Thread: hello all..67 camaro basket case

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well my brother in law might let me inherit his 67 camaro basket case. its missing engine and trans,back seat and some other little stuff. all he did so far is put some floors in it. it needs two lower quaters,wheel wells both side i think, the door pillar has a little rot,needs rocker panels both sides, needs some patch work to the firewall, a liitle rot near fron and back window channels. its the coupe model no SS or RS
i was palnning on taking some pics of it and was wondering if you guys think this car is worth saving?
keep in mind i am from new england so finding a rust free car is near inpossible

Sounds like a lot of work. Gona be fun

Welcome aboard.

Otto

If you like the car, it's worth saving. Lots of hard work ahead, but if you think the car is worth it, then go for it. If you're doing it for resale, the labor will kill ya.

Here's a thought. You might be money ahead by going south or west and finding a camaro driver that is complete and then taking it back to New England. If you look for cars similar to the one you have, not SS/RS or Z-28, you might find one for less money than you would spend trying to piece your brothers car back together. You could even use your brothers car as a donor for some pieces or even a title if you found one without title.

Pat

Unfortunatly there are some cars that are just too far gone to be properly put back together at anywhere near what their worth.

While there may be some advantage to picking up a basket case (if the price is right) such as putting it together as time and funds permit my experience has shown that not a lot of people have that kind of paitence. It sounds like this has already happened to this car at least once already.

Check around some reputible body shops and see what they would charge for just the labor to replace the metal that is rotted and chances are it will more than pay for the shipping of a body that is solid to where you live.

Additionally when you look at the resale value of a car that has had that much extensive metal replacement you'll be taking another big hit right off the top.

The last point I'd like to make is the longevity of the repairs. I have seen to many cars in the past where the pannel replacement was poorly resealed resulting in major rusting problems reoccuring just a few years down the road.