Are you painting or powder coating the sub? Powder just seems to hold up better from the rock chips, oils/road grime, salt...I powdered everything under mine 'cept the subframe, but that will be phase two...

Sorry to hear about the fire, scary sh...t.

What KTM do i spy in the back round? The white fender indicates that it an '11 or newer? That's my main drug, cant ride till march due to a shoulder injury

Wow!! Just saw this tonight! Sorry to hear about all of this---

I've lived through this once with the Green 69--it sucked. The good part was exactly what you are getting to do now--address some of the things you wanted to. Take care of the motor and frame stuff---you don't get too many opportunities to have both out of the car at the same time--you can always put suspension under it later (Control arms, spindles, etc). I would take the chance and rewire the front half of the car since you have it apart---upgrade wire diameter where necessary, relays, etc. Make it safe from an electrical standpoint as well. Just watch out--like Greg mentioned--otherwise you can end up with a complete tear down and a couple of years of downtime. Keep scope creep under control---funds usually force this upon us--however credit cards scream their loudest in moments like these. Keep us posted on progress---

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Thanks glassman,
I'll powercoat if finances allow it.

Fire isn't any fun, can't imagine a house fire.

'11 KTM 300XC, just sold it :( for a real good price ;) They've been my main drug since '71. :thumbsup:

Thanks Doug,
Currently waiting on State Farm's adjuster to inspect, when that happens we'll be able to act vs speculate. ;)

The two front wire looms need to be replaced IMO, I've figured OEM from Classic Ind. or equivalent. All new front and dash looms from American would be nice but I don't have huge electrical demands with a Gen 1 motor, no AC, manual windows, and no radio. Any advice on looms would be appreciated.

If I can get the new frame under it that would be nice, but it's an outside chance at this point. The front of the car was hit at some point in it's life and the sheet metal alignment isn't good. A new core support would be a good starting point as I think it's high on the driver's side........back to that scope creep issue.

No CC charging on this project, last time a ran a credit card up (thanks to a friend's inspiration) was my first and last and that was in '79. ;)

State Farm hasn't been there yet?? Here in IL they have to inspect the lose within 48 hrs of reporting the lose. How long as it been already?

Good for you Sieg on not building a CC car or home loan car! Same here on CC they are for when you need them or if I make a purchase and don't want to bring cash, but then I will pay it off at the end of the month. They don't like me at all, I used to run a balance and they liked me much more back then.

I received a claim number on Friday, my agent inquired yesterday, so hopefully today.

I was 20 or 21 and still remember opening my CC bill and seeing a balance of $2,400, looked at the minimum payment, and then at the interest and thought about it a bit and grabbed a pair of scissors and cut the card up.

Thankfully I took that approach then and the experience has stayed with me.

Yup that's why my car still isn't finished :lol: But I'm good with that. I just wait for deals to come up on the forms or eBay and then if I have the cash I will buy if I don't then the car doesn't get more parts!

So far other then some body panels and the q-link I'm trying to finish the deal on right now, I have bought all my parts at a discount. DSE mini tubs and frame connectors on eBay saved a bunch, DSE 9" housing and axles for the q-link from Ron which I stole from him :thumbsup: What a good friend he is! Just got a great deal on a set of new tires from Marty! I will finish it before my son and daughter drive :lol: Oh wait that's in 6 years :willy:

Thats my goal to build the best car I can afford!

Let me know if you need anything for under you hood I may have some good stock stuff that you could use :thumbsup:

Thanks, it appears most of the stuff damaged with the exception of wiring is aftermarket. Ron generously helped me out with a wiper motor. :thumbsup:

I'm pretty much resolved to the fact the car will never be completed and will continue to improve as finances allow. :yes:

Stopped by the shop and saw the car for the first time since the fire. It's sitting right next to a very nicely restored '63 Corvette split window........that was comforting.

The adjuster has been by and now they are having an investigator stop by to determine the cause of the fire. They must not want to pay for a new carb :_paranoid Hopefully that inspection happens tomorrow and we'll know where we stand and can plot a course.

The plan is to pull all the front sheet metal and slip the engine and trans out the front intact. This could be a golden opportunity to fix the drivers headlight bucket fit/alignment that I suspect is due to a accident distorted core support.

The owner mentioned if I want to change out the subframe he could bring the roller back to my house which could work out well if the stars align properly. :thumbsup:

Sieg not sure if it was mentioned but they will pay for the damage from the fire, but they do not pay for the part that CAUSED the fire! I've seen this many times. Once we had a Jag V12 with an engine fire in the shop, they payed for all the damage that was caused by the fire, hood repaint, fuel lines so on and so on. But they didn't pay for the wiring which they said caused the fire. That's why they send out an inspector!