Contemplating DSE Mini Tub...

[Sparks67]

Originally Posted by ADiCarlo

And when I say worthless I mean the price far exceeds the value like if it's 3k for a mini tub and my car is only worth 500 bucks more down the line. I can't bring myself to do it.

Depends on what you build, a drag car. Don't expect to get much return on your investment. A friend of mine has an original 1969 Camaro SS 396, that was turned into a drag car. All of his original parts were sold to fund his racing habit. He knows that he won't get much money out of his 1969 Camaro, but he loves to drag race.

Pro-touring cars now are selling for big $$$, and first gen Camaro's are big $$$. Although, I never built mine to sell. I built it solely because it is my first car, and I plan to drive it. I have owned my 67 since 1983, but I always wanted it to handle like my 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350. We spent lot of time on mine, but it was ideas that I had in the past.

Jeff

[ADiCarlo]

Originally Posted by Sparks67

Depends on what you build, a drag car. Don't expect to get much return on your investment. A friend of mine has an original 1969 Camaro SS 396, that was turned into a drag car. All of his original parts were sold to fund his racing habit. He knows that he won't get much money out of his 1969 Camaro, but he loves to drag race.

Pro-touring cars now are selling for big $$$, and first gen Camaro's are big $$$. Although, I never built mine to sell. I built it solely because it is my first car, and I plan to drive it. I have owned my 67 since 1983, but I always wanted it to handle like my 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula 350. We spent lot of time on mine, but it was ideas that I had in the past.

Jeff

I'm building a 68 with a pro touring auto x set up, not for drag. I build a car drive it around, if I get bored I post it up for sale and keep driving it till it sells, simple as that. But I'm really cautious on how much I spend on a build because I use that money from selling that car to build something bigger and better the next time around - simple as that. Maybe I'll love the car to death and will never wanna sell it Who Knows! until I start driving it.

I like building cars and bikes and this will be the 6th one I've built. I kinda go stir crazy if I don't have something to work on.

[The T-man]

do it

[Roger Edwards]

I agree. Do it.

[HMA]

Do it or else you wish you would have. I originally didn't want to do it and was perfectly content with a 275 on the rear.... Then I wanted 315s an it all started from there. As a result of not wanting to put the work in when I finally did do it it took 50 hours per side because the car was in new paint and about 10 hours per side was devoted just to protecting the paint and cleanup of the 3M paper adhesive. When I did the DSE mini tubs, you already have the back cut up for relocating the shocks, take it one step further and install the quadralink. I love my set-up and wish I would have done it right from the begining. Fortunately, all the time protecting the paint paid off, but that was not time well spent when I should have just done it when the car was in primer before the complete. Learn from my mistake and do it....

Evan

[Bsinclair]

my local chassis guy did mine for $600 and has since done several other forum members..

[Smoker03]

600 is cheap, where are you located?

[andrew5]

when i started building my nova,it's the first thing i did.do it now,nothing looks better than some nice 315"s tucked under there.

[69greyghost]

I am fighting with myself about this one too. I want to tub my car but I cant figure out if the cost justifies such a commitment. Some things on my car that werent mandatory I regretted later in a sense like my electric hideaway lights they are cool and I like them but 69 camaros look cool regardless, I would still love my car even without them. But they are kinda cool. I think a 10 inch wide tire is nice, Im sure wider is better but its a big commitment.

[camsdad]

I contemplated this issue as well during my build.
Struggled with it for several years.
Ended up not tubing for the same reasons you are struggling with.
In my case not enough readily available cash flow and too many additional things to change out or convert and too many pricy variables.
This site is like an addiction to spend more and pump it up. " I like it"
I had already purchased the Hotchkis rear leaf springs and Blistein shocks, stainless fuel tank, ext...
If I ever want to go the tub direction I can always take it to the next level.
Until then, I'm good for now.

Bottom line, It's your ride. Do what will make you happy.