CDN63Deuce
19th-August-2006, 01:09 PM
not to sell my nova... for now at least... had lots of tire kickers but that was about it... so I pulled the sign of her. Mind you, I never really advertised that it was forsale more or less just the sign in the window while I drove it...
So here is my question... I've never restored a car before and want to know where to start. Interior? Exterior? Engine? Electrical? As it is, my car is a daily driver, everything works in it other then my head lights can be a little flakey (bad connectors, just have not replaced yet) When I bought the car I was also given a 63 Acadian 2dr post for parts. I took the front fenders off, the doors w/ glass, trunk lid, and a few other odd's and ends. That car wasnt worth restoring unless I was able to do the work myself, but Im not a bodyman or a mechanic.
My neighbor is a bodyman and charges me $30/hr for labour, which I think is a fairly decent rate, so I asked him to clean up the 2nd set of fenders so that I can put them on, as well, he is going to look at the other doors so that I can look at adding those to the car. I have some rust on the rear quarter panels (top of the wheel arch) and along the lower rear part behind the tires. This rust is on both sides. Thats pretty much it for the required body work, other then I would like to find a 2" cowl hood.
Current drive train is a 327 w/ 4 speed Sag and 2.75 posi rear. It is still running the mono leafs in the back with air shocks. Up front is the stock front clip. I had always planned on replacing the front with some form of clip and the rear suspension with a 4 link, obviously as money allowed me to. I know I need a new rad eventually cause my current one likes to burp fluid after a long drive, not much comes out, just leaves a mark on the cardboard underneth.
So if someone out there wants to be my personal guide, and suffer all my stupid questions let me know. I can post any pictures of the car as needed. I know where I would like to take the car, just need someone to help connect the dots on how to get there.
Brad
So here is my question... I've never restored a car before and want to know where to start. Interior? Exterior? Engine? Electrical? As it is, my car is a daily driver, everything works in it other then my head lights can be a little flakey (bad connectors, just have not replaced yet) When I bought the car I was also given a 63 Acadian 2dr post for parts. I took the front fenders off, the doors w/ glass, trunk lid, and a few other odd's and ends. That car wasnt worth restoring unless I was able to do the work myself, but Im not a bodyman or a mechanic.
My neighbor is a bodyman and charges me $30/hr for labour, which I think is a fairly decent rate, so I asked him to clean up the 2nd set of fenders so that I can put them on, as well, he is going to look at the other doors so that I can look at adding those to the car. I have some rust on the rear quarter panels (top of the wheel arch) and along the lower rear part behind the tires. This rust is on both sides. Thats pretty much it for the required body work, other then I would like to find a 2" cowl hood.
Current drive train is a 327 w/ 4 speed Sag and 2.75 posi rear. It is still running the mono leafs in the back with air shocks. Up front is the stock front clip. I had always planned on replacing the front with some form of clip and the rear suspension with a 4 link, obviously as money allowed me to. I know I need a new rad eventually cause my current one likes to burp fluid after a long drive, not much comes out, just leaves a mark on the cardboard underneth.
So if someone out there wants to be my personal guide, and suffer all my stupid questions let me know. I can post any pictures of the car as needed. I know where I would like to take the car, just need someone to help connect the dots on how to get there.
Brad