Purchasing a mako shark kit

Tyla wrote: My 66 had a Grand sport type kit on it not 100% but close, I'll see if my dad has some photos, It was back in a time that purists still said "why did ya ruin that vette" the frame around the rear plate read "Here sssssssnake".

Then when the Cobra kit car bug bit the grand sport became the ans …

Actually, it would be easier if the car was steel. I did a ton of work to a friend of mines van. Most of which was a $6,000 audio/video system. His van has all gullwing doors on it. They are made with piano hinges welded to the body and door. it looks great- his van is around $110,000 now, so its also expensive. It's a 1980 chevy, with an 8" chop top to boot. The gullwings are more hassle than they are worth. The driver door has an alignment issue, that makes it rub and it's hard to open. I had to do some body repair and paint work to it to "hide" the problem, due to the fact- to fix it right requires more welding and a complete repaint. It also has shaved handles, so that just adds insult to injury... I'll put a picture of it on later...

Wrestlinprodigy wrote: I got a question. I live right by a place with a Mako-Shark sitting outside in the snow. It needs restored. It needs a lot of interior work but it does have a engine, not sure on if it works. What would be a good price to try and get the owner to sell it. He looks like he wouldnt mind the money …

This thread is really here for people looking to purchase a Mako Shark kit... I've shown a little restraint because I know new people don't understand the concept of posting on the board... please try to keep conversations in the right places.

People that have been here for a little while should know better then to hijack conversations.

Tyla wrote: I dig getting a bargain,If the frame/pillars are rusted out it will need tons of work, depends on how much you want to invest to get a running car, Snow country many times means rusted frames. I'm not looking at how bad off it is or how nice it might be, I'm not bashful I would start at 2500.0 …

where is post number 61?

2Sharks wrote: Tylas right on that one. I don't think any regular posters here would snake it, but you never know who is lurking and not posting. Get us some pictures. You know the price of a kit, around 6 grand if its a motion. The pics would allow us to better give you a guide to what's what on the car. F …

I, for one got carried away on another thread myself.
I will try to do better, but you have met me, so you know I dont have much to work with:+

makosharkk wrote: I agree with Tyla and Randy.... How long has it been sitting there? Does the person have anyother high profile cars...if not they most likely don't know much about the car.

Look at the frame very closely!!!! We went thru replacing the windshield post area on a 75 L-82....If you can get in …

Sorry, where should we go to continue??? I didn't know.

Tyla wrote: I used to get starry eyed in my kit car days, thinking about what "could" be when I would stumble across some unloved fiberglass shell in a field, but a person has to be realistic, I mean a car "can" be restored from say a door hinge up but that doesn't mean it's worth it,in most cases,Sure if the n …

Anything that isn't specifically Mako, Maco or Corvette related can go in the Lounge. Just post a new thread/create new topic.

Don't want to slow down the posting, just like to keep things organized for people that that search for things, or don't want to read about non-Maco things...

2Sharks wrote: You're right on time with that one. I would possibly have paid more for the car because I have access to another doner car and I have the ability to do it myself. Again, I don't need anymore stuff right now, but these things are few and far between. Look at where we stand on our own projects. Wh …

I don't mean to sound like I'm throwing a wrench
on to your engine but, what are the possibilities
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Check out this link to some sources for doing so...
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Just an idea :)