[DeTomaso] Building the Perfect Pantera Survey

[Rob Dumoulin]

Michael, it sounds like you are talking about my barn find, #1488. I'm
eager to see what offer number you get to when you deduct necessaries
compared to what I spent on mine.

If that is what your intent is, we need to qualify 'Must Do' from 'Should
Do' from 'Can Wait' tasks. Must Have are safety and reliability issues.
Should Dos are ones that would make you cringe at the thought of any
reputable car guy seeing you drive the car. Can Waits are just that, get to
them later.  Naturally, the ones you list are Must Dos because you don't
know what you have yet.

In my case, the car did start, after all this, but barely ran. Not until I
swapped the carb and put in an MSD did it run like it was supposed to (for
a 40 year old).



On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:29 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com <
michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK, here goes this week's question/task.
>
> You have bought a 1971 Pantera, it's a barn find with 34,678 miles and you
> have $30,000 to spend.
> It needs paint and tires for sure, the cleveland has been sitting for 10
> years, it ran when it was parked.
> The car is totally stock.  The body is sound, there is no rust.
> Your goal is a weekend toy, not a track car or a race car and not a show
> car.
> You have to show the expense of your change and allow 55.00 and hour for
> outside labor.
> No change for storage, tools or your own labor.
> It has been towed to your house on a flatbed.
> The checkbook has been placed in your hands.
>
> Get to work.
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> I'll start.
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> New Battery $100.00
> Oil Change Supplies $40.00
> ZF Oil Change Supplies $40.00
> Brake Flush $30.00
> Radiator Flush and Fill $30.00
> Steam Pressure Wash
>
> The tires are holding air, so I'm going to leave them on
> until much later in the process when I switch to 17's
> so I'll put aside $3,500 for new Tires and Wheels in the future.
>
> Deck Lid Struts $100.00
>
> I'm going to try and start it now and see what I have to work with.
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> Michael L. Shortt
> Savannah, Georgia
> www.michaelshortt.com
> michael at michaelshortt.com
> 912-232-9390
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