Oh man, only 1721.4 miles on it and he tore it apart? Dang, that hurts! As has been
said before, they can only be original once. I think this is definetly one of those
cases where too little would have been a lot better then too much. This comment is
not forward look related, but my 68 Roadrunner only has 69,000 or so miles on it. I
am just fixing the previous owner's wreck damage, replacing a few odds and ends,
then I am going to slap the plates on it and drive it! If the motor gets tired
later, or if I ever get a shop built where I can scatter a car with impunity out of
the weather, then I will pull it apart and have at it. My 58 Saratoga is not going
to be blown apart either, I would rather keep it intact. I got a busted quarter
panel to deal with as well as a rotten trunk floor, but from the rear doors
forward, the car is decent except for a few small holes in the rocker panels.
Sometimes if you take them down too far, they never go back together. Better it was
left under a tree somewhere then for that to happen. Welcome back Dave! by the way.
Dave Stragand wrote:
> I second this!!!
>
> I am currently working on a car that was 100% completely and totally
> disassembled by the previous owner. The car only had 1721.4 miles on it when
> he did this. The result?
>
> - many pieces were lost or damaged, some beyond repair
> - things that worked fine before are no longer working
> - the cost of 'consumables' like gaskets and other items that need to be
> replaced on every teardown went through the roof
> - the reassembly task was so massive he never even tried.
>
> -Dave
>
> PS - To All: I'm back home and tomorrow morning I'm setting off to try and get
>
> the calendar printed.
>
> richard main wrote:
>
> > Anthony Knight ,
> >
> > A very great temptation to new restorers of old Plymouthsis to completely
> > tear down a car. The very common outcome is nothing happens thereafter
> > (except the parts get lost or broken). I've bought several in this
> > condition.
> >
> > Do yourself a favor, select an area to work on, then get the parts for the
> > job before you tear it down. Finish the job, then move to the next. One
> > more piece of advice, DON'T FIX IT IF IT WORKS.
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