Re: 1948 Super Eight Resurrection

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2012/4/23 15:03:46

Joey,
It is very interesting to read about your project on a similar car to mine. I have a Series 23 Touring Sedan. I started with a running car that was supposed to be road ready. In fact it has been a series on fixit projects starting from the most series (no brakes), and winding down to the small ones (gas gage did not work). This has been going about 3 years now. Just to give you a rough idea, I have over $20,000 in repairs so far, and the painting and chrome have yet to be done. I notice you are doing more yourself than I did, so perhaps you won't be spending that much.
Your issues have pretty much been the same as mine. On my car the new tires were $1000 and the complete front and rear suspension rebuild was another $2000. The car runs down the road pretty nice now.
Best of luck and keep the stories coming. I will be happy to give you my experiences as the need arises.