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Originally Posted by Toby
Jockey,
I did the very thing that you are planning to do. In retrospect I would not do it again. Even though I am happy with how my project turned out, I would have been mucho dollars better had I just got what I wanted from the start. Look at the pictures in my gallery (before and after) and add about $10,000.00 and much anguish over parts, suppliers, and time. Just my .02 cents,having been where you are.
Toby
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Toby,
I know, and agree with you totally. My problem is that I have to wait a significant amount of time saving to afford the level of car I want. I'd rather drive this with the addition of only the manual trans now and accumulate the cash needed to either make changes to this one or sell and buy something better, then continue to wait on the sidelines while saving $ for what I want.
At this point I'm just gathering info to see if this thing makes any sense whatsoever, or if it's just dumb. If it ends up costing a bit more in the end, but I get a few years of driving out of it, that's fine. If it ends up costing crazy amounts more, then it's not going to happen. I just need to try to estimate what that amount will be.
In an ideal world, I would just walk up to the Kirkhams or ERA and pony up whatever cash is needed, and walk out. God bless the many on this site who can do that. Unfortunately, I'm an airline pilot and Mr. Bin Laden has left his mark on my career. His actions and the whole 9/11 tragedy hurt my career and family finances in a huge way that we're still recovering from. This is about the only option available to me at this time. Not the best option, but the only game in town. Now I just need to gather info to see if it makes any sense at all. Thanks for the input, I truly do appreciate it. Anyone else have any input to lend? Ideas, suggestions, etc? I'd appreciate anything you guys have to say.