So I've finally begun building this car, at least 5 years in planning/preparation.
We removed the dashboard this weekend in order to access the pedal assemblies for a 5-speed swap, replaced the perfectly fine heater core as preventative maintenance. Will be replacing the ABS brakes with conventional vacuum assist, removing automatic seatbelts, general inspection & cleaning… Then on to suspension/bushings/brakes/steering/FMIC/new Dave Dalke Engine & Transmission with helical torque biasing diff (like the Mustang Boss!). Finally it will get a complete body prep and new paint.
I’m posting today to request from those who have performed extensive restorations any suggestions of other things to do while working through the long list of projects and the ideal order to do them in so as to not have to do things twice or more to get it right.
Thanks in advance for any guidance any of you guys may offer, I have never undertaken any projects this extensive and while I do have a good stash of new parts and a TCCoA Super Moderator lead mechanic (thanks again Matt!) for this project I can ill afford to do things more than once, at the very least from a frustration perspective.
Transferring pictures from phone to PC = fail
Will resolve pictures to keep thread relatively up to date.
We removed the dashboard this weekend in order to access the pedal assemblies for a 5-speed swap, replaced the perfectly fine heater core as preventative maintenance. Will be replacing the ABS brakes with conventional vacuum assist, removing automatic seatbelts, general inspection & cleaning… Then on to suspension/bushings/brakes/steering/FMIC/new Dave Dalke Engine & Transmission with helical torque biasing diff (like the Mustang Boss!). Finally it will get a complete body prep and new paint.
I’m posting today to request from those who have performed extensive restorations any suggestions of other things to do while working through the long list of projects and the ideal order to do them in so as to not have to do things twice or more to get it right.
Thanks in advance for any guidance any of you guys may offer, I have never undertaken any projects this extensive and while I do have a good stash of new parts and a TCCoA Super Moderator lead mechanic (thanks again Matt!) for this project I can ill afford to do things more than once, at the very least from a frustration perspective.
Transferring pictures from phone to PC = fail
Will resolve pictures to keep thread relatively up to date.