restoration order?

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

I suppose that if the car already runs, the engine work could be saved till the end. However, considering that you need to disconnect & or remove many items to remove the engine such as radiator, exhaust system, AC, wiring etc. It seems as though doing any engine work that requires removal from the engine bay be done first makes more sense.

John

----- Original Message -----

From: Jim Gathmann

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Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:20 PM

Subject: Re: IML: restoration order?

Guess I'm too used to projects where the original
engine isn't kept anyway:)
--- Kerry Pinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'd go with the original order he listed.  Pulling
> the engine of a freshly
> painted car is an invitation for Mr. Murphy to come
> to visit.  Plus it's
> easier to go ahead and detail the engine compartment
> then cover it while you
> are painting the car.  Otherwize, you have to mask
> off the car while doing
> the engine compartment.  Even more important is
> having the hood off the car
> and out the way when detailing the engine
> compartment.
>
> Just my 2cents.
>
> KerryP
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Gathmann <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: restoration order?
>
>
> > What I normally do and see done (assuming you
> don't
> > need the car to be driven for a while) is get the
> body
> > finished first, then move on to the glass, rubber
> > seals, etc, then the interior and electronics.
> >
> > Then the fuel, exhaust system, brakes, and lastly
> the
> > engine & tranny.
> >
> > 'course I've also seen times when the engine &
> tranny
> > are done first... but when I've seen that, it's
> > normally when a special hot rod engine setup is
> being
> > built and the car is obtained after the engine &
> > tranny is done... that way it just gets "droped
> in".
> >
> > That and if you have to drive it (i.e. daily
> driver),
> > I'd get the safety stuff done first (brakes, etc)
> and
> > then the reliability stuff (engine et al).
> > --- Marty <mtnose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Is their a proper order in which you restore a
> car?
> > > let me explain. here is the order I was going to
> go
> > > in. replace the carrier bearing, get a broken
> piece
> > > of glass replaced. engine pulled and redone top
> to
> > > bottom, engine compartment redone while the
> engine
> > > is out. brakes job.paint job, including door
> jams
> > > and replace needed rubber and smaller hard to
> remove
> > > chrome redone. interior redone, trunk redone,
> large
> > > chrome parts redone. windshield replaced, lenses
> and
> > > emblems replaced. Tires. Is this the best order
> to
> > > do this, or am I doing something wrong? And, or
> am I
> > > missing something? (If I left a car part out, it
> > > most likely has been redone or is in great
> original
> > > condition)
> > > -Marty  1959 Le Baron
> >
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