NEW THREAD-Why we don't finish........

O.K. After going through the ground up restoration process for the first time I have a few pointers.

1. Be truthful with yourself. There is no sense in thinking you can do all phases of the project if you don't have the knowledge to, or are not willing to spend the time to learn how to do it.

2. Don't plan on building an 11 second car if you can only afford a 13 second car. Speed costs big dollars once you get to the 12 second bracket. Stay with what you can afford and you won't be disapointed.

3. There is a lot of work you can do yourself that takes a lot of elbow grease. This is work that is easier with all the fancy tools that cost money but can be done in other ways.

4. Don't be afraid to do things twice to make it the way you want it. Don't be happy with, "That's good enough", just to get it done. you won't be happy in the end.

5. Leave the big ticket items to the end. Like engine, tranny and paint.

6. Don't buy everything you need at once at the first of the project.

7. Work on specific parts of the car at a time and finish them before moving to the next area.


This is just my opinion, but it sure helped me.

Jack