Advice on liquidating projects, what is the best $ return? Options

[nine14cats]

So I have choices to think over. And thanks to our beloved Vultures in the Garage circling my still warm carcass...I don't have to worry about finding homes for most of my parts. That was made very clear to me by the e-mail traffic! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

At this point in the development of The BEAST, it is actually close to going to paint. The guys at the shop have figured out how to do almost everything I have asked them to design.

Now, I can make the project go down in cost cosiderably by only paying for certain parts of the assembly along with their expertise in planning and designing what I want. The catch is that I would have to do the major part of the assembly. Did I mention I'm time challenged? This would make choosing The BEAST more comparable in cost to options 1 and 2, but I wouldn't know when I would be competing again...

Hopefully you folks see that I have some interesting choices....and how eye opening the different platforms can be from performance and cost.

My heart says (beast, Beast, BEAST!).....but that 996 looks awfully tempting.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)

It's going to be a sleepless weekend trying to decide.

Bill P.

[McMark]

Aren't decisions wonderful? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

Those are some nice looking cars.

I think you should race this one...
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Anyway, seems like a winner in every direction. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

[neo914-6]

Hope you got a good laugh for all the advise you received. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

Beyond the sensibilities, if you go 996 you will:
-concede to the dark (wine) side
-your head will swell
-you will not be the David slaying the Goliaths
-it will be harder to relate to the 914clubbers
-you can't transfer all your 914 racing experience

I still say we can get a group of guys together to deliver this baby in a fraction of the time...who "wouldn't" want a chance to help work on this car?

[jonwatts]

QUOTE (neo914-6 @ Oct 13 2005, 02:00 AM)

I still say we can get a group of guys together to deliver this baby in a fraction of the time.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) I'd love a chance to screw up your car! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

I agree the 996 looks tempting on many fronts. Try focusing on what you don't like about the 996 and see how that sits with you for a few days (seriously). At first glance, voting with your dollars, I'd go with the 996; but it's lacking the one thing I want in a race car, that high HP / low weight combo. You can overcome the ratio with more HP but it won't feel the same, it'll feel like you're finessing a lot of mass around the track (all my un-founded opinion, of course).

So I think I'd stay the course on the beast. Once it's painted I think you'll feel a lot different about the project. And once you're eventually racing the build time will be a distant memory.

[Trekkor]

Bill, stand tall and sing along!

Beast, Beast, Beast!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif)

KT

[SirAndy]

QUOTE (nine14cats @ Oct 13 2005, 12:32 AM)

My heart says (beast, Beast, BEAST!).....but that 996 looks awfully tempting....

if my car could talk, it would wisper "996" in your ear while you are at sleep ...

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Andy

[MJHanna]

I know your time challenged but were you planning on doing the v8 conversion or farming it out? Just trying to understand how you looked at both projects... such as farm out Beast, do the V8 at home etc. Another way to look at the Beast is to have the shop to xxx key items and you do other items. When I put the tail dragger back together I let my mechanic do certain items tasks that
1) I hate to do them stuff
2 past my abilities would spend to much time trying to learn items.

Can you not pick items they do and then do others tasks in your limited time ?

[nine14cats]

Actually the V8 car (JLO) will be built by me, my son, and my dad. The reason I bring up selling her is that the race car is in the cost overrun mode at the moment (surprise!).... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

It's a pure numbers game....I can go certain ways on my track fix, but I have to pony up alot of cash. I would like to keep JLO...my dad in the past owned a chopped and channeled '39 Ford...and a nice 283 SBC '55 Chevy PU. But if I choose to work on the race car...my house gets filled very quick.

I have underestimated the cost of getting to where I want to with The Beast. I am now figuring out where to go. It's just all one big check written to someone. I personally like the shop that is doing the work, I was just time challenged and now I'm money challenged for what I want. My decision on The Beast is tied to budget and time. I can scale back the build and continue on, or I can bring it home and sub out certain parts to the race shop, or try to do it all. But if I choose to help build it myself to reduce construction cost, I will most likely be again down a good portion of next year. And I haven't driven my car since July 4th weekend, 2004.

I've got several options. I'm weighing them currently.

Bill P.