To Restore or Not to Restore

also, my opinion on restoration, etc...

a full-off restoration requires a ton of work, a place to do it, time and money.

if you dont have the first 3 you will spend more of the 4th item.

that being said... consider what i term the "fun factor"

what do you want to do with the car? if going to shows is fun for you then go that route. if you just want a nice car to enjoy, maybe freshen the paint, find small resto items here and there and replace them (marker lights, bumpers, whatever). if you want a performance car for the strip, do what it takes for that, etc..

so for you and your car, as well as for everyone else, the fun factor must be considered.

obviously non of our cars are perfect. and making them perfect is very expensive. just make sure you dont sell yourself short on enjoying the car :D life is short

i know a guy locally that does 100% restorations. i've talked to him about it, he spends anywheres between 6 months and 1 year to do a car. the olds 442 i saw him working on last time i went looked BETTER than the day it came from the factory. he had approximately $85,000 tied up in parts/labor into that car. full off frame resto/sandblast/every oem part you could think of, even little marker tags and stuff.

so my idea of fun is to have a nice performing good looking car i can drive. yours already fits that bill to me. some guys want to race them. some want to go to shows. some go to the local dairy queen on saturday nights.

it's all about enjoying your car and spending money/time how it works best for you.