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Is it just me or is this seller nutz!
Ok once you buy it its yours you own it do what you want I get it !! please read entire add and tell me what you think ?
This car is beautiful !! I'm not a fan of salmon color interior but it seems to work here, he just bought this vehicle an now wants to undo what appears to be a great restoration !! he wants a LS 3 with a 6 speed auto , yawn !! I think keeping the six and beefing it up was a great move I'm sure with the performance mods and the 3 speed it steps out just fine. I also think that's it's one of those cars that just looks great stock.
If he wanted something more high-performance he could have found other 51-54 Chevy's, there out there. (maybe he got a smoking deal on this ) he's either looking to flip the vehicle or sell off the drive train and wheels and tires.
I wouldn't change a thing !!!! what say you ? https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/c...508443188.html
I kind of think the guy either got a good deal on the car or has more money than he knows what to do with. That is a nice old Chevy but no way I would spend $120,000 restoring it. But you have to remember it is different strokes for different folks. It would be a sleeper with an LS (boring) in it. I am like you though Solly in that I would live it exactly like it is.
He's an idiot. The ad reads like he's selling the car (that he doesn't have yet) for $7500. He's begging for idiot calls.
He probably doesn't even know why he wants an LS3; someone just told him that's what he needs. If'n it were me doing what he thinks he wants to do, I'd pull the whole frame out and upgrade to Schwartz or Art Morrison with said powertrain.
Looks to be a really well done resto throughout from what can be seen in the photos - I wouldn't begrudge this impending owner for wanting to upgrade the drivetrain though, if his goal is to blend modern performance and reliability for frequent driver duty.
I'm not LS-fluent so don't immediately know the outward differences between versions, but this is essentially what hot-rodding has been about for generations past to present, so I think more power (sic) to him if money no barrier to building his dream car.
Unfortunately, when building a street rod (or any other car for that matter), the least expensive path is to start with the nicest, most complete car that you can find and afford. I'll be the first to admit that I've never followed that advice, but it is true.
fleming442 you are right on the mark if that is what somebody intends to do with this car. The original suspension is very antique in that it has kingpins and bushings and very old drum brakes.
I agree with everyone's comments. Looks like super a clean car. Someone spent a lot of love and dollars to get it to that point. My thing with a car and seller like this is: If you are going to change everything anyway why not start from scratch? Guarantee you will spend just as much in the long run. As was said already. You want to LS the car you will need everything underneath it. Frame suspension brakes etc. I feel for the person who built it to see it cut up.
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Like Joe said, the reason you see so many high end shops (Kendig, Ring Brothers, Roadster shop {yes they build cars too, not just frames}) start with what looks like a nice car to begin with is because metal work is expensive. In this case, the interior in the car probably cost $15K - $30K depending on the shop that did it. If the paint and body are as good as they look a shop probably charged the owner $50K +. Then there is the chrome, glass, weather strip, assembly, etc. It does look like it might have a mustang II style front susspension already. I can see $120K spent to build that car if a shop did it all. The current owner probably spent a fraction of that when he bought the car. You guys might like the nostalgia of the IL6, but it really holds the car back from a value stand point. I agree that the car should get a Roadster shop or similar type frame along with the LS3. if the current owner really wants a 52, starting with a ruff car would cost more in the long run (assuming the current car was bought at a good price). Here is a real world example of this: About 10 years ago my brother and I restored a 69 Chevelle for a local guy who happened to stop by my brother's garage one day. He had all new sheet metal for the car and had the motor built by a shop he used for his circle track car. He had a friend with a local high end shop who quoted him $100K and at least 1 year wait before they could even touch the car (this was in 2011). Remember that was without any motor, trans, or rear end work. This was a stock type restoration so nothing fancy in the way of modifications. For reference here are some before and after pics. We back halfed the car (one piece trunk, full quarters, outer wheel wells, rear panel, trunk lid) along with full body, paint, interior and assembly.
Before:
As we were loading it in the trailer to give it back to the owner:
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Very very nice. I like pretty much any year Chevelle. 68-69's are right up there in my favorite's. Great color on that car. Great work you and your brother gave that car. 👍
Unfortunately, when building a street rod (or any other car for that matter), the least expensive path is to start with the nicest, most complete car that you can find and afford. I'll be the first to admit that I've never followed that advice, but it is true.
I get it (kinda) and I agree that starting with a nice complete car is advantageous (and this one is a beauty) and except for his planned power train mods he will have little to do but it just seems like such a waste to abandon the powertrain that's in it. I think it's rather unique the way it is.
Maybe once he receives it and drives it around awhile he will change his mind.
If I was that fella I’d drive it as-is until something required work. I’m just too darn cheap to yank a working anything!
The LS is a fine motor, ubiquitous and will replace the SBC if it hasn’t already, fine and well. I do honestly get bitter when people give my shitbox survivor hardly a glance to drool over an LS swap. My car sucks but it has style.
Maybe I should just drive my Yukon to car shows?
Im not a hardcore show guy, but I’ll bring the wagon out for charity shows, donate $20 for the cause and your Hellcat bores me.
Solly back in the pro-street days (I think that was in the 80's) which I hated. There was an article in Super Chevy Magazine where a guy took a low mileage 63 Sting Ray and made a pro-street car out of it. It was a black fuel injected car with original paint. He stripped the driveline out of it and cut the floors out and put on some goofy chassis. Guy had to be a total idiot. I often wonder where some of these people get all the money they spend and I think in some cases it is questionable. This is not the first car and it sure the heck won't be the last it happens to.
Boy Amen. More cash than brains. Like I said. I really feel for the person that restored this car. I am so not an LS hater by any means but to have no respect for what was done to make an original car original just to pull it all and not care. 🤔
