RED LS1
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2001
I realize the general consensus here is going to be to move forward. But I just want to talk it out with some folks that just may understand more than my wife and young children.
I've been around Tb's my whole life. In 2012 I bought a clean roller, built an engine and trans from scratch with a 10 second combination and drove it for the summer. I was facing a big move and I had to sacrifice the car to complete the move. Fast forward to now. I have since built two very fast mustangs that were Supercharged and Turbocharged and now I currently have a brand new '13 GT in Grabber Blue that I really love and my wife has a really awesome '13 Charger R/T.
I have a long time friend who is moving from Pa to FL in a few months. He has liquidated all of his stuff for the move. There is only one thing left to go and he offered me first dibs. This friend has collected Turbo regals very heavily from '96 to around '07 and has had over 30. Well, back when we were in high school(around '97) he picked up a car that I really liked. The car was a 80,000 mile one owner car in good, original , unmolested shape but had a wrist pin noise in the motor. The car was parked in a whole in his 12 car Auto shop and left there until around 2002. Than it was moved into his 2 car home garage and has sat there until right now. This car is a total time capsule from 17 years ago. The car has a cat, stock air box OG paint in good condition but checked on the tops. It still has the wrist pin sound and the power master needs redone or converted and the bumper fillers are shot.
The car is an '86 T-type Wh1 with 80k. As stated, it's dead stock. It has the original window sticker with a $17,xxx price tag. It has T-tops, power everything, Posi, digital dash and climate control. There is Zero Rust ANYWHERE!
I really don't want to take on another project especially after I just sold off all my older cars for the new one. But I had been inquiring about this car and claiming first dibs for 17 years! I told myself my Next TR would be the GN I would own for life. But a WH1 is my all time favorite T.
What should I do?? Even the Wife is Pushing me to get it. That NEVER happens!
I've been around Tb's my whole life. In 2012 I bought a clean roller, built an engine and trans from scratch with a 10 second combination and drove it for the summer. I was facing a big move and I had to sacrifice the car to complete the move. Fast forward to now. I have since built two very fast mustangs that were Supercharged and Turbocharged and now I currently have a brand new '13 GT in Grabber Blue that I really love and my wife has a really awesome '13 Charger R/T.
I have a long time friend who is moving from Pa to FL in a few months. He has liquidated all of his stuff for the move. There is only one thing left to go and he offered me first dibs. This friend has collected Turbo regals very heavily from '96 to around '07 and has had over 30. Well, back when we were in high school(around '97) he picked up a car that I really liked. The car was a 80,000 mile one owner car in good, original , unmolested shape but had a wrist pin noise in the motor. The car was parked in a whole in his 12 car Auto shop and left there until around 2002. Than it was moved into his 2 car home garage and has sat there until right now. This car is a total time capsule from 17 years ago. The car has a cat, stock air box OG paint in good condition but checked on the tops. It still has the wrist pin sound and the power master needs redone or converted and the bumper fillers are shot.
The car is an '86 T-type Wh1 with 80k. As stated, it's dead stock. It has the original window sticker with a $17,xxx price tag. It has T-tops, power everything, Posi, digital dash and climate control. There is Zero Rust ANYWHERE!
I really don't want to take on another project especially after I just sold off all my older cars for the new one. But I had been inquiring about this car and claiming first dibs for 17 years! I told myself my Next TR would be the GN I would own for life. But a WH1 is my all time favorite T.
What should I do?? Even the Wife is Pushing me to get it. That NEVER happens!
