Re: Step By Steps to restore?

Posted by 19482255 On 2015/1/11 19:20:28

Thanks for the all the replies. Appreciate the link to the other blogs, and personal experiences: those are very helpful and useful to read. Some of them I hadn't seen before. To those who offered additional thoughts via PM's, I'll reach out to you.

Right now I'm working on polishing out some easy-to-access chrome in an effort to improve the appearance further. I don't know about anyone else, but catching a glimpse of the end result makes me much happier than staring at an unfinished rusty pile 'o metal with no light at the end of the tunnel.

So getting it running/driving is step 1. On that note, easy engine side-access while the front fenders are on is pretty limited. Wondering whether many of you remove the whole front clip to gain easier access?

I need to: get the engine running again. Yank the rad to get it flow-tested and for leaks. Repair/replace the brakes. Seems like maybe a good enough reason to start disassembling the front....