I can't even believe I'm telling a young man about this but YouTube has just about everything there is on every car made. There's all kinds of stuff we can show you and that YouTube can show you. I can't tell you how many times I've asked questions here and people have helped me through some very difficult stuff...
You know it Rust bubbles look like and you know what a bundle wagon looks like. If you don't rust is big bubbly ugly nasty rust LOL
Stamped on the pan rail on that year duster.
Did 340s ever get stamped under the head? Assuming the engine IS a 340 that would be a quick and easy check.
See, that’s what I was thinking. If the car runs then I could still have fun with it while I work on a 360 engine to drop into it. Would you still think the car worth it if it does indeed have a 318 for $5000? Also, you said the number is on the pan rail?
I know you wanted a car like this for a long time but is this actually the first one you've ever looked at? Isn't there a few others you can look at? at the very least even more expensive ones just to get some kind of perspective? You know people are always asking way more than they think they're going to get..
I have been watching craigslist and classiccarliquidators.com for at least three years now. I’ve never let myself get serious, always thinking I needed to raise my income first and putting money into my index fund. I’ve always looked for the future and never let myself buy anything fun. Now, I have some exposable income ($10,000) and have had my eye on Barracudas and demons around the $30,000 price range. However, I just recently discovered I have $4,000 in collectibles due to a mistake I made with an apartment complex (long story) and my credit is 560-615 which means I can’t get a loan (I’ve tried two classic car loan websites and both rejected me no matter the $10,000 down payment and/or co-signer.)
I started with a $2, 500 budget and bought a $1, 700 Car 2 hours away. And had no rust. a motor that supposedly ran but never seen it run till I got home. It was a total mess with interior out. We rented a U-Haul truck and my girlfriend now wife follow me back home and that was $250 for a one way deal on the U-Haul. I found a 4-speed and bellhousing about three and a half hours away for $800 and my wife went and got it. I never even tried the automatic transmission that it came with. I also never tried that 7 1/4 rear end. I found an eighth and a quarter for a hundred bucks and for 200 more dollars was able to have a Sure Grip put in. Piece by piece I built a car that I've always wanted..I have been watching craigslist and classiccarliquidators.com for at least three years now. I’ve never let myself get serious, always thinking I needed to raise my income first and putting money into my index fund. I’ve always looked for the future and never let myself buy anything fun. Now, I have some exposable income ($10,000) and have had my eye on Barracudas and demons around the $30,000 price range. However, I just recently discovered I have $4,000 in collectibles due to a mistake I made with an apartment complex (long story) and my credit is 560-615 which means I can’t get a loan (I’ve tried two classic car loan websites and both rejected me no matter the $10,000 down payment and/or co-signer.)
That’s my story
That is so cool! Do you have pics of the car when you were done with it? Did you know how to do all of that stuff before you got the car? My skill is most likely 0. I know more or less how an engine works but 0 idea of how to do really anything on a car except put oil into it and put a spare on it. I think I would have to do all of this stuff in my parent's backyard as I live in an apartment right now.
I almost like that one better than the first one LOL I realized the first one had shiny paint but both of them would need to be repaired if you want them that way.
What it looks like now?
Woah!!! :O that is so cool... see, id love to do something like that. Maybe I could buy this Duster and use the money I save to put back into it. Again, I’ve never done anything like this. Would this project be a good starter for me? Or would it be too much? Did you know what you were doing when you bought your first Duster?
Oh that’s awesome! I would love to do the same thing. It’s just, I’m not sure what makes a good project car and what doesn’t. Before I got on this form I wanted to buy a car that ran and didn’t need any work. Now, you guys have inspired me to get a project car and build the way I want and something to be proud of. I shared a craigslist ad that just popped up a few days ago that is well within my reason to buy moneywise but am unsure if it has too much rust. From the pictures in my limited knowledge it looks like it has a lot. Yes
Did I know what I was doing? Well that's a yes and a no. I've learned so much along the way of what I would have done and what I could do. I know one thing whenever I got in a tight spot I could ask this forum a question and get one crapload of answers. Here's where to be careful with the Forum... There is a crap load of people who are more than willing to cyber spend all your money. Take all the answers and pull them together and figure out what's going to work best for you. There will always be somebody saying by this expensive part because it's quality. Or buy this expensive apart because I did and I don't want to feel like a fool for buying it so expensive so if you do I'll feel better about myself. But they don't say that. That's where having some patients comes in. Don't just go run out and buy the first thing that somebody says. And you got to get off your butt and go look at these cars. Drive that hour and go look at that first car then drive over and go look at this car that you just showed on the trailer. Maybe not buy either one of them at least you have your eyes on what people want and what condition the body is in. Then you're gaining experience. Go out and put your hands on these cars touch them look at them sit in them. Look under the hood look under the trunk lid look under the car look inside the door jambs look at how the gauges work. please don't take this offensively because I have a 30 year old son but don't be a millennial and try and do it all from the computer you got to get your hands on the stuff that's part of the whole fun of the process is getting your hands on it...
