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Originally Posted by gacook
That is a very cool car, Patrick. What's the end game--just restoring it to its original glory, or what?
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“Restoring it to its
former glory” would be an apt description of the project.
I’m not doing a “factory original” restoration or trying to win any concours trophies. To me its “former glory” would be returning it to its heyday, when I autocrossed the wheels off of it and generally drove it like I stole it. It needs paint for sure.
I expect this to be a year-long project and I'm going into it with some trepidation. I go in for back surgery November 16 and the surgeon says I'll be out of commission for 3 months. The plan is to disassemble the car and get it ready for the paint shop before Nov 16. Steve The Painter doesn't know exactly when, but he'll be ready for it this winter. So I'm expecting a flurry of activity for the next 3 weeks and then not much happening until Spring. Hopefully all will go well, but my worst fear is something will go wrong and I'll have a car sitting in the shop in pieces for years.
The “to do” list is (so far):
Strip and repaint body
Thorough cleaning
New Windshield
Rebuild Carburetors
New Starter
Refurbish Brakes including install dual master cylinder.
Restore Steering wheel
Upgrade Lights to LEDs and add 3rd brake light
Restore Horns
Rebuild tachometer