/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Grinnell Brothers in Detroit made it

The top has the worst wear, there are some crayon marks on the sides from the abused children, and some small gouges on the feet. I can post pictures of the other items/house if anyone is interested

I think they locked their children in here.

Jesus fuck. Godspeed Anon.

I though I had a lot.of rubbish in the barn of the homestead I bought, but that it fucking nothing.

Oh wait I am retarded, Grinnell just sold it, Victor made it. Three or four sets of china

On topic though - that is a neat gramophone!

You sure the inside needs any restoration? If not, and it is solid wood (looks like it), I see no reason why sanding, wood putty (applied several times to compensate for shrinkage) - and a new finish depending on whether the wood underneath is nice looking or not - wouldn't work.

I'd probably also have the house checked for mould and asbestos. Don't wanna be cancer'd while you think you're remodelling and it's all swell.

>>1215991
I'm not even mad, just the value of the Corvette will cover all the work I am likely to do. The trash scared off other buyers, so I got it for almost nothing. Almost and acre of land as well

>>1215998
Dayum. You're a lucky summbitch.

My homestead came with a free tractor, though. And a dinghy.

All because the previous owner was about to have his house-house foreclosed on, and was willing to throw in just about anything. Gotta love the invisible hand, eh?

>>1215978
>Grinnell Brothers in Detroit
Restoring to sell or or to keep for yourself?
If you are planning on selling you just want to see what it is worth without any reconditioning. Basically wipe it down.
If you are keeping it then do as much refinishing as you want to.

>>1215998
Any tools? Where's this out of? Seems like a Florida thing desu.

>>1215994
What kind of finish would you recommend?

>>1216010
I want to keep it, but I suppose I could see what is worth just to know.
>>1216012
A lot of tools, hand drills, very old farm equipment, a ratchet set, 30 rakes/shovles/hoes/etc, old automotive tools, hand crank egg beaters, some old knives, crackpipes, two riding lawnmowers, one is old and weighs a ton and much more. I am in Michigan

>>1216015
I'd wait and see whether the bare wood is nice or shyte. If nice - wax + fine steel wool is what I'd go with, but I hardly do finishes, most of the stuff I make lives outside and the wood goes a nice, natural grey.

>>1216019
I keep wondering why the crackheads hadn't sold stuff like the riding mowers and the Corvette.

>>1216021
Even after decades of neglect, the inside still has a beautiful finish, deep glossy and reflective, I wanted to attempt to restore the outside to its former glory.
I imagine it was simply too complicated, they couldn't even care for their children much less pay taxes or utility bills. The house has a fair amount of recent work in it. A barrier free tile shower with grab bars, new furnace (ruined by water coming in the vent), new condenser, new electrical panel and wiring and some tuck pointing on the chimney. The grandchildren ruined their matriarchs house is three or four short years. They sold the easy stuff, her jewelery box was empty, found a few empty guitar cases, empty boxes of silver flatware etc

>>1215978
In my area they have a year to pay back taxes. I wouldn’t improve shit. Developers often front the money in exchange for a good deal.

>>1216092
They didn't pay for three years. I officially have the deed.

>>1215998
Tax repo is bad mojo.

>>1215998
You realize in michigan that a tax sale does not transfer ownership of any of that stuff to you, right? You don't own the car and if you try to title it you can be sued. You must attempt to...

I recognize that, see ya soon.

>>1215978
LOL.


ITT: anon finds out the true meaning of fuck this shit rent till u die

>>1215998
What kind of sack of shit idiot leaves the corvette to forclosure.

Top fucking kek.

Good work op. Have fun.


I talk shit but in all honesty throw the plumbing and shit together. Clean the fuck out of it. New matching fixtures, paint, and landscape some and you good to go selling it.

Now the bad news. You MUST hold 1 year and 1 day after closing or eat a fucking 30% sales tax when u flip it...

>>1216541
The corvette isn't legally his from what he has said.

>>1215984
>>1215979
>>1215981

Very nice. You can refinish that fairly easy if you wish.

