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R32 Build from shell - What to be careful of ?

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Check any purchase for rust very very carefully, if you have any doubts take someone competent with you. Especially check entire and I really mean entire boot area for rust and/or bog. Check entire underside particularly sub frame mounting points. This is not an undertaking that should be taken lightly, you are about to take the HARD road. I speak from experience. Good Luck you are gonna need it. You will spend far more than the car is worth. Save up and buy a registered goer.

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16 minutes ago, Rusty Nuts said:

Check any purchase for rust very very carefully, if you have any doubts take someone competent with you. Especially check entire and I really mean entire boot area for rust and/or bog. Check entire underside particularly sub frame mounting points. This is not an undertaking that should be taken lightly, you are about to take the HARD road. I speak from experience. Good Luck you are gonna need it. You will spend far more than the car is worth. Save up and buy a registered goer.

Hey mate thanks for the quick response and really helpful info.

 

I was wondering if you had a estimated budget you would think it'd be around (Obviously very hard to do but a indication would be very helpful)

I was thinking It wouldn't be heaps over 6k but maybe that is young and naive

 

Cheers, 

Sam

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Don't waste your time or money, by the time you finish it You'll have forked out 5 times what the car is worth and it will be slow as shit. Just buy a shitbox and save for something that runs and is finished and go from there. 

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