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I have a decision to make concerning my car, and I would be interested to hear what you all think about it. I originally bought my '67 thinking it would be a real daily driver. Then I saw the rotten floors and old suspension and bad brakes, and started to tear it apart and start replacing things. Well, obviously I couldn't drive it while I was doing all that, so I stopped thinking it was going to be my everyday car. The further I got into the car, however, the more obvious it became that it really wasn't a car I, or much of anyone else, would want to spend the time and money totally restoring. It's a 6cyl coupe that's as plain as they come.
Now that I've said some of the bad things about it (/forums/images/icons/wink.gif) I'd like to add that it isn't ready to be scrapped either. The car is fairly solid, but soooo very not straight. It's got rust here and there on the body metal, but the frame is in pretty good shape. It's also a bit crooked in front I think, and that throws off the sheetmetal alignment, particularly the hood. Paint's not great, but I suppose it could be worse.
So, rambling completed, here's the thing. My daily car is finally making an exit, and I have to decide what's going to happen to the Mustang. I've narrowed my choices down to two things right now based on all the other factors that affect my car situation.
One, I can sell the Mustang I have now and probably get back most of what I've put into at this point. I can take that money and buy a driver and save the rest of it for a Mustang later on that would be worth the restoration effort that I would love to put into it. As to when that would happen--who knows.
Or two, I spend a couple grand more on the Mustang to convert to power brakes, get a new steering box, and freshen up the engine and transmission, and use it as a real daily driver. I would also need to replace the front and rear windshield seals (have the seals, just haven't done it). It's got a body I wouldn't freak out about, and it's still a very cool vintage car to drive around which is why I bought it in the first place. Then I start slowly saving up for a restoration worthy car again which will probably take me quite a long time. I should also mention though, that daily driver for me means winter driving as well. Unless I get really lucky between now and November and find enough money to buy a little crappy car to drive when it got bad--probably not likely, but I suppose anything's possible.
So...any thoughts?
Now that I've said some of the bad things about it (/forums/images/icons/wink.gif) I'd like to add that it isn't ready to be scrapped either. The car is fairly solid, but soooo very not straight. It's got rust here and there on the body metal, but the frame is in pretty good shape. It's also a bit crooked in front I think, and that throws off the sheetmetal alignment, particularly the hood. Paint's not great, but I suppose it could be worse.
So, rambling completed, here's the thing. My daily car is finally making an exit, and I have to decide what's going to happen to the Mustang. I've narrowed my choices down to two things right now based on all the other factors that affect my car situation.
One, I can sell the Mustang I have now and probably get back most of what I've put into at this point. I can take that money and buy a driver and save the rest of it for a Mustang later on that would be worth the restoration effort that I would love to put into it. As to when that would happen--who knows.
Or two, I spend a couple grand more on the Mustang to convert to power brakes, get a new steering box, and freshen up the engine and transmission, and use it as a real daily driver. I would also need to replace the front and rear windshield seals (have the seals, just haven't done it). It's got a body I wouldn't freak out about, and it's still a very cool vintage car to drive around which is why I bought it in the first place. Then I start slowly saving up for a restoration worthy car again which will probably take me quite a long time. I should also mention though, that daily driver for me means winter driving as well. Unless I get really lucky between now and November and find enough money to buy a little crappy car to drive when it got bad--probably not likely, but I suppose anything's possible.
So...any thoughts?