<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by old68goat:
Jennifer -- after having built several cars out of 'donors' i strongly suggest that unless you have both mechanical skills and lots of money i would buy something running. while it looks to be more expensive now, it will be much less costly in the mid- and long-term. my 2 cents. good luck. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I highly agree with this. I bought a $300 car and luckily it had a very well built engine and a hunk of a 4 speed. 4k later and it is still not ready for the road yet. Of course I did buy a brand new th400. The crossmember took some modifications to it and I lucked out big time with the drive shaft. Now if that car has almost no rust then you might only end up dropping a few thousand into it for a good daily driver. I didn't think I was going to put this much cash into it but all the small things add up.
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