes.

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Re: Restore or buy. What would you do?
« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2008 - 05:53:17 PM »
I have seen an original V code Roadrunner without the torque boxes.  I don't know if they all came without them, but at least one did.
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Re: Restore or buy. What would you do?
« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2008 - 08:11:23 AM »



To the original question, If I had the money I'd buy a done car while values are in check and add to my investment portfolio!!

That's exactly what I was thinking and you are better at putting it in words. Time is a major problem with me and my cars. Maybe I will have enough socked away to do the resto and have perhaps $25-30,000 for another car. I really want another 68 GTX, my first car. What do you think? Only other problem is storing another one considering my 4 car is completly full.  :dunno:


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Re: Restore or buy. What would you do?
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2008 - 08:15:37 PM »
That's exactly what I was thinking and you are better at putting it in words. Time is a major problem with me and my cars. Maybe I will have enough socked away to do the resto and have perhaps $25-30,000 for another car. I really want another 68 GTX, my first car. What do you think? Only other problem is storing another one considering my 4 car is completly full.  :dunno:

Well, if your already pressed for both time AND space, sell the Cuda and buy a nice driver Wingcar :stirpot:   

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Re: Restore or buy. What would you do?
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2008 - 10:59:59 PM »
Sorry, can't help you here.  Never had that particular dilemna.  Right now I don't have much more than $75 in my car fund much less $75K :violin: 

But, I guess it would really depend on how attached you are to that particular car.  If it's one you've always dreamed of doing, don't sell it.  If you do, you may end up kicking yourself sometime down the road...

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