Rolling chassis

[shahram]

I am looking for a 993 rolling chassis for my race project car. It is really difficult to find one for that $ that I have available. now I have a low offer for that car below.
what is your opinion about the goods and bad about a car which had heavy fire damage? what are the good (beside the low price) and the bads? should I go for it?
Would also be good to know what you guys would pay for something like that?

[ViR2]

steel loses it's strength after fire. So go look for an healthier chassis

[javadog]

If budget is a problem, the last thing you want to start with is something like that. It would be cheaper to start with a running high-mileage car and sell off the parts you don't need, to defray your costs.

JR

[Wayne 962]

That car is worthless. As ViR2 mentioned, a fire permanently changes the steel's characteristics. Even if you blast and primer, you will not be able to keep it from rusting. I haven't taken on a project like this, but I have spoken to people who have, and there are just problems all the time. The rule of thumb is that you will spend a lot of money working on it, and then when you're done, you'll have a vastly inferior car. I would hestitate to say it would be better to start with a car that has been in an accident, rather than a fire. Flood damage can be fixed by stripping the car down to the frame, blasting it, and then repaint it, but fire damage and accident damage (to a lesser degree, depending upon the damage itself), can never be erased.

-Wayne

[911quest]

I don't know this car it is a 964 thou....

http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/798733307.html

[Britwrench]

Usually cheaper to buy one already done, especially if you wait until the season runs down.