Lots of Love Needed (A Tall Order)
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Yea my sentiments exactly, (I have had one since 99,and still aint done yet)I have driven many mechanical correct cars ,that looked like hell, but in side they worked like a fine tuned clock.autofetish wrote:Get it on the road with everything working safely and reliable
Forget paint and pretty things.... driving and stopping etc
Drive it and Injoy it. Then later you can do a rolling restoration of making it look pretty while not taking off the road to long.
4/6 years restoration are not uncommon at the home and it's a battle
Drive it enjoy it
I totally believe in a "rolling" resto if possible to keep from taking the car down , off the road , and then the excitement goes away and it never get done.
Kudos Scottydave , keep it rolling ,and enjoy the car as you resto it
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Yep unless it's really Bananarama!, do the bare minimum to get it back on the road so you can use it during the summer. Do the rest in bite sized chunks over the winter so you're back on the road for the following season. Too many cars get stripped down and sit for years, and often never get done. There's a few here could tell you all about long term projects.
I can think of a 'Cuda that's been ongoing since about '87 and I think Gavin's Challenger must be about 15 years in by now....
I can think of a 'Cuda that's been ongoing since about '87 and I think Gavin's Challenger must be about 15 years in by now....
“This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no foolin’ around”
Yep throw mine in too since 99 ,and it still aint done.Blue wrote:Yep unless it's really Bananarama!, do the bare minimum to get it back on the road so you can use it during the summer. Do the rest in bite sized chunks over the winter so you're back on the road for the following season. Too many cars get stripped down and sit for years, and often never get done. There's a few here could tell you all about long term projects.
I can think of a 'Cuda that's been ongoing since about '87 and I think Gavin's Challenger must be about 15 years in by now....
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Another parcel today, this from Rockauto
Upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, tie rod adjusting sleeves and 4 shockers. Got another couple of parcels yet to come, hopefully they'll arrive within the next couple of weeks before I head north
Upper and lower ball joints, tie rod ends, tie rod adjusting sleeves and 4 shockers. Got another couple of parcels yet to come, hopefully they'll arrive within the next couple of weeks before I head north
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Final parcel before I head North has arrived, Poly Bushes for control arms, sway bar and torsion bar xmbr
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