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Originally Posted by PeteKz
Unlike fanaudical, I recommend that you try to keep it a "driving project." Assess your and your son's time and skill and determination to do a full restoration. Those take years, and your son will probably be off to college before it's done. A driving restoration will keep the motivation up, and provide more fun in the meantime.
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Thanks for the advice. I have had the car for two years and we have been enjoying it.
High school Christmas parade last year and the Tail of the Dragon 🐉 while driving back to Texas. He and I drove the car from Connecticut back to Texas shortly after I bought it.
The engine runs well. I don’t plan on messing with it if it’s sound. The plan is to rebuild the transmission and completely redo the suspension. The exterior is ok looking from 20 feet but it needs a repaint. It is structurally rust free. Just surface corrosion in spots. Previous owner put new window seals, door seals, recovered the seats and a few other things before it sat for like 10 years in Virginia.
Budget isn’t really a concern fortunately. My son and I are quite capable of rebuilding the transmission or anything else on this car. My father-in-law is a retired engineer/machinist and he spends his spare time building experimental aircraft. So we don’t lack resources.
If the engine isn’t sound then who knows what I’ll do but it it’ll be very cool and very fast. I have been racing Corvettes, Ferrari’s and motorcycles since I figured out how to use a clutch! The first time my son drove a manual transmission was this 911. He currently drives a 97 Silverado 4x4 with a 5 speed manual.
So yes lots of plans and more father son time ahead.
My son putting a new clutch in his truck this past summer and helping put the new lift and A/C in the garage. Everyone needs a lift and climate control in their garage but especially in Texas.