Tips, Suggestion, Storage Ideas for disassembly

[Lemon Owner 11]

Yea she sounds like she has a few problems but if you take them one step at a time it won't be so daunting. Try not to be so hung up on doing things right the first time. You are just learning and it is too much to ask that of yourself. It is impossible to learn what a motor mechanic, automotive painter etc. learns in a five year apprenticeship in just a few months. Just make it safe and looking pretty good and as you get more experienced you can do it better later. Start with a few simple things to give you some confidence to move onto larger and more complex jobs.

 

One of the things I like to do so I don't loose interest is always keep the car together and running as much as possible. When I painted the car I made sure the engine was left in it and still running and driveable. The interior was left in it as much as possible too so it only took me around two days to get it back together and back on the road. Here are some pics to show you what I mean.

 

Good luck and keep us posted on what you get fixed. :yes:

Edited October 21, 2011 by Lemon Owner

[Hambone 10]

Hey Coupe, Take it from somebody that went about it the wrong way. I was pissed off because my wife quit her job and I had to trade in my 93 GT for a 95 Escort wagon. I made a deal with her that if I was going to drive around in an Escort I wanted a project car. So that's how I started the 20 year project and it isn't even close yet. What I have found is once you start tearing things apart you don't stop. Tearing down is the cheap part. I go in the garage every night and tell myself I am going to give up, but then I also can't give up. As long as I have a place to store it and work on it I will always be satisfied. It takes my mind off of the other things in life that more or less SUCK. I think all of the advice that comes before this is great because everyone on this site has there own limitations, tolerance zone and of course budgets. In my opinion if it is no longer enjoyable then get rid of it! My project is stiripped bare and at least $30G away from reality but I still get a kick out of dusting it off. Have fun and never give up!

[1969 coupe 15]

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Hey Coupe, Take it from somebody that went about it the wrong way. I was pissed off because my wife quit her job and I had to trade in my 93 GT for a 95 Escort wagon. I made a deal with her that if I was going to drive around in an Escort I wanted a project car. So that's how I started the 20 year project and it isn't even close yet. What I have found is once you start tearing things apart you don't stop. Tearing down is the cheap part. I go in the garage every night and tell myself I am going to give up, but then I also can't give up. As long as I have a place to store it and work on it I will always be satisfied. It takes my mind off of the other things in life that more or less SUCK. I think all of the advice that comes before this is great because everyone on this site has there own limitations, tolerance zone and of course budgets. In my opinion if it is no longer enjoyable then get rid of it! My project is stiripped bare and at least $30G away from reality but I still get a kick out of dusting it off. Have fun and never give up!

 

 

I agree with you on the having a place to store it and work on it. It makes a lot of difference when you can go to the garage and just look at the potential in front of you. I enjoy just going out a taking a look even if I don't plan on doing anything to it at that moment. Giving up is not an option, I WILL get this done someday and will enjoy learning as I go. I have learned so much just reading posts and talking with the people on here. I have never enjoyed learning so much, I guess because this is something that I really want to do. If it's any indication on how your build will turn out, there is another guy who drives an Escort (BuckeyeDemon) and I think his is one of the best. Maybe I need to get me an Escort.:thumbup1:

[Hambone 10]

Then it is settled you are in it for the long haul like the rest of us.I was just out last night looking for rust in spots that I never thought of until I saw some pics on this sight. I feel lucky since mine is a Cali car. By the way I have since moved up to a Focus and the wife drives a Flex.

[rancherohandler 10]

My best advise is to try to see the car done, what you want it to be like.Do you want a stocker, restomod , custom, what? Then be real about a budjet, if you can't see sepending more than x amount fine, just know what you want and start from there, that way you don't have extra parts and used money you won't get back.Can't tell you how many times at the shop someone will see somthing they didn't think of and have to spend money twice or three times on the same thing because they didn't think it thru. If you can't spend alot now , then try to do it in stages, may be the engine you want how and another part later. Recently completed a very long term project 65 stang and had parts that where new but over 10 years old, and some of them went bad, or had to do somthing to to get it finished , so don't buy everything now buy what you need to get what you want done and have fun with what you have done. The most important thing is to have fun with it, if you run out of motivation if will just sit there and alot of that money will be wasted and you won't want to finish it. The reason the 65 got finished was it was for my son and he and I did it together , other wise I would still have been sitting half done taking up space , good luck.