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mariooncrack posted:Over the decade, he's tried to pay several people to do the work. He had a builder I think and then got ripped off. He found another builder that then got really sick, swore up and down to finish the car, closed up shop, and then ripped him off. I think he then found a "racing engine" builder. bolded for importance, as CobaltGuy has admitted to burning money on this project since early 2007 Ten years, three or four builders. $300K and counting (savings gone, house remortgaged). All with the intention of turning a turd into a sub-10 second drag car. Holy poo poo.
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CobaltGuy is living the true American Dream.
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We don't know whether it's Sisyphean yet because they haven't had a set back so major that they need to go find another rotten Austin Mini.
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Jun 8, 2016 17:47
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You leave project Binky alone!
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Yea I suppose they won't need another Mini since they've replaced every inch of metal already.
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fyodor posted:Yea I suppose they won't need another Mini since they've replaced every inch of metal already. The Mini of Theseus. It's funny watching the first episode, when they (hilariously under-) estimate how long the project will take.
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Exactly. I've been following Binky and I'm also a fan of crazy car builds, but fuuuccckkk they are putting work into that bastard! It'll be a cool rear end car when it's done but drat.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Cobalt guy just wanted to build this car to reconnect with his brother whom he's had a falling out with a long time ago and they haven't spoken since, but brother has died and now Cobalt guy is really sad but doubling down on completing it. His motivation does not change the fact that he is a goddamned idiot.
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Whenever I watch project binky I hope that the reason it takes so long to make an episode is because they're non-stop fabbing awesome poo poo for real paying customers.
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8ender posted:Whenever I watch project binky I hope that the reason it takes so long to make an episode is because they're non-stop fabbing awesome poo poo for real paying customers. This is the case, Binky is a side project. An amazingly cool side project but a side project. I can only pray that when it gets finished it doesn't get stacked and killed immediately.
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Scam? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5617081636.html
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http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/5627466278.html Three project trucks for scrap value.
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Seems like a reasonable price. Image isn't showing up elsewhere on TinEye, probably legit.
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VideoTapir posted:Seems like a reasonable price. Image isn't showing up elsewhere on TinEye, probably legit. That's $10k less than what I see a fastback of that year go for in Georgia/southeast. Durn.
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Coredump posted:That's $10k less than what I see a fastback of that year go for in Georgia/southeast. Durn. https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuationtools/1970-ford-mustang Maybe it's a 10 footer.
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Yeah I would love to find a "Concours" level 69-70 fastback for $24,400. Or an "Excellent" condition for $16,700. I don't know where Haggerty is getting these numbers. I mean I skimmed their page on how they get their numbers but I haven't seen any of those prices reflected in any of the places I've been looking over the last few months.
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Coredump posted:Yeah I would love to find a "Concours" level 69-70 fastback for $24,400. Or an "Excellent" condition for $16,700. I don't know where Haggerty is getting these numbers. I mean I skimmed their page on how they get their numbers but I haven't seen any of those prices reflected in any of the places I've been looking over the last few months. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...ack&_sacat=6001 Hard to be sure just how good some of these are, but Ebay prices line up pretty well with theirs.
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VideoTapir posted:http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...ack&_sacat=6001 Yeah there are some Mustang fastbacks selling in those price ranges, but not for the corresponding condition. I'm not seeing "excellent" Mustang fastbacks for ~$17000.
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Coredump posted:Yeah I would love to find a "Concours" level 69-70 fastback for $24,400. Or an "Excellent" condition for $16,700. I don't know where Haggerty is getting these numbers. I mean I skimmed their page on how they get their numbers but I haven't seen any of those prices reflected in any of the places I've been looking over the last few months. Hagerty is notoriously high. The more they make you think your car is worth the more they can charge you to insure it and they're expensive as hell. Downside is their site has become kind of a go-to when pricing 'special' cars so now everyone is pricing poo poo high. edit: I'm an idiot and read that wrong NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 14:48 on Jun 10, 2016 |
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But in this case Hagerty's prices are low to what I've been seeing in the last few months?  Edit: Yeah if I could find a 69-70 Mustang Fastback in excellent condition in blue for less than $20k I'd be all over that.
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  http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-porsche-911-3/ still under $20K
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neckbeard posted:
That looks like a completely reasonable way to die in a ball of fire going backwards off a cliff. Wonder what that will end up going for. Still bummed I didn't bid on this monster, went for just under $24k to a good friend 
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neckbeard posted:
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SneakyFrog posted:
That car is one of the few times I've been angry about owning my Corvette. I kinda wanna swap.
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 Used in an Eddie Murphy movie you guys!!!
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Bowfinger isn't an Eddie Murphy movie. It's a Steve Martin movie that Eddie Murphy had the pleasure of guest starring in.
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There's a car on BaT right now that I was talking about with my barber because it's pretty rare and the Carfax shows its first owner registered it in my town of 37,000. 70 year old dude two chairs down getting his hair cut: "That was my neighbors, it was a piece of mother-loving poo poo, don't buy it."
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blk posted:There's a car on BaT right now that I was talking about with my barber because it's pretty rare and the Carfax shows its first owner registered it in my town of 37,000. 70 year old dude two chairs down getting his hair cut: "That was my neighbors, it was a piece of mother-loving poo poo, don't buy it." Well don't just leave us hanging, where's the link?
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When only one type of wood grain just won't do. https://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/5632661099.html (the side paneling, and then behind the rear license plate) Those seats!
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GoodLifeDecisions.html
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RB25DET Triumph GT6 !? http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5612406946.html 
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Those rear tires. The erotic sacrilege of the swap. That stance. 
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Holy Crap http://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/5632182240.html
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I really dislike people who put 1 [currency] as the price, and then put the whole price in the description.
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MrOnBicycle posted:I really dislike people who put 1 [currency] as the price, and then put the whole price in the description. Kijijiji is the craigslist equivalent here an if you list something as "free", it ends up in the free section, There are a ton of loving morons who list it as free, and then put "it's not free, don't bother me asking for it for free, the price is $300" So i message them asking where i can pick it up for free. Three is a ton of free poo poo out there. If you wanted to start a piano store, at any given moment there are like 20 free stand-up pianos.
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Powershift posted:Three is a ton of free poo poo out there. If you wanted to start a piano store, at any given moment there are like 20 free stand-up pianos. Yeah you find that everywhere... Nobody wants to move a piano or pay to have it tuned since nobody in the family really plays, and it's just been in the house since grandma died, please come take it away.
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