Speedi

username comment was meant for "Nowhere Man"...sorry for the error

andy60

My bad, appologies.

Jaguarmaven

Here is a 74 E Type that I restored that had a major engine bay fire. The entire bonnet was destroyed, anything alum, rubber, thin metal was melted. Forget about the wiring and the interior. Eventually I replaced everything. It certainly can be done. But fire and heat creep into every nook and cranny of the. Good luck with your project.

andy60

Nice car and Thank you. I know where a yellow 69 is sitting in Virginia. Don't know where you are from.

1960

I would not worry about anything steel . It is all carbon free and heat will cause sag but that can be fixed . I hope you watch Midyear Mitch on youtube . He would take this on in a heartbeat . With enough time and money , anything can be fixed . I remember when Bob McDorman , Canal Winchester , Ohio , had a huge fire . He had one like this restored .Of course he was a millionare . He had his employees do the work and it came out great .I'm too old to even think about something like this . It will be a lot of fun for all to follow along here on the forum . Thanks for sharing , Bob

andy60

Thank you Bob, Its clear title in my name, not rebuilt, matching #s down to the correct jack, interior is not horrible & mechanicals look great. IThank you for recognizing it as an important enough car to bring back. Peace A

MrTrim

Around 2000' I bought a 61' that was burned from the dash forward. it actually had 2 fires. the first was a under hood fuel leak that was extinguished then an electrical fire that ensued, when the alternator wires shorted due to the first fire, while waiting for the tow truck. Once all the ugly was removed and the smell was gone it was just like repairing a wreck with a lot of damage. The finished vehicle won a best of show award at an all Corvette event in 2003'. Very doable if you have the skill set and time. Good luck whatever you decide.
Chris

andy60

Thank you for the encouragement. This is my first coupe and im getting attached. Seller just gave me receipts for the past 20 years. They are fun to go thru. The prices are crazy compared to today's.

sparky69

pm sent.

TRP_IV

Good luck @andy60 - One step at a time and you'll get the car done. Should be fun to watch from here. I'm all itchy just looking at that first photo.

MrTrim

Here's a picture of the finished car. Sorry I don't have a before picture, but it looked similar to your car. And Coupes are the best. See my avatar. This is my favorite.
Chris

1960

That's one beautiful 61 , Thanks for sharing .I really hope Andy takes this on . And he keeps us updated . Like said before on forum , just take it one day and one piece at a time and it will get finished . Bob

andy60

Update: Ended up buying the sellers burnt house to,, crispy car and house. :-)
The car will end up back where it started. My focus is the house at this point. Will post when I start back on the 67. Thank you guys for your awesome replys.

thoyer

I like the project - it'll be nice when done but you just threw us a curveball! Now we need pictures of the house!

I've done both - down to the bones restorations on both my house and some cars - minus the fire damage. Will be interesting to watch when you get to it.

Tom

Roger Walling

"Am I crazy ?"... Yes, but are not we all?

When I take on a restoration/resurrection, I do it because I like the challenge. When I am done with it, I move on to another challenge, hardly ever driving the last one!

belgiumbarry

haha, crazy ... congrats with the two projects !
I build myself 4 houses in my life... always bigger and sold for a next project . Not that difficult compared cars , just simple , but bigger parts
Meanwhile i hated concrete smell so #5 and 6 i let i do ... but not so with oil&gas on my classic cars .

1960

Roger , I know what you mean , I seem to like working on a project more than driving it . I promised wife after the 65 is on the road ,I'm done . It is complete , running and shifting fine .I always told her I had to get it completed in case something went wrong with me ,Too old to start another one , and am downsizing .LOL A project like Andy's is for the young man .

dplotkin

I just did a real estate deal in Clifton Park and didn't know about Prestige. Next time I'm there I will stop and see Joe, let him talk me out of removing my side pipes....

As to the yellow burned car, it's all in your mindset. If you want to fix it because you know you can and you would enjoy a yellow AC coupe than fix the car. If you think you will want to sell it after a while perhaps sell it now. If you think you will hold onto it (as I have all 9 since the beginning) than again, fix it. Unless you are in the business of fixing and rolling cars in which case this is a very different set of considerations, don't worry about what your estate will get for it when your gone. It doesn't matter.

Dan

QIK59

When I see you asking about what needs to be done with a totally rusted distributor (pretty obvious) and then looking for used points and condenser makes me wonder if your rodeo experience was on a rocking horse ?

Railroadman

<OP replies ( ........nothing) - he's too busy driving the car! >

We ARE about due for an update - how's it coming along, Andy?