Looking for some thoughts/insight on my JL8 resto

[RamAirDave]

Are you looking to build something different/cool, or are you basing it strictly financially (resale) ?

The #s, BBS, POP won't change regardless of how it's built, just depends on what you want and your plans for the car when it's done.

[drdave69]

Stock would be my choice and you could fund some of the work with the sale of those cool race parts.

[TDW]

Stock. When the time comes to sell it, there will be more interested buyers looking for a factory stock one than a TA style. Glad you are getting it done. When I came to this board a handful of years ago you were in the process of restoring it.

[m22mike]

I like RamAirDave's idea too. Those Mini Light wheels would be killer on that car.


Mike

[njsteve]

Which way would make you happier and enjoy the car more?

I would follow the old adage that I saw on a bumper sticker: What would Jesus do?

I think he would want you to build it as it was meant to be - with all the neat vintage speed parts.

They are all essentially bolt-ons. It seems like the only thing that would be a body mod would be the hood. Get a steel regular hood and have that painted at the same time you do the rest of the car. Then when the time comes to revert to "born again" condition it would be just a weekend of unbolting the speed parts.

Sorry to go all biblical on you there.

[Stefano]

Build it the way you will enjoy it the most.

[SmallHurst]

What the distinguished gentlemen from Il and NJ have stated!!!! Its your car, you get to play with it until you decide it is time for something different!!!