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Any Classic Car/Truck builders out there ?
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<blockquote data-quote="cosmo1" data-source="post: 2333644" data-attributes="member: 13442"><p>In the early 70's, my brother and I started a frame-restoration on his 1961 MGA.</p><p></p><p>We tore everything off it. Sandblasted the frame and took it to a local ironworks for primer and paint. Rebuilt the suspension, rear end, transmission and engine.</p><p></p><p>We realized when we got to the body that we didn't have the skills to do a good job. He found a retired guy and his two sons who had restored several MGAs for themselves, and offered to finish it for $5 an hour. </p><p></p><p>They finished except for the interior, and my brother got antsy and put the old seats in it and started driving it. </p><p></p><p>Then he hit another car. It didn't look bad, but the whole front end was tweaked enough to jam the doors. </p><p></p><p>After it sat in my garage like that for a year, he sold it for $1500. I still wish I would have bought it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cosmo1, post: 2333644, member: 13442"] In the early 70's, my brother and I started a frame-restoration on his 1961 MGA. We tore everything off it. Sandblasted the frame and took it to a local ironworks for primer and paint. Rebuilt the suspension, rear end, transmission and engine. We realized when we got to the body that we didn't have the skills to do a good job. He found a retired guy and his two sons who had restored several MGAs for themselves, and offered to finish it for $5 an hour. They finished except for the interior, and my brother got antsy and put the old seats in it and started driving it. Then he hit another car. It didn't look bad, but the whole front end was tweaked enough to jam the doors. After it sat in my garage like that for a year, he sold it for $1500. I still wish I would have bought it. [/QUOTE]
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