Build or sell my 78 Z28
 

I've got a delimma. An ex business partner owes me a FORTUNE! Part of what he put down was a 78 Z28 1/8th mile drag car and a 26' enclosed trailer. I'd love to get 15k for the pair but that isn't happening apparently. Where I'm at now is because the car has full interior, mini tubbed, roll cage, and pretty much everything minus motor do I go ahead and build it and drive it a bit, have some fun tearing up the streets or do I dump it? It's obviously got coil overs in the back, all stock in the front minus inner fender wells and a fiberglass hood. The paint job I'd call a solid 7 and there's 0 rust BUT, the paint jobs definitely from the 70's with flames with devils tails. Be warned, if you wanna see the car and trailer, go here http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/n...oot%20trailer/ I'd take $15k for the car and trailer or $7500 for just the car. The car is all there, less motor. I'm not sure of tranny but someone should be able to tell what it is from the pics. It's got a 4:68 12 posi in it, tubbed, wrinkle walls on Centerlines, etc etc. It would obviously be worth parted out but the car is titled and on top of that street legal and from what I understand because of the triangulated four link in the rear actually hooked up really well. I haven't seen any interior rips or tear and it's a stock interior with cage from package tray to front clip. I'm down with building it or selling it. I would like to get some other opinions though. Hit me back Im new and I'll probably screw this post up so lemme know if I do. Oh I chose 'efi cuz if I rebuild it an LSx is definitely going in.
Hellrazor

I moved the thread to get more exposure. So you are saying you have the funds to rebuild the car and enjoy it? Do you like the car enough to so so? I know of a few ex-drag cars that found their way to the street and they are much happier as a pro-touring car! ;)

http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showth...hlight=%244750

That car just sold from one member to another for $4500.
I'm just throwing this out there so you know what you're up against.
I'd put the LSX engine in it and drive it.

I have the funds to pay for the car, I could pay cash for the entire thing but and this is a big butt, I just got a divorce and am buying a house. What I'm thinking is doing the LSx conversion and selling it but if it's not gonna sell and I've got $20k in a car that won't sell it's sort of a waste. Sure the car would be a blast. With the 4:68 in it and the torque from an LSx motor that car would be a tire shredder. I've got my 68 which I'm VERY impressed with. I got an LS6 from Cleveland Pick a Part and Kenny Davis of Kenny Davis hot rods put it together. It's a blast but I only need one. I don't know if you've seen the car but the paintjob is from the 70s it looks like. Again no biggie. I could build a SICK car out of this 78 but at the end of the day, what's it worth?

This is the car in question.. would anyone even drive this on the open road?
http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/n...oot%20trailer/

I hope I didn't offend anyone with that last statement. What I meant to say was the paint job on it currently is just a bit dated and given the opportunity to drive the 78 or the 68 http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...1000004201.jpg which would you choose.

Creep,
This is DEFINITELY what I'm talking about. The cars mine now whether I want it or not because the previous owner lost it by not paying back his loan so I've got the car. I'm WAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaYYYYYYYYYYYY ahead of this car though because of the minitubs, triangulated 4 link, full interior, and roll cage. I could literally throw a front clip on this car, drop in a tranny and motor, and then repaint it and have a very very VERY sick road racing machine.
My problem is, even if I had the fastest, most dependable, most chick pickin' up car in the world.... how much would this thing be worth? I'd sell the car for $7500 EASY and you couldn't do the minitubbing and frame connectors and all the other things done to this car for that.
There's no DOUBT this thing would haul all sorts of butt after I built it. From what I understand it was running fast 1/8th mile times with an essentially stock 350 and two stages of NOS because it hoooked up so well.
I know what I'd like to do. I'd like to buy another LS6 and put a T56 in it and blow the doors off Ferrari's going down the tollway but I also learned a LONG time ago that the voice in my head that tells me to do these things is evil and should be stopped.:rofl:

Thank you AWR, sorry for my ignorance. Ill learn eventually it takes me a bit sometimes.:lateral:

I LOVE this 78
 

Now Creepin, if I could pull this off for $15k or less I'd probably make this one my primary.
http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/n...e%20Sick%2078/

If there is any car you could pull off a build that cheap its a late second gen. Parts are easy to find, there's a ton of aftermarket support, and they're pretty bad ass when done.

No worries....just trying to help you out! :cheers:

Slo,
 

Most of the money would be spent on drive train really. Gus @ pick a part has a sick LS6 with T56 for $6k. I'd need about another 4-500 in a Patrick G cam and it's ON after that. A nice se fo headers and an ehusg sysem and you'd pretty much be done. The drive trains built up enough for the HP so it's not like I'd have to spend much on any of that... just the front clip eventually.:captain: