Larry, I'm doing a frame up restore right now. It takes time to do it right. I mean if you worked on it 7 days a week, 10hrs a day you could do the job in 2 months. But this is a labour of love. Well it is for me, plus I'm a poor bastard with no money :)
Anyhow take a look at my site it will give you an idea of the work involved. Lots of pictures A. on 8/15/02 9:55 PM, Larry Vaughan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a question for you listers, that have stripped the body, repaired, > painted, then reassembled. > I have a '73 Spit. I have driven it and know the clutch and transmission are > bad. I have been buying parts for the last year or so, but haven't done > anything more than remove the seats and carpet to inspect the floorpan. > The floor is solid except for a crack, from the driver seat, left front > mount to the door panel and a pinhole in the driver floor area. I was > scraping off the rust bumps with a screwdriver when I saw daylight! > Here is my question. I just got permission to use a 50X100 foot building, > next to my house. I told the guy I would only need it for a couple of > months. Is that enough time to remove and strip the body, paint it and > reinstall it? > I bought a mig welder, big compressor and have plenty of tools, but haven't > bought a paint sprayer yet. > I know this is kind of vague, but is two months enough time for this and > since the windshield is good can you remove it without destroying the rubber > seal? -- "This car is making me a little crazy." Andre Rousseau - Ottawa Canada 1968 Triumph GT6 MK I http://www.justdrive.ca/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
