Car Feature: The (Formerly) Hack Job General Lee

[IRONHEAD]

Re: Car Feature: The (Formerly) Hack Job General Lee

did he get anything out of the seller.?
like his hide

[JOES66FURY]

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If I had the means I would pursue my dream car like a mad man too...
We all do things others consider stupid, to me, this was not a waste of money, or stupid by any means, this is a guy going after what he wanted...in the end he built a bad ass car, and for those "its still a general lee' nay sayers...the only thing "General" about this monster is the push bar and pain job.....everything else is the stuff those who dont dig the pain dream of.

Good for you man, glad you did not give up

[Brian Lohnes]

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Jeff is a first class dude. One of the coolest, nicest dudes you'll ever run across.

Once this thing got a head of steam behind it, all the guys who worked on the car really put their heart and soul into it. The funny thing is that Jon (chassis guy who did the metal work) is an OG Mopar guy and Blair at the body shop bleeds little pentastars too. You should see the junk that Jon is building for Blair....it'll be epic when done and we're going to start project updates on it soon.

If a General Lee isn't your thing, no sweat. It is definitely a love/hate thing.

If this mean bastard was in primer and had air shocks on the back of it, I'd still be slobbering!

Brian

[moparmaniac07]

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If a General Lee isn't your thing, no sweat. It is definitely a love/hate thing.

If this mean bastard was in primer and had air shocks on the back of it, I'd still be slobbering!

X2
The car is awesome, the General Lee thing is overdone. I think it'd be better in primer, but that's me.

[DanStokes]

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There' a lesson in all this. Before you fork over any $$ for a car look it over carefully. If you're not sure you have the skills get someone else to look it over. Now that I've typed this I'm thinking you should have someone else look it over regardless of our skills. We all can get a bit "car blind" - we see the flaws but sort of pass them over because - well - we're in LOVE. A cooler head and another set of eyes could save us all a LOT of hassle. Women are the same way (or guys, depending).

Dan

[moparmaniac07]

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That's good advice Dan

[JB666]

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Guys --- Thank you for all of your comments, good and bad.. As Brian said, this car is a love/hate thing.. There never seems to be an in between..

Here's some info that I haven't posted anywhere, and a bit of history. I had 3 of my grand parents die in the same year.. 2 of them left me (and my siblings) some $$. This was left to us with the 'deal' that we'd use it on something we've always wanted to do and NOT let it sit in the bank for the government to take (some day). You see, each of them had a HEALTHY bank account, and then suddenly became ill. They didn't have time to move funds over before going into SR housing, and lost over $500k EACH in under a year, before dying. So, I can now understand exactly what they meant...

So, I took my small chunk and made the initial (sight unseen) investment. All the while my WIFE was telling me "Hey, look at this, and look at that..." pointing things out... I ignored them brushing them off as "easy to repair" and "Superficial". The joke was on me. We drove 11 hours to get this car and I was going to be damned if I was driving home with an empty trailer...



Anyways, the rest is history.. For the world to read/see... I don't deny my part in the stupidity of buying a car with my blinders on. I saw Orange and that was all I had to see.. That baby was coming home with me...

All's I can say is IMAGINE IF I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT HOME?? I'd have made it about a mile before bursting into flames while two sections of my "dream car" floated off in different directions..

How much do I have into it?? Some may argue that it's too much.. but in my honest opinion, you can't put a dollar value on a dream.. And that's what this is to me.

Have I learned a lesson? Hell yeah, I have... And trust me, I will NEVER do this again...

Now where can I find me a Roadrunner to do up for Daisy???

[moparmaniac07]

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Now where can I find me a Roadrunner to do up for Daisy???

just needs some yellow paint
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-...item1c162c4d49

this one needs a little more
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-...item4cf251edda

hey, you asked ;D

[Brian Lohnes]

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Jeff, I even know where Cooter's tow truck is.


Seriously.

[SuperBuickGuy]

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great work, neat car..... sorry, but there are not enough adjectives to describe how impressed I am in the car and your stick-to-it-ness.

cooter's truck? why am I not surprised that you know that... maybe more surprised it isn't at the Lohnes residence... ;D

[Brian Lohnes]

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He had a couple different ones through the run of the show, but the last one was an early 1970s Chevy. There is a derelict 1970 Chevy tow truck just like the one below right down the road from me.

If I didn't have a wife and kids, I would live in a junkyard. :D

Here it is!

[IRONHEAD]

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Jeff, I even know where Cooter's tow truck is.


Seriously.

vilage auto repair , it's red(well orange now)

[82z]

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You're a better man than me. I would be happily recounting the pain I inflicted on the seller/original builders while in prison.

[JB666]

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Jeff, I even know where Cooter's tow truck is.


Seriously.

How cool would that be??? Is it for sale??

great work, neat car..... sorry, but there are not enough adjectives to describe how impressed I am in the car and your stick-to-it-ness.

cooter's truck? why am I not surprised that you know that... maybe more surprised it isn't at the Lohnes residence... ;D

Thank you. The REAL credit goes to the builders... I only supervised and wrote the checks.

You're a better man than me. I would be happily recounting the pain I inflicted on the seller/original builders while in prison.

I considered it... Believe me...

[SpiderGearsMan]

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a guy that can rip you off like that will not fight fair
but if you want to consider it , I can do an A TEAM for ya !!!