5 Things to Consider When Buying a Resto-Mod

[@bigbluebowtie]

This is refined custom work. Thank you legit street cars for sending me this direction.

[@rubyred93chev]

_Being a diehard resto-mod motorhead, you're absolutely right about having that professional inspection done before pulling the trigger. Even on all original vehicles(especially classic Corvettes), it's important to remember that you'll be tasked with repairing work that wasn't done properly. Overall great points about deciding if a resto-mod or an original classic car is right for you and your wallet._

[@FluidMotorUnion]

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[@bl78ljb]

OJ I love your artful adjusted quote "with great horsepower cones great responsibility". Very well applied and great advice. I have seen too many shiny projects end up as crumpled wrecks over the years because of not heading that very salient advice. Keep the videos coming they are great!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Lots of modded cars coming through the shop over the years has left me a bit stoic... What I've learned is that swapping in all the horsepower in the world won't make a great car alone, it's about balance, and that balance is determined by the current owner. You really need to self evaluate before you make a purchase of someone else's idea of "balance" or it will turn to regret.

[@tomphillips8739]

Great information OJ.

[@lilmike1780]

Thanks to l.s.c. For sending me here… you guys are the real deal

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Welcome!

[@tkkk20]

Looking forward to more content

[@robertwallace7192]

Love the video content and the work that you do on the cars. Amazing

[@earlfernandezjr.2869]

You explained all the risks really good. It is a great responsibility.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

I don’t want customers buying a car they love only to find out it needs major work from us… we’d much rather do the regular maintenance items than re doing a power steering system because there’s too much assist at highway speeds! It’s easier to have happy customers that way so this needed to be said.

[@kjlightning88]

Hope to have a project car soon and learn as much as I can from guys like OJ. Love the content and the insight you provide!

[@mbertono7568]

Just subbed. I had no idea you guys had a youtube channel. Great video FMU team

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks for the sub! We will be dropping new content every Saturday morning!

[@aronramirez4408]

Hey OJ great video I just subscribed to your awesome channel. Thanks to Alex from Legit Street Cars the exhaust you made for the Sema Porsche. You just got a lifetime subscriber. Keep up the awesome work OJ take it safe and easy.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

We appreciate the sub

[@nonamekk1]

Love restomods. Good info here. Thank you OJ!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

I love them as well, so many cool ones out there, but lots too that are a long way from being better than they were, buy smart!

[@pfajai]

Great advice O.J. It's amazing how most muscle cars of the 60's & 70's would be outperformed by the average economy car today. A properly designed resto-mod can be a enjoyable option.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

This is the idea. Have classic looks with modern performance. Builders and buyers just have to remember, it’s more than just swapping an engine!

[@vasili70]

Thanks OJ. I was already second guessing my plan to LS swap a 560 SL, and now I believe I will let that idea go. On the surface I think it would be cool, but I also think there will be more hurdles to overcome than I'm willing to take on. This video may have helped save my money and mostly my sanity...

[@FluidMotorUnion]

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[@jlm582]

Enjoying the videos so far. Good production quality, too. Keeps it up!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

It will get better. People forget we are a busy busy shop, so taking time away from fixing cars is actually net negative…right now. So having you guys watching and commenting is giving us the confidence to devote more resources into sharing all the crazy stuff that comes in on the daily.

[@AJGreen-cn8kk]

Probably should have put this up before Alex bought that 911 LS. But, I'm looking forward to you guys getting it tuned and on the dyno.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

What Alex is going through with his new 996 is a great example of difficulties owners can have- cool project till it’s yours to fix!

[@gregklappauf6621]

Great job OJ!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thank you! With all the good and bad we see our customers go through during the ownership process, we thought it would be useful to try and inform more people!

[@flacostacos3144]

I love your style OJ. keep jammin!!🔥

[@azpaquin]

Thank you for investing the time to make these videos

[@RandomBSer]

OJ show us more projects that are going on in the shop if can.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

We put new crazy content from our shop out every week. Subscribe and smash that notification to find out.

[@awwwnawwbruh]

Great vid, thanks for the valuable insights!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, but if I can get people to make smarter buys on their dreams, everyone wins!

[@kenmullins6077]

Love your work

[@MrAnon77]

Legit street cars sent me. I like your vibe. Thanks for your info.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Appreciate that, thanks for checking us out!

[@davebarron5939]

Great stuff, just found you guys. Subscribed and "rang the bell". And this is my comment to the Algorithm Gods! Let the drive-line joy commence, YES!

[@mejia1911]

Nice Trans Am

[@erich6879]

Great advice! OJ, you are bad azzzz.

[@totallybonkers]

Yes! This! Great information

[@elihu9342]

Great video! Thanks

[@nuzigmabeta]

Awesome info.

[@estanisladcorrea]

Great Information 👍

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Appreciate the ❤️, we’ll do our best to keep it coming!

[@sdmode]

Great advice. After buying 73 cuda that was running and driving ish and spending over 45k on parts and swapping it. Def hit every point of the head the amount of work and frustration of figuring it out. Hiring people for a lot of it. Becomes overwhelming. I ended up selling it just cause just storing it felt an extreme. Def would have done it differently for next time

[@FluidMotorUnion]

It's hard to say what the "right" way to do it would be, but having an idea on what it's going to realistically cost can really keep you from making bad decisions.

[@sdmode]

@@FluidMotorUnion well living near by. i drive past your shop all time. when i get a cayenne to lift or get another resto rod. Ill bring it to you!

[@RickGrossmanAttorney]

I live in Chicago and will be paying you a visit with one of my cars in the near future

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Awesome! Give us a call to book an appointment 630.305.3054

[@badralnimr8063]

I like your videos. For the sake of the algorithm, post more videos like 1 daily.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

That’s a tall order for a small operation like us! Our big problem is devoting time away from fixing cars to content is an investment in the future, as we’re just trying to pay the bills. But honestly with all the wild cars that come through here, we got enough content for daily. Tell ya what, let’s just call it a future goal…!

[@kevinstogdale881]

Awesome thanks 👍

[@johnelopez5482]

Great information.

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Glad it was helpful! If you got any questions shoot us a DM or email!

[@texx1017]

good advice. Those 3 words. Someone Elses Project

[@FluidMotorUnion]

We’ve seen so many cool projects that get bought come in with great expectations, only to have the owners get struck with the reality of owning it. Nothing wrong with us making money, but we rather happy customers, and telling someone their dream is actually a nightmare makes that more difficult to achieve!

[@wheelmanchronicles]

Great info!!!

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks hopefully you got something out of the vid and if you have any questions, you got lots of ways to try and reach out to us!

[@206stonner]

Alex gave you a shout out he needs exhaust work on his new LS swapped Porsche

[@FluidMotorUnion]

We are preparing… actually maybe the world should prepare!

[@jeppenordfosskristensen7319]

Super video😎🏁👍🏻

[@FluidMotorUnion]

Thanks for the feedback. Reach out to us if you got any questions and we’ll keep the info coming.

[@justinwebster7761]

Comment for the algorithm gods

[@gogojuice427]

Brakes!!!!

[@jlm582]

Comment

[@FluidMotorUnion]

I know what you did 👏🙌

[@jeffparmigiana6865]

🍖 for the gods