hershey wrote:
This has to be a labor of love....love rebuilding something youself and be prepared to work on it at length even after you think its completed.
I'm actually okay with that. I think I'll enjoy the project, just wish I had a huge garage for it :)
After I tear up the floor around the rear wheel wells I'll make a final decision on restoring it... but right now I'm fairly confident I have the *ability* to do this... and I do realize the time and money it'll take.
I have to replace the roof... and since I'm going to have the inside gutted and the insulation pulled out (so I can rivet the aluminum side panels to the frame) I think I might just go the whole way and lift the roof up and completely sand blast the entire frame, then undercoat it, welding and replacing any really damaged channeling. Fortunately I do have a few friends who have offered to pitch in... one a very good auto body repairman. He has a sandblaster and mig welder.
I know it's a rabbit hole... and likely a time/money pit, but I know I'll enjoy doing it, and in the end I'll have something well-built.
