Fast Eddie B
Well-Known Member
So I load the parts car onto the rack to start pulling off parts (mostly trim and chrome pieces) and I am thinking, what will I do with it after I rob the parts?
Originally I bought it to restore it, thinking stupidly that I could add a roof rack and third seat. Not! The only way to get those is to buy the whole car with them!
It is a 77 T&C. About 68k miles. Original paint. licensed, roadworthy. Basic options like pdl, pw, ac.... Original paint. No rust. Even the rear valance under the tailgate door is still painted. Factory tow package. Dash pad is messed up. Door panels messed up. Front seat messed up. Carpet like new. Back seat barely ever sat in.
So here is what I was thinking. Do I junk it? Derby it? Sell it as a project for someone else? Do I put the more worn trim from the one I'm restoring back on it?
Then I get thinking, 'I'll have it all apart', why not paint it?! I could paint it for a few grand. Needs little. If I didn't put all the side trim back on that is missing, it would be a good looking 'stripped down' T&C.
What I would do with two wagons is a different issue.
What have other people done with their part cars?
Originally I bought it to restore it, thinking stupidly that I could add a roof rack and third seat. Not! The only way to get those is to buy the whole car with them!
It is a 77 T&C. About 68k miles. Original paint. licensed, roadworthy. Basic options like pdl, pw, ac.... Original paint. No rust. Even the rear valance under the tailgate door is still painted. Factory tow package. Dash pad is messed up. Door panels messed up. Front seat messed up. Carpet like new. Back seat barely ever sat in.
So here is what I was thinking. Do I junk it? Derby it? Sell it as a project for someone else? Do I put the more worn trim from the one I'm restoring back on it?
Then I get thinking, 'I'll have it all apart', why not paint it?! I could paint it for a few grand. Needs little. If I didn't put all the side trim back on that is missing, it would be a good looking 'stripped down' T&C.
What I would do with two wagons is a different issue.
What have other people done with their part cars?