68 coronet rt not mine
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That's a complete car for a great price. It won't last long. Looks like a bunch of Mopars hiding in the back.
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I wish it was closer to me I would like to tour his collection
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That's a late '67 air cleaner. It would be interesting to see the build date.
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Saw that too, Oct 24th SPD so kinda late to have that air cleaner... Still a pretty complete 68 R/T...
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Well then my sept 67 built Coronet should probably have that air cleaner.... But since I have the smaller un-silenced air cleaner that's what it will be getting...
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Priced fairly, and you know exactly what you’re getting.
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rear frame rails are gone, as is the torsion member
I agree and the bottoms of the rocker is rotted out also... I have a feeling a closer inspection will show that everything needs replaced but looks good in a photo...
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I've stitched a bunch of these together, some rougher than others; but have yet to replace any rear rails (with the exception of collision damage)........ or outer rockers for that matter (maybe a patch where the quarter wraps over).....those aren't the problem areas
that thing is a "next level" rot box........ fixable, but you're under water the minute you bring it home, even if picked up for cheap
weld what you can to a donor body and call it a day
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Cool model but..."some rust repair"?...uh-huh okay. 15K I'm gonna go throw up now.
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Roughly what would you be looking at, parts and labor, to restore that R/T?I've stitched a bunch of these together, some rougher than others; but have yet to replace any rear rails (with the exception of collision damage)........ or outer rockers for that matter (maybe a patch where the quarter wraps over).....those aren't the problem areas
that thing is a "next level" rot box........ fixable, but you're under water the minute you bring it home, even if picked up for cheap
weld what you can to a donor body and call it a day
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I will just address the visible rust issues on the shell....... 250 +/- honest labor hours piecing it together using new aftermarket metal, pick a price per hour, and add up the parts..... that does not include any cowl, hinge pillar, or front rail issues...........plus you need decent doors, fenders, ect
someone here can correct me if I am wrong; but if a 4 door uses the same rails and pans, I'd be on the lookout for a clean solid donor, and use the entire belly and rails as a unit ........ obviously a 2 door donor would work, but would cost more and the rebody nazis would be on high alert
4 dr rails & pans are the same...
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there ya go........ and opens up all 68-70s as possible donors...... 66 and 67 also with trunk pan replacement?
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