Re: [Chevelle-list] Newbie - Question regarding restification sequence

[Craig Ellis]

I agree. The only way to do a resto is on the roll unless you can get the frame & body done in one winter. That means you must have a pro to do the bodywork and paint and another outfit blast and paint the frame. Then, it's the "If you give a mouse a cookie" routine...first you'll need a Currie rearend, then tubular A-arms, the Baer brakes, then a woopie radiator, and on and on and on and on. Then your wife will leave you anyway because, when the day is done, they really don't care all that much about cars. Then you'll be sitting in your garage with a six pack of cheap beer surrounded by car parts that you can't remember how they fit together.  But at least you'll have a six pack...   Just put a BBC and a stick in it and do the rest as the parts break... ----- Original Message ----- From: Pelle Andersson To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Newbie - Question regarding restification sequence Listen to John! I'm doing a rolling restore just to avoid the far too common pitfalls. (Not enogh cash, time, energy, knowledge etc.) ----- Original Message ----- From: John Nasta To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:30 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Newbie - Question regarding restification sequence 1) get the car back   2) drive it for a year or two   3) work out any mechanical problems in the meantime   4) get it painted if it needs it   5) keep driving it   A restoration like you are talking about takes a lot of time and a lot of money, and most people end up not wanting to drive the car after that much work, or everywhere they go they worry about every little thing. You also don’t want to take it apart until you are very familiar with it, and you have to realize that once you start taking it apart it's going to be a long time before it's back together. My advice is to just enjoy it for a while before you do anything else.