Reply To: How do you know when a vehicle is too far gone?
Wow, Nunzio. That restoration rip-off video was something else, now. I’ll not forget that one for quite some time.
I dunno which was worse: the details of the rip-off, or listening to the self-described anarchist wanting more .gov regulations & inspections.
I think, maybe, you’re not located in The Northland of Road Salt, “My premise is that for a vehicle to be a candidate for long-time retention, it must be rust-free or only have very minor rust on the sheet metal only, which can be eliminated and repaired”.
…If I did that, it seems like I’d never be able to drive in Winter… especially, on the cheap.
You’re fortunate, and for this, too: “I am in the process of replacing my old vehicles with equally old vehicles from out west”.
That said, I certainly agree with you on this: “But start with a rusty worn-out piece of junk, and it’ll never end” … And, that ^… is what it means to own a much less-than-new vehicle in The Northland of Road Salt.
The frame fix above the axel is kinda common around here. I did something similar to an 80’s Regal to squeeze a few more miles out of it (floppy bumper). …Compared to the cost of buying something better…
I dunno. Thanks for your input you guys.