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Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:46 am

im throwing around the options right now but im thinking of building a baja. ive got a 74 standard for free that i have to go get from my grandpa. the floorpans are rusted out but other than that its a pretty solid car. but i was thinking about doing this. http://www.bluegrassghostinvestigations.com/baja.htm
what do yall think?

Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:56 am

I would get a real kit if I were you........... they dont cost that much and look a whole lot better!

Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:55 am

i dont have a lot of money. real tight budget

Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:23 pm

That is about what has been done to my '69 Baja. I have 205/75R15 A/T tires on stock wheels on it now. I want to go to a larger tire on the rear with some grip. Will a 30x9.5R15 tires mounted on stock wheels fit on the rear with no clearance problems??? I am thinking that I might have to drop down to a 29 inch tall tire.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:31 pm

how do you like it? cause im on a very limited budget. and im looking for something that is cheap but will get the job done

Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:54 pm

I have only had my Baja a few months. The fenders and rear where cut when I bought it. It already had a engine cage on it. I have rewired it through a new blade type fuse block, rebuilt the carb and added a electronic distributor. I am getting to ready to patch the floor pan.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:02 pm

i have a 74 baja and i would say get your pans problems fixed than till your next local swap meet and then look for a low budget baja kit thats in still decent shape

Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:28 pm

well the thing is, i live in georgia and we have a swapmeet about once a year that i know of unless you go out of state

Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:46 pm

I am in NW Arkansas and have to go to Missouri or Oklahoma to find a good swap meet. there is a big VW show here ever summer but there is not too many parts venders at it.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:08 pm

alright

Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:06 pm

Hit Craigslist and E-bay. Until about 2 years ago I had seven dirt bikes from 1976 to 1983. I kept them all alive by smart shoppin. Used baja kits are very findable and also cheap.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:20 pm

don't know about where you live, but here the fender laws are pretty strict, if i ran a car with hardly any fender covering the tire i would probably get ticketed every time i went out. I've gotten a ticket for no mudflaps on my baja years ago.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:54 pm

German metal is worth more than fiberglass. Sell off all the German stuff and you'll have more than enough for used baja parts. Fenders, nose, hood, decklid, bumpers, engine tin, and wheels will get you $200-$300 maybe more if they are in good shape.

Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:07 am

well all of them are in very good condition. i think there is one little rust spot on the entire car, besides the pans

Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:17 am

i was in the same place your in but i sold off everything i wasnt using for my baja (hood, fenders, etc,) then i put an add on craigslist baja parts wanted and people were blowing up my phone some people were giving me extra stuff for free, i then sold what i didnt need from that. also look at craigslist in surrounding areas also for parts. i found a complete onepiece baja kit for 200,

Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:25 pm

i think that what i will do thanks

Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:00 am

Nachodaddy77 wrote: i was in the same place your in but i sold off everything i wasnt using for my baja (hood, fenders, etc,) then i put an add on craigslist baja parts wanted and people were blowing up my phone some people were giving me extra stuff for free, i then sold what i didnt need from that. also look at craigslist in surrounding areas also for parts. i found a complete onepiece baja kit for 200,

I agree. If you're in a tight budget, use the Internet to sell and gain the parts you needed. Craigslist can help you. :wink:

Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:55 pm

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