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Old 07-30-2014, 12:59 PM   #324 (permalink)
Sven7
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Boo Radley - '65 Ford F100
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It's been rainy and I need more coroplast, so no work has been done since Sunday. I'm building a wooden shoe rack in the mean time...

I looked on CL and it appears that Civic shells are available for about $500 down in Arizona and the like. VX's range from $2000 to $5000. I'm thinking it would be fun to get a clean shell, do my first engine swap into it (from Ren) and do some nice modifications for MPG (rear skirt mounts?) before painting the thing nicely and undercoating EVERYTHING. I understand this is a lot of work. We'll see how I feel once I've thought about it for a while. (Practice before I restore the F100?)

I want a "nice" car but I don't want to ruin a clean VX by removing the interior and wiring in a bunch of switches. So I figure another Frankenstein car would suit me well...

Meanwhile, that bicycle fuel is just KILLING my wallet!
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