Eleanor Convertible Project

[Mosesatm]

This might be an interesting project for someone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4549108382&fromMakeTrack=true

 

[case12]

The guy is honest with his pictures. The first ones look great! Then, we find that beauty is only skin deep. The metal work on this will cost a pretty penny. It looks like both torque boxes are gone (and the inside of the rails are probably bad too), and the floors are gone. I just did the torque box and rails on one side of my 66 convertible, plus some work on the back inner wheel wells and it cost me $4500. I would expect this to run >$10,000 to put the metal back right on this one (torque boxes are a must on convertibles or the body could crack). A redo on the interior for a few grand, and a new top (white please). And then there is the drivetrain? Looks like he started top down on this one, instead of bottom up. Casey

 

[Mosesatm]

It does seem strange to spend that kind of money on an Eleanor kit and have it installed on a questinable chasis. Those kits are not cheap. Aren't the parts alone around $5,000 or so?

Maybe the owner never looked under the car or maybe he's inexperienced at this sort of thing and just learned a good lesson the hard way. Either way it could still be a bargain for someone with a welder and some time.

There must be some wise old saying about benefiting from the folly of others.

 

[nfrntau]

Out of site out of mind comes to mind on this one. Overspray on exhaust, no paint on the lower portions of the body parts.
What a waste of $$. I just can't fathom doing a half a.s job like that.
It makes you wonder if it wasn't done just to sell it to some poor sucker.

 

[Mustanglvr]

I agree. I think they had the idea of making it look fancy for some sucker and its nothing but a rust bucket underneath. : Heck, I would have bought it, before I found this site. Rhonda

 

[68gt390]

You gotta admit the guy is being honest. I mean if somebody can't look at those photo's and and see what they are buying. They need their head examined. Myself, based on the photo's I wouldn't be putting up that kinda money.

Don