Mark wrote:
A professional restorer checked out my TR2 this morning, and told me
that it is absolutely at the margin between "restorable at a cost far
exceeding the value of the finished project," and "basket case."
Some of this, but not all, is the result of my extensively disassembling the
tub when I was younger and more foolish.
The car is complete, but was seriously rusted. The rust is now gone (I had
the body dipped a few years back), but the remaining metal will need
a prodigious amount of aligning, patching, straightening,
welding-in-of-new-pieces, and so forth.
I already have all the parts to do the job.
Suggestions? Encouragement? Wisdom? Your input will be appreciated.
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Mark - Like others on the list, I had the same dilema as you. I went ahead
and did the full body off frame resto. of a Mk I Spitfire. I learned so
much about LBCs in general it was well worth the cost and headaches. I
would caution you to be really certain this is a car that you want to keep
for a long, long time. Otherwise you may be kicking yourself later for the
amount of money you WON'T recover when you go to sell it. Just my $.02
worth. Now, having said that, I would add....Heck yeah! Do it! Don't let
another LBC go to waste for want of a good home. :^)
Ross D. Vincenti
64 Spitfire 4
64 Porsche 356C Coupe
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