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blancojp · 11-30-2006

There is no budget on this car, I have a vast amounts of parts and they guys are willing to donate their time to get it done. We have a few options as to the auctioning side of the equation but I want to get as much as possible so the donation is great. The main idea comes from my son actually, he wanted to sell his Track T and donate the cash. His car would bring in no more than $30K but I believe a one off custom can bring in lots more. At first, I thought about doing an MG with a V-6 / 5-sp combo but I found this vehicle in WPB for $400 which has rust in all of the areas we have to work on anyways. The other concern was that if the vehicle is too wild, many of you out there will not be able to do some of the work and the project will fail.

At this time, I have in house engines, tranny's and rear ends to do about 20 cars. I have a machine shop with CNC equipment, body shop and paint all in one place so metal and custom parts will not be a problem. But the idea is to create a kit which can be used for other conversions. The other easier way would be to auction off the '72 GT I have with the 4.0l engine or my '67 shelby but I had these cars for many years and it is hard to let go.

This vehicle will be a first because it will be a world wide group effort.

Keep the ideas comming in and by December 15th, I will post a summary which will be the primary spec's for the build. I do however want to start building by January 1st and possibly have the car ready for a few shows before it is auctioned off.

BTW, I do have a set of T-tops from a Datsun 280Z we might be able to use...

11-30-2006	#10 (permalink)
blancojp Restoration Dude Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 670 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	There is no budget on this car, I have a vast amounts of parts and they guys are willing to donate their time to get it done. We have a few options as to the auctioning side of the equation but I want to get as much as possible so the donation is great. The main idea comes from my son actually, he wanted to sell his Track T and donate the cash. His car would bring in no more than $30K but I believe a one off custom can bring in lots more. At first, I thought about doing an MG with a V-6 / 5-sp combo but I found this vehicle in WPB for $400 which has rust in all of the areas we have to work on anyways. The other concern was that if the vehicle is too wild, many of you out there will not be able to do some of the work and the project will fail. At this time, I have in house engines, tranny's and rear ends to do about 20 cars. I have a machine shop with CNC equipment, body shop and paint all in one place so metal and custom parts will not be a problem. But the idea is to create a kit which can be used for other conversions. The other easier way would be to auction off the '72 GT I have with the 4.0l engine or my '67 shelby but I had these cars for many years and it is hard to let go. This vehicle will be a first because it will be a world wide group effort. Keep the ideas comming in and by December 15th, I will post a summary which will be the primary spec's for the build. I do however want to start building by January 1st and possibly have the car ready for a few shows before it is auctioned off. BTW, I do have a set of T-tops from a Datsun 280Z we might be able to use...