Let's see the roughest car you started your build with..

Kool thread!!

 

Before and where it's at now

 

I'm a big chicken, and lazy when it comes to lots of repair before building a car. Seems it always costs way more time and money vs. finding a solid car. I try to find cars with as little rust as possible, then it's easier and cheaper to go forward.
This is my before. A pretty solid little car, with some minor rust repair in a couple areas, and surface rust on the outside:

 

Its amazing to see the amazing transformations!

 

lol ... gotta love that "Before" pic

 

Its not done yet but this is one of those father, son and grandson builds. We plan on turning it into an old skool wrecker, every kid loves a tow truck and lets face it were all big kids. So far we've gotten the frame pulled straight, front clip replaced and most of the rust repaired.

 

My first 5W was pretty rough or I thought it was until I look at some of the cars pictured here. This looks "mint " by comparison.

 

I think I've actually made a few WORSE!

 

Mine when I brought it home. its now blown apart and scattered among three sheds while I finish building my shop.

 

My '36 Ford woodie..

After the farmer dragged it out of his pasture;







More photos here;

http://s849.photobucket.com/user/ho...y/1936 Ford Station Wagon Woody?sort=3&page=1

I will get a recent photo up soon, wood is almost done...

As of last weekend...

 

I had a Chevy sedan that lost all the wood and looked just like that!^^^^^^

 

before shots of my '61 that is in my avitar pic

 

Trees suck.

 

Got A few other body parts hood dash bed that was about it.

 

37 ford... its better than what I started with which was nothing. This one will take I while!

 

Wow NICKK that one take the cake.
Let's see a picture after summers over!
TP

 

An older gentleman at a local power show brought his early 1900 White or Mack, I don't remember. His story was he started the truck after someone gave him the radiator shell. Every year he tried to add another part to the truck. The last time I saw it was about 5 years ago, at that time he had it about 80% done.

 

No frame, no floor

 

probably this...

 

Id say this is the roughest.......so far.
Unfortunately it looked better in the pic than it actually was.
Tony

 

They always do, don't they?

 

Yep.
Couldnt afford it any other way. Hahaha

 

From this

 

To this

 

Why do 1/2 of these rigs look nicer than my daily??? I mean jeesus guys ive never owned a rig with as few rust holes as some of these cars!!

 

This old 1933 Ford race car body had been rolled on the track, most of the inner structure was cut out - but it was all I could find at the time. Took a lot of work, but I am happy with the way it turned out.

 

Wow that thing looks sketchy!
The steering arm way too thin and weird 2 piece extension.
That crossmember is too and man the extension looks like it's gonna have diving board flex.
Hopefully it's a mock-up.
TP

 

Not the 2 Dakotas. LOL The abomination in the back of the black/grey Dakota is my Autocar COE

 

From this:

to this:

in less than three years!