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    4/06/2024 9:38 PM  #1

    Toploader
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    Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    I never knew this existed. Not something I will ever do, but found it interesting nonetheless.
    Quite the price tag too.

    https://roadstershop.com/product/1964-70-mustang/#engine-mount-options

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZGk8iJy7g

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    4/07/2024 5:11 AM  #2

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    I’ve seen a few posts on other sites with others using this chassis option.

     

    4/07/2024 6:26 AM  #3

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    IMO a colossal waste of time and money.  You can get whatever front or rear suspension you want in a classic Mustang without the need of this.  If you need the rigidity because the car makes so much power then you need a roll cage anyway, for safety if nothing else.  To me, this is a solution in search of a problem. 

     

    4/07/2024 8:28 AM  #4

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    TKO - agree, I'd use that money for other things I feel I'd like to have ... although if I win the Power Ball.

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    4/07/2024 12:58 PM  #5

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    Bob, I love my Mustangs, but if I win the Powerball I'm buying a Porsche 911 Turbo, a Porsche 959 (never imported), or a Nissan Skyline GTR (the R34 body style they never imported).  Maybe all 3 depending on the amount of the win. 

     

    4/07/2024 4:44 PM  #6

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    Guys that use a chassis like this usually have a shop build the car, and aren't thinking about what they could also use the money to buy.

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    4/08/2024 7:42 AM  #7

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    TKO - I don't disagree.
    RPM - you're right

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    4/08/2024 2:54 PM  #8

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    If you have to buy an entire rear end, front end rebuild, disc brakes, the whole deal, plus some rocker rust repair, the $12,000 starts to be alot more reasonable.  I just want mine to resemble original stuff, though. 
    I enjoy these cars because they are old school, not because they possess the latest tech. I bought my 2017 GT350 because of that, then sold it because “what’s the fun in that?”

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    4/08/2024 8:46 PM  #9

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    MS wrote:

    If you have to buy an entire rear end, front end rebuild, disc brakes, the whole deal, plus some rocker rust repair, the $12,000 starts to be alot more reasonable.  I just want mine to resemble original stuff, though. 
    I enjoy these cars because they are old school, not because they possess the latest tech. I bought my 2017 GT350 because of that, then sold it because “what’s the fun in that?”

    I totally agree! That's why I will never even upgrade the steering system to rack and pinion and things like that. I love these cars for what they are and their simplicity.

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    4/09/2024 9:57 AM  #10

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    It seems like you could add subframe connectors to the stock car and have essentially the same thing

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    4/09/2024 6:48 PM  #11

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    John Ha wrote:

    It seems like you could add subframe connectors to the stock car and have essentially the same thing

    Ding, ding!

     

    4/10/2024 3:51 PM  #12

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    I spec'd one of those out with the brakes, suspension, and rear end I would want plus powder coat. Just under 25k!!!

     

    4/11/2024 1:43 AM  #13

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    RPM, aka Bearing Bob wrote:

    Guys that use a chassis like this usually have a shop build the car, and aren't thinking about what they could also use the money to buy.

    Too true. Its the sort of thing you see a lot of on Kindig builds, where price seems to be no object. 
     

     

    4/11/2024 6:39 AM  #14

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    Mach1Driver wrote:

    RPM, aka Bearing Bob wrote:

    Guys that use a chassis like this usually have a shop build the car, and aren't thinking about what they could also use the money to buy.

    Too true. Its the sort of thing you see a lot of on Kindig builds, where price seems to be no object. 
     

    Yep.  They are the This Old House of car builds for sure.  I remember watching that with my Dad and how he used to say stuff like "they must have a money tree out back", and "Budget?  Oh, no, we can't work on anything that has a budget."
     

     

    4/11/2024 7:40 AM  #15

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    Re: Full Chassis - Roadster Shop

    TKO - Chuckled at “Oh, no, we can't work on anything that has a budget."  Watching these shows, while I'm impressed with the quality of the work performed, I wonder what the costs are for this custom work.   

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    4/12/2024 4:59 AM  #16

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    I would assume the shop labor rates are a minimum of $50/hr per man.  The top tier shops I'm sure its $100 or more.  I doubt much rolls out of Kindig's shop that costs less than $150k.

     

    4/13/2024 10:37 AM  #17

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    BobE wrote:

    TKO - “Oh, no, we can't work on anything that has a budget." 

    ROFLMAO
     

     

     

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