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Originally Posted by Rumpolephoreski
...I own an older VW/Dunebuggy but that seems world away from a truly custom fabricated car....
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Actually, its not that far off and a good prerequisite. Things come loose and you already know the difference between a loose car and a tight car if you ever had to spend a lot of time going through all of it making sure the car was safe and not going to come apart on you going down the road.
Buter/Arntz cars can be solid IF they are maintained and someone goes through the ENTIRE car checking everything that is loose or binding or just getting old and degraded. If you do buy the car, plan on spending some serious time or money going through it to make it safe and road worthy.
Also, you may want to invest in a rear tri-bar support for the rear differential if it does not already have one installed. Its a brace system that is purchased or made custom to tie the rear differential to the rear frame in a triangulated manner. It really helps to stabilize the rear of the car under power load or over bumps. The back of the car can get to be pretty skittish and loose without it. I've done a few on the Unique Cobras and for a friends Arntz car, and he upgraded the MGB front and rear with all new shocks and supports. It drives like a different car now and very solid.
Good luck on the adventure.