RS/SS - to transform it or keep it stock?

[onevoice]

I have had the exact same issue with my 68. My dad bought it new and I have grown up with it. Thats me in the pictures in 1969, and it's hard to tell in the picture, but pop had already swapped for bigger ralley wheels. Showroom floor stock is a fantasy that is attainable, but only if you only want to take it to shows and not spend your time driving. I just figure I will never sell it, so the only one I have to satisfy is me. I did minitub it, and it has big brakes and suspension, and is now solid black.

The bottom line is that a SS isn't a one of a kind car, and as such, it isn't worth a fortune. Not like modding a ZL1 or COPO Camaro. Still, I did limit mods to mostly easy to reverse items in case MY TASTES change in the future and I want to go stock again. Resale be damned.

Wanting to limit cutting was a main reason I went with a g-link rear suspension, it can be removed and leafs put back in and 99.9% of people that look at a camaro, even a resto, won't notice the it or the minitubs

If you don't have tremendous sentimental value in a car, the price differences between modded and stock are a toss up. It gets increasingly hard to get your money out of heavily modded cars, and it is just as hard to get money out of a restoration. The big money isn't going to happen for anything that gets driven regularly, stock or modified.

[Bucketlist2012]

Originally Posted by barraza

I have had the exact same issue with my 68. My dad bought it new and I have grown up with it. Thats me in the pictures in 1969. I just figure I will never sell it, so the only one I have to satisfy is me. I did minitub it, and it has big brakes and suspension, and is now solid black.

The bottom line is that a SS isn't a one of a kind car, and as such, it isn't worth a fortune. Not like modding a ZL1 or COPO Camaro. Still, I did limit mods to mostly easy to reverse items in case MY TASTES change in the future and I want to go stock again. Resale be damned.

Wanting to limit cutting was a main reason I went with a g-link rear suspension, it can be removed and leafs put back in and 99.9% of people that look at a camaro, even a resto, won't notice the it or the minitubs

If you don't have tremendous sentimental value in a car, the price differences between modded and stock are a toss up. It gets increasingly hard to get your money out of heavily modded cars, and it is just as hard to get money out of a restoration. The big money isn't going to happen for anything that gets driven regularly, stock or modified.

Your car is super sweet..I agree, no one should modify a COPO ZL-1 or Yenko, but a Z/28 or an SS, man the fun factor is worth it...

It is personal taste and whatever makes a person happy... I am not one to have an all original restored car unless it is a high end Muscle car, L-88, ect...

[califconstruct]

Originally Posted by barraza

I have had the exact same issue with my 68. My dad bought it new and I have grown up with it. Thats me in the pictures in 1969, and it's hard to tell in the picture, but pop had already swapped for bigger ralley wheels. Showroom floor stock is a fantasy that is attainable, but only if you only want to take it to shows and not spend your time driving. I just figure I will never sell it, so the only one I have to satisfy is me. I did minitub it, and it has big brakes and suspension, and is now solid black.

The bottom line is that a SS isn't a one of a kind car, and as such, it isn't worth a fortune. Not like modding a ZL1 or COPO Camaro. Still, I did limit mods to mostly easy to reverse items in case MY TASTES change in the future and I want to go stock again. Resale be damned.

Wanting to limit cutting was a main reason I went with a g-link rear suspension, it can be removed and leafs put back in and 99.9% of people that look at a camaro, even a resto, won't notice the it or the minitubs

If you don't have tremendous sentimental value in a car, the price differences between modded and stock are a toss up. It gets increasingly hard to get your money out of heavily modded cars, and it is just as hard to get money out of a restoration. The big money isn't going to happen for anything that gets driven regularly, stock or modified.

I like your style. all this feedback, definitely eases the frustration. Thank's