Overhaulin Challenger

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by DOOM

You no Greg normally I would agree with you ! You know I love you man(not in that way) but I have to say I have seen a couple of those cars ,the 67 GTO and the convertible GTX and they looked pretty damn nice. Now that was a couple of years ago I do'nt know what they look like now. I think as that show went on the cars got alot better.

Mario -- I think you're right -- the early cars were "rough" but as the show went on and they figured all of this out I agree - they got better. I watched one episode the other day with a 62 Chevy that looked REAL GOOD when they finished... but it also didn't start out that bad. I wonder if they didn't start to figure out that with the time they had - they can't be doing 4 days of rust repair... which also requires a lot more body prep before paint.

[Bakaruda]

43K did not sell.

[tgvettes]

I do like it just as it is, well to each there own I guess.
I totally agree there is no way that car can really appraise for something like that. I think the current bid is very much inline with what this is worth. I would say around $50K maybe a little more because it was built on a TV show but not a ton more.

Tonnys

[doogler]

Originally Posted by wedged

"We have an appraisal in hand that puts this car at an appraised value of $295,000."



Who ever appraised that car at that number must have been smoking something very very good. Without the Foose name and wheels, that car could be built for way under $100,000 and have a LOT more - EFI, overdrive, aftermarket suspension, etc. Chip is very talented, but that doesn't justify adding 3x the value of the car.


"This is a true, one family owned car that has been in California its entire life.'

Oh really ? The family lived in Florida for a period of time and the car was shown in Florida along with the sons Barracuda.

thats not the same challenger, the one is florida is orange and was done at sema

[doogler]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Well the $43K "high bid" on eBay says it all...


I was at the Grand National Roadster Show one year when they had maybe 6 or 8 of these "Overhaulin" builds -- and to say I was shocked at the crap quality is an understatement. Both my Brother in Law and I said - jokingly - that if they took our junky POS and then turned it into one of these - we'd be PO'D big time!!

One can argue "taste" and "refinement" and wheel choice til the cows come home - but QUALITY is not arguable - it's either a quality build or it isn't - and from what I've seen -- the Foose Overhaulin stuff falls squarely in a bucket O' Poo.... It is a TV show after all - "entertainment"... is what they're selling - not Riddler builds...

I don't even watch it - after seeing it once or twice - it's just a thrash - and Ads for vendors. You're not going to learn anything.

i agree but theyre built in a week. Also the owners sure wouldnt have done anything with the cars so it makes for good entertainment

[Alltime]

Icon in So. Cal. definately raised the car up a couple of inches and this looks like crap. To drop it again no big deal with a 3/4" socket on the TB adjusters. They probably took the lowering blocks out of the rear.

[Bakaruda]

Mopar's have to be realigned after you move the bars. If you want it low they need adjustable upper arms as well.

[dezl]

Originally Posted by Ravenous70

hahaha maybe that is why he is selling it, id ask for a redo either that or he just fell on hard times...who knows

the insider needs to be smacked....that thing is nasty!

[autoxcuda]

Originally Posted by Bakaruda

Mopar's have to be realigned after you move the bars. If you want it low they need adjustable upper arms as well.

You don't need adjustable upper arms if you lower your Mopar to the max. That's just a sales pitch from the guys that sells UCA's.

Alltime (Tim) notched the frame rails on a 68 Road Runner to lower it and ran stock UCA's and it aligned fine.

I have stock UCA's with moog 7103 offset upper bushings. I have 1.0 deg neg Camber, 4.5 deg positve caster. I'm too low to run stock LCA's bumpers. I actually don't run any at all. My stock k-member sits about 5.5" off the ground to it's absolute lowest point.

[Bakaruda]

I guess we just have to disagree. I have never seen a Mopar align with out lots of work. I know people say they lign up. I still say if you are running stock front suspenion products you can only go so low. I do not remmber who but someone makes lowered front spendels.


I would like to see pictures of the notched frame. I am not sure what he is knotching in the front, the rear I understand.