Re: Restoration Cost

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2015/1/1 10:46:03

Without pictures, and doing most yourself, I'd say you're in the ball park to get it to the road but could be 30-100+% above depending on interior and chrome and some other factors. Alot depends on the time frame. Can you wait or want it bad now.
So before you go down that path and fork over, think long and hard! You won't have that luxury again once it commences.
The body/paint work is not that difficult but time consuming and requires a good eye, tools and/or access to services, and knowledge. Without those, it'll reflect it or ruin something requiring a do over.
Be prepared to either own it a long time or take a hit to the wallet at sell time. Sometimes wants are not what they're cracked up to be and turn into nightmares for rushers, faint of heart, or weak of mind.
The market does not support the increasing cost of restoration. You're better off paying for one a good one at auction but preservation suffers that way.
"Fell into your lap" sounds like a "moment of weakness", but we all have those.