Re: How much does a restoration really cost?
The car runs awesome, but is lacking in the performance category, hence the 305. Runs awesome, shifts pretty good (could probably use a shift improver kit from B&M), and hasn't let me down yet. Car was totally rust free when I got it, and the underside looks great (sorry, no pics). What I'd LIKE to do is add a ratchet shifter, traction bars, new rear gears, beef up the tranny, and install a Bill Mitchell 454 small block (yes, a 454 small block!). That motor is insane, and can outdo the ZZ502! Approximately 600HP, and 570some pounds of torque. With that kind of performance, I'd probably need some slicks! The car is just my daily driver, but isn't getting used much, as I'm away at college. I would've posted some pics of it doing a monster burnout with slicks on back, but unfortunately I never took them (didn't have a camera with me). I couldn't believe it when that little 305 burned so much rubber (at least a 1/2 inch) off the tire, and was so much smoke, that you couldn't see the car! I had to use some bug & tar remover just to get the rubber off of the rear quarter, and I even had huge mudflaps protecting the quarter panel (bigger ones than in the photo). In regards to the interior, It's a special "krylon" interior [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img]
Just some krylon plastic spraypaint, and the seats were sprayed with some spraycan vinyl dye. It's been about 2 years, and the seats seem to hold up pretty well with it on. Hope you enjoyed the pics. Just goes to show you, you can do a quality "rebuild" by yourself!
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John "Hutch" Skierka
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