bajachris88 wrote:And definitely understand that in vehicular restos, it will always look worse before it gets better. It can be demotivating after disassembly to see a million separated parts and the heap of work left to put it all abck together restored, particularly when it starts as an assembled or near assembled project. Just got to remember its part of the process.
Another good tip is how to deal with the worst / most challenging bolts teh car has to over, which is the door hinge philips head drive bolts in my opinion. Plenty of penetrating fluid, plenty of recoats, a 1/2inch drive philips head tool and a breaker bar, but be sure to use the hammer to 'knock' the philips drive piece in to 'crack' the threads loose.
IF you got A pillars to replace, befoer cutting out the old rusty a pillar or removing the body off the pan, weld supporting steel bar to 'hold' the right shape and position of the dash. Cutting the a pillar out without supporting the dash will lead to the dash saggin ever so slightly under weight. You won't notice it by eye, but will when you reweld in an a pillar and try to close a door.
x2 Very good advice there, It can definitely be depressing at times looking at a rusty bare pan where a complete car once sat but it will be worthwhile when you get to drive it again. Don't throw anything out however shitty it looks as you'd be surprised how often you need that thingymajigdoodad that is nla. And take more photos than you think are neccesary, it has helped me with mine massively. Good luck!
