Restoration Costs??
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 4
From: TN025
Showing the car isn't my goal, so the interior could/would probably be one of the latest things I worried with. I don't have any pictures of the interior but I think with a good cleanup it would be fine for my standards for a while. Main concern is getting the car drivable then start to worry with the cosmetics. By the way I looked at your pictures and your car is beautiful. To get it to look that nice would be a dream.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 889
From: tn
Thanks.
If you have some spare elbow grease you could have that ride looking good for a few hundred here and a few hundred there etc.
Kept stock, that ride would be sweet for a few thousand + elbow grease.
On my car I just did(do) one project at a time and hardly notice the money missing. Usually pick a winter project then have it drivable in the summer.
Missed a summer when I did 2 quarter panels + tail light panel project; that hurt.
Paint prices vary dramatically. Used PPG till prices unbearable. Switched to DuPont Chromabase for color matching. Planning to use cheaper paint for 66 truck project.
If you have some spare elbow grease you could have that ride looking good for a few hundred here and a few hundred there etc.
Kept stock, that ride would be sweet for a few thousand + elbow grease.
On my car I just did(do) one project at a time and hardly notice the money missing. Usually pick a winter project then have it drivable in the summer.
Missed a summer when I did 2 quarter panels + tail light panel project; that hurt.
Paint prices vary dramatically. Used PPG till prices unbearable. Switched to DuPont Chromabase for color matching. Planning to use cheaper paint for 66 truck project.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 446
From: Texas
I'm a bit concerned about the botched paint areas. Not so much the paint, but the fact that these exact areas are rust targets. Are these patches? Are these areas solid? It not, we'll need to see some closeups as these areas can start to add some money to the costs.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,027
From: NJ
Funny how most "restoration" threads quickly become "drivable" threads. 
You need to both get under the car check for rust then go inside the car and pull up the carpet to see how bad the floor might be rusted. Also find a way to get into the cowl and see if you got rust there. On the surface is doesn't look too bad, but like everything with these cars you'd be amazed how "not too bad" turns into "I didn't expect that".
You need to both get under the car check for rust then go inside the car and pull up the carpet to see how bad the floor might be rusted. Also find a way to get into the cowl and see if you got rust there. On the surface is doesn't look too bad, but like everything with these cars you'd be amazed how "not too bad" turns into "I didn't expect that".
Last edited by mr_velocity; Jan 14, 2011 at 10:36 PM. Reason: especially for ez
