New here from Bay Area,CA

[awr68]

Originally Posted by rwhite692

Welcome! Greg's advice is sound...

VERY TRUE words!

Always, the nicer the car that you start with the faster and more affordable the build! You have what looks like a great/solid car...you are many steps ahead of most right there! You can do basically any mod you want to on a painted car...you just have to be a little more careful at times. Many have mini-tubbed painted cars...check out Ryan's thread, he just did it! Scott did a complete subframe swap in a weekend without taking off the front sheet metal! It can all be done!

At your current age and the fact that you are in college I would keep this car and mostly concentrate on bolt on parts. I am very excited for you! But honestly for the next few years school will consume lots of time and money...but will be WELL worth it! I totally love that you are into muscle cars and PT ones at that! I just hate to see you sell a great car to start in on a project car, they are soooo much work and far more money than a nice driving car that gets mods done over time...or all at once if you can swing it! Remember, ground up builds will cost 2-3 times what you think they will...modding the car you have right now is the best way to control the spending.

What plans do you have for your PT car? You don't have to be a certain type of member to start a thread or post pics. And Welcome to the site...we look forward to seeing your build and helping in any way we can! There are many Pro and Seasoned builders here! And don't forget about our Site Sponsors...they offer sales from time to time that can help a lot! Oh and keep an eye on the For Sale Forum...you wouldn't believe the deals that get posted there! Have fun with it!!!

[awr68]

Matt, keep an eye on this build...it will show you just how cool a 'bolt-on' car can be!

[mattausten23]

Originally Posted by awr68

VERY TRUE words!

Always, the nicer the car that you start with the faster and more affordable the build! You have what looks like a great/solid car...you are many steps ahead of most right there! You can do basically any mod you want to on a painted car...you just have to be a little more careful at times. Many have mini-tubbed painted cars...check out Ryan's thread, he just did it! Scott did a complete subframe swap in a weekend without taking off the front sheet metal! It can all be done!

At your current age and the fact that you are in college I would keep this car and mostly concentrate on bolt on parts. I am very excited for you! But honestly for the next few years school will consume lots of time and money...but will be WELL worth it! I totally love that you are into muscle cars and PT ones at that! I just hate to see you sell a great car to start in on a project car, they are soooo much work and far more money than a nice driving car that gets mods done over time...or all at once if you can swing it! Remember, ground up builds will cost 2-3 times what you think they will...modding the car you have right now is the best way to control the spending.

What plans do you have for your PT car? You don't have to be a certain type of member to start a thread or post pics. And Welcome to the site...we look forward to seeing your build and helping in any way we can! There are many Pro and Seasoned builders here! And don't forget about our Site Sponsors...they offer sales from time to time that can help a lot! Oh and keep an eye on the For Sale Forum...you wouldn't believe the deals that get posted there! Have fun with it!!!

Thanks for the advise everyone! My plans for my PT car is to 3 link it, I really like Randy Bell's set up I saw on here. I also would like to do an lsx swap, big brakes, cage, etc. I want a car that I can drive around town and also drive hard at the track.

The reason why I was thinking about selling is because I think I found another solid car to start with that comes with all the parts to get it running and driving, and pretty much complete, it all just need to be installed. I would also have a good amount of $ left over so that I can buy some of the parts I wanted for it, and also an every day driver. I don't know maybe it's just the way I think because everyone I know is trying to talk me out of selling it.haha

[awr68]

Listen to all your frinds, don't sell....a project car isn't all it's cracked up to be. It can take many years to complete them...and that's if you have lots of spare time and plenty of cash at all times. Honestly I would have loved to had started with a car like yours! Take a little time to think things over. There are more pros than cons to building the car you have! I like your list of parts! So far you haven't mentioned anything that can't be done to a painted car!