SA-200 Throwing in the Towel - Houston Area

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This may not be the correct forum for this, but I'm going to start here. I've been on this forum for some time now. Back about 10 years ago I bought a 1967 SA-200 Redface from a guy in Louisiana with the intent to restore it back to factory specs. Never intended it to be a daily work machine, but I wanted it to be flawless, mechanically and cosmetically. At the time of purchase I had the time and money to do about anything towards the goal. As years went by, I got busy at work and a house move and progress slowed down. By the way, you can search my member name "cwood3" for past posts about my journey. Anyhow, I have realized that I may never complete the project. It takes up a lot of room in my garage. So, sadly, I think the smart thing to do is pass it on to somebody that has more desire than I now do. I'm 63 years old now and looking at my retirement/exit strategy from the everyday workforce.I completely disassembled the machine. When I bought it, it welded perfectly and the engine ran fine, except for a very slight rear main seal leak. I took the completely disassembled  engine and flywheel to a guy near where I live to do all the machine work. He and his brother are big into sprint car engine machine work and known for dynamic balancing. I told him I wanted to make this Continental run like a sprint car engine.......no vibration. And he did. I have $1000 in machine work alone. I assembled the F163 myself, as I'm from the era when we built our own engines for street rods. Anyhoo, the Continental runs great. I have not had a chance to have the generator end completely redone, but have bead blasted  all the parts for the brushes and stuff, etc...So, I want to move it on to somebody that will treat it right and complete it. I have all the original stuff. I bought a new carburetor. The original ran on a 6-volt generator system, but I had a 12-volt generator built for it from a guy in Midlothian, Texas. Brand new doors from Lincoln. New everyting that needs to be new on a '67. Decals, safety stickers...new face plate, new gear selector.........and more.I'd let it all go for $1500, but you have to bring big guys to tote all the extra parts, the generator end, armature...etc      I have a 2 ton engine hoist to help move things around. The frame is a very heavy-duty "Sub-frame with HD casters" so it rolls nicely....still very heavy.I will answer any questions happily. I really didn't want to do this, as I always wanted a SA-200 since I was about 19 years old. This was going to be my man cave center piece.Thanks,curtis
Reply:That’s a heck of a deal.
Reply:Sounds like great deal.Now if still working and same state I would jump on the welder. Dave

Originally Posted by cwood3

This may not be the correct forum for this, but I'm going to start here. I've been on this forum for some time now. Back about 10 years ago I bought a 1967 SA-200 Redface from a guy in Louisiana with the intent to restore it back to factory specs. Never intended it to be a daily work machine, but I wanted it to be flawless, mechanically and cosmetically. At the time of purchase I had the time and money to do about anything towards the goal. As years went by, I got busy at work and a house move and progress slowed down. By the way, you can search my member name "cwood3" for past posts about my journey. Anyhow, I have realized that I may never complete the project. It takes up a lot of room in my garage. So, sadly, I think the smart thing to do is pass it on to somebody that has more desire than I now do. I'm 63 years old now and looking at my retirement/exit strategy from the everyday workforce.I completely disassembled the machine. When I bought it, it welded perfectly and the engine ran fine, except for a very slight rear main seal leak. I took the completely disassembled  engine and flywheel to a guy near where I live to do all the machine work. He and his brother are big into sprint car engine machine work and known for dynamic balancing. I told him I wanted to make this Continental run like a sprint car engine.......no vibration. And he did. I have $1000 in machine work alone. I assembled the F163 myself, as I'm from the era when we built our own engines for street rods. Anyhoo, the Continental runs great. I have not had a chance to have the generator end completely redone, but have bead blasted  all the parts for the brushes and stuff, etc...So, I want to move it on to somebody that will treat it right and complete it. I have all the original stuff. I bought a new carburetor. The original ran on a 6-volt generator system, but I had a 12-volt generator built for it from a guy in Midlothian, Texas. Brand new doors from Lincoln. New everyting that needs to be new on a '67. Decals, safety stickers...new face plate, new gear selector.........and more.I'd let it all go for $1500, but you have to bring big guys to tote all the extra parts, the generator end, armature...etc      I have a 2 ton engine hoist to help move things around. The frame is a very heavy-duty "Sub-frame with HD casters" so it rolls nicely....still very heavy.I will answer any questions happily. I really didn't want to do this, as I always wanted a SA-200 since I was about 19 years old. This was going to be my man cave center piece.Thanks,curtis
Reply:Make sure you're not going to regret selling it the minute it leaves your driveway. Maybe you could give yourself a time limit to finish it and then sell it for a few thousand bucks. It's a red face with a rebuilt engine and was welding when taken apart for restoring. $1500 is a steal. People will spend $1000 for one that isn't running or in very poor condition.