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Yeah, Thom, that's my concern. I know at some point you just have to jump in and do it, but I have also read all the stories that say you should not take on a basket case type project. If I did buy the car, it would sit in my garage (assuming it would fit in there) for the rest of the year until we move up to Dallas. At that point we are planning on getting a house with a 3 car garage so I would have a little more room. Time is the other issue, my job is likely going to take a lot of time and my kids are getting to the age where they will start doing sports and other activities.
My big fear in doing something like this is that I would be getting in way over my head since I really have not done any restoration work or serious automotive work...ever. I bought my Porsche as a running fun car to learn a few things on with the idea of maybe getting into a restoration or updating the Porsche later.
I almost bought a 55 Chevy project when I was looking for cars (before I bought the Porsche) and backed out at the last minute because I just felt like it was way too much to bite off.
The thing that gets me is I have the wild visions of what the car COULD look like and wonder if I could actually take something and restore it like that. It's a very tempting vision, I just question whether I have the skills, desire and time to make it a reality. Part of me says walk away and be smart, the other part says I'll never know unless I try.
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Rick
1984 911 coupe
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