http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...ME:B:FSEL:US:1123&viewitem=&item=110210547938
Ya cant build it for that much, I do know that.
Ya cant build it for that much, I do know that.
IS this too much money?
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geostang351
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Looks nice and probabaly a good price except for:
The few underside photos show some kind of filler at the rocker rails probably hiding rust. If they are hiding rust there, there may be a cowl rust problem as well. No carpet lifted to show floor boards; no shots inside of trunk at inside of rear quarters. For this price a close inspection is required!
Also, the way the seats are secured that tells me the seat pans have been removed (this is structure for the car and is probaly no longer there) big problem.
Now I think about it, the price might be a little high.
The few underside photos show some kind of filler at the rocker rails probably hiding rust. If they are hiding rust there, there may be a cowl rust problem as well. No carpet lifted to show floor boards; no shots inside of trunk at inside of rear quarters. For this price a close inspection is required!
Also, the way the seats are secured that tells me the seat pans have been removed (this is structure for the car and is probaly no longer there) big problem.
Now I think about it, the price might be a little high.
coolblue65
Founding Member
Really it depends on what you start with, but you could build that for 34k IMO.
I am not saying its not nice looking, but there really isn't anything fancy or high end about it, and it looks a bit pieced together as well (look at the wiring in the trunk), not to mention it seems to have a stock 5.0 driveline.
I am not saying its not nice looking, but there really isn't anything fancy or high end about it, and it looks a bit pieced together as well (look at the wiring in the trunk), not to mention it seems to have a stock 5.0 driveline.
jcode68
Active Member
The reserve is probably very close to the buy it now price of $34,500. Not sure that is such a good deal, although the car is done nicely for a driver.
I got myself in too deep on the car I have.
I`ve got a little over 30k in a car that worth about 20 to 25k. When I did the 6cyl to V-8 conversion it cost about 3 times what I thought it would up front (cause I used all new parts).
I saw this one and thought it was pretty good deal, but maybe it aint.
I`ve got a little over 30k in a car that worth about 20 to 25k. When I did the 6cyl to V-8 conversion it cost about 3 times what I thought it would up front (cause I used all new parts).
I saw this one and thought it was pretty good deal, but maybe it aint.
And the battery sitting there. On the gas tank ? Wondering how that thing got secured.
For someone that can't work on a car and make modifications, something like this isn't a bad deal at all. Think about all the work we put into our cars. If we had to pay someone else to do the work we do, could we afford to own a classic car ? For me, not a chance.
Is all the work done on that car up to the standards of the people on this board ? Not all of it, but I'm sure the major stuff is done in at least a passable fashion.
Would it be a good idea for any of us to buy something like that ? No way. A LARGE part of the fun with these cars, for me at least, is working on them. Why the hell would you want a car that is already basically done ? Where is the challenge in that ?
Also, if I was sinking that much money into a car, I'd definately go out and inspect it personally.
Is all the work done on that car up to the standards of the people on this board ? Not all of it, but I'm sure the major stuff is done in at least a passable fashion.
Would it be a good idea for any of us to buy something like that ? No way. A LARGE part of the fun with these cars, for me at least, is working on them. Why the hell would you want a car that is already basically done ? Where is the challenge in that ?
Also, if I was sinking that much money into a car, I'd definately go out and inspect it personally.
iskwezm
10 Year Member
65ShelbyClone
Founding Member
For everyone else, it's an $18,000-24,000 car.
The crush bent exhaust and slapper traction bars are a nice touch.
I'll agree, the speaker wiring was poorly done as well. Oh well, I'm not buying it.
I think I`ll just keep my car
It has been fun working on it, and by this fall I`ll have turned every screw and turned every bolt on it, so I`m getting very familiar with it.
And, its lots of fun to work on.
Thanks guys, I`m glad I asked yalls advice.
It has been fun working on it, and by this fall I`ll have turned every screw and turned every bolt on it, so I`m getting very familiar with it.
And, its lots of fun to work on.
Thanks guys, I`m glad I asked yalls advice.
For everyone else, it's an $18,000-24,000 car.
The crush bent exhaust and slapper traction bars are a nice touch.
There's nothing wrong with the exhaust. Try finding a shop that does mandrel bent pipe in 90% of rest of the country. As for the difference between mandrel bends and crush, you'd have to dyno both to see a difference anyway. And I have slapper bars on my Comet. They work perfectly.. 
65ShelbyClone
Founding Member
This is just my point of view and not Gospel......
I know there's nothing wrong with the exhaust, but IMO at least they could have put a mandrel bent system on a $35,000 car that isn't perfect to begin with. I also know that slappers work just fine, but IMO they look like a lazy add-on under that fastback. Under riders would have helped the "Shelby restomod" image a lot.
The car is overpriced by a large margin and not really unique save for being a straight-bodied fastback. In my opinion that warrants being critical about the other areas that they obviously cut corners.
Besides, you know what they say about opinions.....
I know there's nothing wrong with the exhaust, but IMO at least they could have put a mandrel bent system on a $35,000 car that isn't perfect to begin with. I also know that slappers work just fine, but IMO they look like a lazy add-on under that fastback. Under riders would have helped the "Shelby restomod" image a lot.
The car is overpriced by a large margin and not really unique save for being a straight-bodied fastback. In my opinion that warrants being critical about the other areas that they obviously cut corners.
Besides, you know what they say about opinions.....
I'd be more concerned about those seat bolts protruding thru the floors and the bondo-like undercoating hiding what looks like some floor cancer. I can't tell what brand traction bars those are, but you ever priced Lakewoods ? Mine cost me $150, ten years ago, they're hardly cheap items. They're heavy steel too you could run em over with an M1 Abrams tank and not scratch em. The exhaust job under that car looks like first rate work. So it's not "mandrel bent". That doesn't mean it's substandard.
CraigMBA
New Member
It's funny the butt dyno can tell you things are there that neither the real dyno or the stopwatch can find. Funny how that works out.
A lot of what's perceived as an improvement in performance is in reality, related to how much money was spent in the process. And in exhaust mods, the sound that comes out the pipes. I just installed two 18" "Turbo Tubes" in the 77 Comet today. Looking thru them, it's obvious there's some restriction over the straight 2-1/2" pipes they replaced (a no muffler Summit Brand "X" pipe kit) but the sound they make, makes it seem there's some improvement in the bottom end torque. Before, I had to slightly powerbrake it to light em up. Now, just a light touch of the gas, gets the rearend sideways.
I don't see crush bends as being any real restriction as long as the bends aren't too long and tight. If you think about it, the majority of the exhaust gets pulled outward anyway in the bend due to centrifugal force, the dimple in the bend just helps it along.Similar threads
