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Ben, to piggyback on what David said, I went online to www.npdlink.com and ordered my catalog from them (National Parts Depot) when I picked up my 66. Start going through it for the stuff you KNOW you are going to need. I started highlighting them. Soon figured out I should have multiple color highlighters because you will definitely start prioritizing after add the cost of your first run through. Your first purchase should be the manuals they have available. Kicks butt on Chiltons. Regarding doing any tricking out, if that is what you want, there are also good reference books there too. And the folks on the mailing list are terrific. You can get some great links from everybody here depending on what you are looking for. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Help Me!! > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Okay, I'll chime in with the "wise" ass replies. > First, figure out how much money you have to spend. Second, get all the > catalogs you can, look at what you'll need to replace, add on body and paint > costs and total it al up. Match this total of what you'll have invested in > your restored vehicle against what it would cost you to buy one already > restored. If the difference is less than five or six thousand, consider going > ahead with your restoration. > If it's over that, don't even start. > If you don't have enough money, start a priority system for the restoration. > Brakes are usually the best place to start. You want to be able to stop and > not wreck your car while you're fixing it up. Second, or first again, would > be getting a job. You'll spend way more than you'd think, even after having > budgeted for the restoration. > If you don't do mechanical work, take some classes at the local junior > college. You'll be way ahead in the long run if your able to do at least some > of the work yourself. > > My $.02 > David > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