>>1215978
Ah, yes, I'm am very familiar with these types of people. I hope the fridge/freezer wasn't full of rotting meat for months like the place I had to clean up (a day's work and it still looked like this pic). God speed to you.

>>1216464
I used to think that. I mean it is for some situations, but for others, a real kick in the ass can help someone out. For others, turning it around and selling it back to them for the legal costs you put into it, via payments can be a great thing. It just depends.

>>1215998

wow that is 68-72. the metal bumpers make it pretty valuable C3.

boogie nights orange!

>>1216570
Wasn't that the aftermath of a rental eviction you had? That was some seriously scary shit...

>>1216599
Yes.

>>1216583
70-72. 68 and 69 had gills on the side, those have grills. The property is his and everything on it when he purchased.

Under hood pics please. Im a corvette junkie.

>>1216508
>see ya soon
I doubt it.
Also tax sale DOES transfer the ownership of all that stuff to me, except for the car which is its own separate titled entity. I have no intention of stealing anything from the rightful owners, if they come claim it of course I will hand it over.
>>1216541
A lot of work ahead of me, but it is in a nice neighborhood, and was at one time a nice home before sheer neglect and incompetence ruined it.
>>1216565
Yes, I bought some materials today and am planning on working on it this weekend. Found the gramophone, they have been selling for $800-$1100 the past few years. I plan to keep it, but nice to know that it is valuable.
>>1216570
Thankfully no rotting meat, but the fridge was full. The mice were kind enough to eat everything that wasn't in metal cans in the pantry including many family photos and lots of paper. I think I cleaned out at least 50 dead mice so far.

I don't feel bad about buying it, they lost it though their own massive neglect and ineptitude. The house would have been condemned pretty quickly, but I can save it now. They did not care for their own children, much less anything in the house or the house itself.

>>1216641
'72 T-top with a 350, built in St. Louis. They had switched to unleaded gas, so the engine is less powerful than it was in '70 sadly.

>>1216655
Holy shit, its pretty. Looks almost all original. No aftermarket mods or "replacements". Figure out the title issues, the car may be worth 20-30k if its unmolested.

>>1216671
Yeah I'm no expert, and only really looked at it once, but it seems orinignal. Rust is not too bad, body and paint are good and the interior is more grimy than anything else.

>>1216672
Rust is subjective when it comes to old corvettes. If you can get a clean title, take it to a shop that specializes in corvettes and have them take a look. Leos Corvettes in Pensacola did my 68 and I made a nice profit after costs.

>>1216650

Oh man that's a sweet Snoopy collection.

find any weapons? cash?

buy a LOT of mouse traps and bug bomb the crap out of the place

>>1216706
This, you need to kill everything and start fresh

Really hope you will keep us updated on this. I really want to know how much some of this stuff sells for. Always wanted to get into restore&sell, but never had the capital to do so. Just did a house though and went out with 30K more than original price + materials.

>>1215984
>>1215981
>>1215979
These are worth nothing
I bought one for $10 a decade ago, there is no market at all for them

>>1216744
Paint it hideously ugly and stuff a USB speaker up in it, sell to a hipster for $500

>>1216508
Maybe he could transform that fucker inside out, so that very few original parts remain, throw away the driver license, and go through loops of red tape. There could be ways to make the car his.

www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Title-to-an-Abandoned-Vehicle

Filled another 40yrd dumpster today. The house looks big now, I knew it was 1800 sqft but it felt cramped with all the trash. Another dumpster for the weekened, and I may take measurements and create a 3D drawing as well.

>>1215978
"Silver dollars" - from what years? The Eisenhower ones from the 1970s aren't silver.

>>1216765
>>1216650
There are ways of considering the car "abandoned" or something like that, even more so if left on private property. My best guess would to ask on >>>/o/ about it, they will surely know.

>>1217218
79 of them are from the '70s so they're just worth their denomination, but 12 of them are real silver

>>1216552
My bad. I skimmed it. Work had me busy af