[The Glademister]

Originally Posted by mark 74 carrera

Glademister,

What is your overall plan? Body first then engine/drive train? Or are you going to jump back and forth? Also, I'm wondering if there is a proper order to removing and replacing body components. I may have to replace my rear suspension mounts and I wonder if I should do that before I work on the longs.

Mark

I'm not certain where this car is headed. Doubtful it will be a full on restoration. I'm looking at it more as a "keep busy and learn new techniques" project. There's a money factor right now also. I can say that the motor is way back on the priority list right now after paying for two engine builds in the last 18 months

Regarding proper procedure... I think getting the longs right first makes the most sense. You can't really deal with floor pan issues without good longs. The suspension mounts are technically difficult as they have to be precisely placed to get rear alignment. Therefore, the rear sections of the long has to be solid to get that done. Hopefully when you pull those suspension "ears", you'll have good metal under. It sounds like most of your issues are in the drivers compartment area. This is a 914, correct?