Tom,
THAT's a PROJECT!!! My recommendation, if your heart's set on one... buy one
that's ready to drive. It will cost far less, be stress free (won't need four
letter words) and you'll be on the road the day you bring/drive it home.
You didn't mention your location, but buy a left coast car; less apt to have
rust.
They are bitchin' cars... IMHO
WFO Herb
Keep the sticky side down!
Tom Stone wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> When is it too much work to rebuild a classic car? What do y'all do to keep
> grounded in reality while trying to find and rebuild a project car? I have
> an opportunity to redo one of my dream cars, a Mk1 Mini Cooper. I just
> think that the car may be a little to far gone. The rebuild would require
> me to fix the body, which is not as bad as some but still needs a new floor
> and repairs to the door hinge mounting area (etc). The car would also
> require me to rebuild the sub frames and suspension, and locate a FWD
> A-series motor and gearbox. Everyone knows how popular the Mini is, and most
> of the parts are relatively easy to get and inexpensive in comparison to
> parts for my Bugeye. I am trying not to enter into a "Money Pit" type of
> situation. That is, after all the nick name for my Bugeye. I don't know
> what it is about me, but I just like to fix up those poor cars that
> would/should end up in the scrap pile. Try to keep them on the road.
>
> Right now I am unmarried, 22, and have a wonderful full time job that
> requires me to travel all the time. I have been saying for about a year how
> it seems that the "Money Pit" is like a child. It always needs something
> (in fact its in college right now body work time!). If I did take this
> other car, being the perfectionist I am it would take a lot of the green
> stuff to get it back together. The only advantage I can see to doing it
> this way is that I will know everything was done correctly and the way I
> want it done. Do any of you have any input on project like this?
>
> Tom Stone
> '59 Bugeye "Money Pit"
>
> - If you do it for money, you might build a fortune. If you do it for love,
> you almost always build things to enjoy for a lifetime. -TS
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