I have been considering my options for my next car fairly extensively this past 10 months.
I've gone one way then the other in regards to what I want, how I want it.
I've been feeling fairly.. "domestic" lately, in the way that I do not have any trade skills and my entire life revolves around computers (Work in IT and spend my time gaming or taking/editing photos and videos).
So After pin pointing down the realisation that I'm feeling this way due to lack of activity in the manly section of my life I've started thinking seriously about buying a car and doing a few things myself.
Initially the basic jist is -
~ Strip the interior (only dash and maybe trans tunnel cover left in)
~ Remove the sound deadener
~ Straighten out and prepare the body for paint
~ Complete respray inside and outside (will do engine bay at a later point)
~ Flock dash in suede or cover in suitable material
~ Cut out any weight not needed (audio etc)
~ Replace anything that requires it (rubber seals etc)
I would be aiming to get this car to a level that is mostly a street legal(ish) track/drift car. I wouldn't be touching the engine initially until I could afford to do a swap for something more potent than the stock unit - at which point I would paint the engine bay the same ludicrous colour as the roll cage.
Essentially I've loved the Mk3 Supra's for a good few years and they are currently at a price point I find entirely agreeable. I'm not completely new to modifying and painting etc, but certainly haven't taken on anything close to this scale before.
What has been your experience? Have you enjoyed it? Would you do it again?
TL DR: Should I buy a car and strip it for enjoyment and skill building?
Images for reference -
Interior to be similar to :