Finally got my project car! Restoration Thread

sireland67 that sounds fun. Nice to get back to basics by homebuilding an engine on a budget that keeps the spending lean. Another opinion I want to give on the original posters Duster- I like to have a nice looking car. I feel its my reward for all the hard work I do in life plus its fun to have a head turning classic. With that said I would drive the car all while making the body 1st priority. Have a paintless dent removal person do what they can do with any and all dents. Repair all rust spots and rot. prepare it for paint yourself. Paint it or find a painter who works out of their home and have a nice color applied. Fix up the interior. Transplant an 8 3/4 if thats what your gonna run and then buy the wheel and tire combo you like. Id do the engine and trans last. Even if you stall and cant do the engine you have a great looking even bad *** looking car that has an old reliable slant 6 that you can drive ANYWHERE ANYTIME.