Winston

"Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology." Obviously cost wasn't a concern when rebuilding the 6 Million Dollar Man, but it is with this car. After receiving several shipping quotes, I determined that the cost to ship to TX would outweigh any discounts received by buying the "parts package." I may build a frame from scratch (already have everything required except the welding magnets, as I have been planning a build for about 5 years (!)), but I may just as well purchase a prebuilt frame and/or partial kit. I'm keeping my options open. I finally have the luxury of "buying progress" in my build, which I will do if it makes sense and I find a good deal. Please keep your eyes peeled for me! Thanks for everyone's comments. -Winston

Thanks, Stan. I'll try to get in touch with Woody. I did find his contact information rather easily via Google.

Hi Bruce, Yes, I spoke directly with Hayes yesterday. The car is at his shop. I specifically did not ask him about the frame condition because, frankly, I did not want to make a liar out of him. There is no real way to tell the condition of the frame without stripping the car down a bit and getting it on a flat surface, doing measurements, inspecting welds, etc. Therefore I would purchase this car assuming that the chassis is scrap (but hoping that it's not) and expecting that only the non-structural components are usable. Nobody is going to really be able to tell the condition of the chassis without doing all of that work, and I don't expect anyone to do that for me. I really just want a report on the condition of the components still attached to the chassis, to verify that they're still in nice condition. Things tend to look a lot nicer in pictures, so I'd like to get some eyeballs on the car. Thanks for the feedback! And if anyone is in or near Vero Beach, FL, and would be so kind as to take a look at the car for me, please let me know. -Winston

It would cost about $400 in steel to make a completely new frame. In the event that the entire chassis is unusable (which is quite possible), this is the list of usable parts off of the top of my head: pedal set master cylinders x 3 carbon dash gauges scuttle center tunnel trim rear fenders rear axle w/brakes rear shocks rims x 2 tires x 2 Finding a good, RELIABLE, inexpensive kit manufacturer is more difficult than you may think. Basically, this is potentially half of a kit, already completed for me. That's the main attraction, because my time is at a premium. If the back half of the car is usable, I could have it on the road in a matter of months rather than a year+ for a full-on build. At worst, it's a bunch of parts that I would need to purchase anyway for most kits or for any scratch build. So there's nobody local to this car?

Hi all, I'm looking at building a Seven clone (can't afford the Caterham), either from scratch or from a kit. Well, I was browsing the 'net and stumbled upon this: http://www.pd-go.com/index.php?action=website-view&WebPageID=20374&WebSiteID=409 Looks like a decent source of parts if nothing else, or perhaps even a good start at a whole Seven depending on the condition of the chassis aft of the firewall. However, it's in FL and I'm in Houston, TX. Is there anyone local to the car that would mind going to check it over? Basically, just to take a look at the condition of the parts I would salvage. I'm not expecting a spot-on analysis of the condition of the chassis, because the only way to tell that is to partially disassemble it and break out the straightedge (which I would do after purchase). Please let me know, thanks! -Winston