Reply to "Body Conversions?"

Perry -
The post you found answered some questions... If you are planning to restore a somewhat rusty narrow body car and are looking at this as a hobby, then full speed ahead. But financially, you would be far better off finding a car that has already been converted than by paying for the conversion yourself.

It isn't just the flares... Flares need wider wheels, new rims. You can run into issues if you don't upgrade the bearings for the wider wheels. Brakes. Etc.

A fully converted early car doesn't sell for much more (if any?) than an original-style early car. So financially, it makes sense to let someone else take the hit for the conversion and buy it already done.

If you decide to do this yourself, do a fair amount of research beforehand to get an idea of everything you need to replace to make sure you aren't getting into a deeper project than you think...

Good luck!

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Charlie McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
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