Is it worth to restore a box-type Lancer?

**Mguy** · January 27th, 2011 08:24 PM

Worth the effort ba to restore a box-type Lancer? Mahirap ba parts? Would I end up spending a lot pero masakit pa rin ang ulo ko to make it roadworthy and reliable? Thanks.

**ZEPER** · January 27th, 2011 09:59 PM

If you will restore this car for "hobby" purposes yes, but if your intention is to restore this car and plan on using this as a daily driver then no.

**ghosthunter** · January 27th, 2011 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mguy

Worth the effort ba to restore a box-type Lancer? Mahirap ba parts? Would I end up spending a lot pero masakit pa rin ang ulo ko to make it roadworthy and reliable? Thanks.

If it's for personal hobby, why not? But you should be prepared to spend more money than the car is worth.

If it's to use it as personal daily transport (to save money from buying a new/newer car), no, it will not be worth it.

BTW, if you are going to restore it, you will first have to take it apart, clean it up, fix up the chassis and install all the parts back, replacing worn out stuff as you go. It will be a long & hard process if you really want to restore the car to a roadworthy and reliable condition.

**Mguy** · January 27th, 2011 10:38 PM

Not really for a daily drive. Will use it only for coding days plus once in a while trips in the city. The reason I want it to be reliable is that I don't like to have headaches or hesitations that it will break down whenever I'm driving it.

gh, its a good idea to strip it down but if I do, would you know of a ballpark figure I will end up paying to get it going? Say if the car is worth 30k, i don't want to spend a lot to bring it to mint condition. Just as long as its presentable and runs well, it would be good enough for me.

**ghosthunter** · January 27th, 2011 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Mguy

Not really for a daily drive. Will use it only for coding days plus once in a while trips in the city. The reason I want it to be reliable is that I don't like to have headaches or hesitations that it will break down whenever I'm driving it.

gh, its a good idea to strip it down but if I do, would you know of a ballpark figure I will end up paying to get it going? Say if the car is worth 30k, i don't want to spend a lot to bring it to mint condition. Just as long as its presentable and runs well, it would be good enough for me.

If the car is in fair running condition but you need to do some body repairs and full body repainting too, anywhere from P50k to P100k to get it to "clean".

And since its an old car, I would also suggest to have it re-wired from bumper to bumper.

**Mguy** · January 28th, 2011 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

If the car is in fair running condition but you need to do some body repairs and full body repainting too, anywhere from P50k to P100k to get it to "clean".

And since its an old car, I would also suggest to have it re-wired from bumper to bumper.

Looks like I need to buy a unit that has less things to fix. Hmmm. Isip isip.

**Mguy** · January 28th, 2011 03:04 PM

I have an eye on an A/T 1983 Box Type Lancer. This is very rare as I remembered i had a neighbor back then who owned one. Any suggestions by the old school gurus/box type afficionados here?

**pilaty** · November 2nd, 2019 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

If it's for personal hobby, why not? But you should be prepared to spend more money than the car is worth.

If it's to use it as personal daily transport (to save money from buying a new/newer car), no, it will not be worth it.

BTW, if you are going to restore it, you will first have to take it apart, clean it up, fix up the chassis and install all the parts back, replacing worn out stuff as you go. It will be a long & hard process if you really want to restore the car to a roadworthy and reliable condition.

Would I end up spending a lot pero masakit pa rin ang ulo ko to make it roadworthy and reliable? Thanks.

**dr. d** · November 2nd, 2019 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by pilaty

Would I end up spending a lot pero masakit pa rin ang ulo ko to make it roadworthy and reliable? Thanks.

restoring one is a labor of love.
i do it because i like to do it, and not because i intend to make significant money by selling it afterward.
if the objective of the restoration is so's one may have a car to drive, perhaps getting a more recent, already-running vehicle, is the more practical thing to do.

if you restore it well the first time, then you will probably meet with less parts to fix, later on.
it's an old car. old parts will need servicing, sooner and sooner.

it's the reason i went the easy way out.
bumili na lang ako ng mas bagong kotse.

**pilaty** · November 3rd, 2019 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by dr. d

restoring one is a labor of love.
i do it because i like to do it, and not because i intend to make significant money by selling it afterward.
if the objective of the restoration is so's one may have a car to drive, perhaps getting a more recent, already-running vehicle, is the more practical my ip birthday wishes tneb thing to do.

if you restore it well the first time, then you will probably meet with less parts to fix, later on.
it's an old car. old parts will need servicing, sooner and sooner.

it's the reason i went the easy way out.
bumili na lang ako ng mas bagong kotse.

if the objective of the restoration is so's one may have a car to drive, perhaps getting a more recent, already-running vehicle, is the more practical thing to do.