Thread: Restoring Cars

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Our family has had a looooooong line of old cars that have been restored to varying degrees of success. From 1929 Whippets to Austins and everything in between.

Here's the latest we've finished, it's my mums car and my dad and I have done everything ourselves bar the $12k retrim in Belgium leather. 1966 Daimler 2.5 V8.

Andy I love that model jag and Daimler. Love it. But 12k just on trim? Wow. Is it a resto or a new car in old clothes thing? Some clown on ebay had one he'd put air con in and wantee $45k for it...

Chops go for something you don't see any, or many, of. People more likely to notice then! So not an aussie car or a mustan or 50s chev.

I would say that your top priority must be that the car is one you love or have a deep interest in. You will find motivation hard to come by sometimes, but if there is a love of the vehicle there, things have more chance of being finished rather than ending up a dusty project in the corner.

Cheers,

Nice Jag,, I was lucky enough to have owned two jags, an 84, and 86 (or was it 82/84?) too long ago now, but damn they were beautiful to drive.

I'm a bit stuck on maybe a Morris Elite. All Aussie, and doesn't seem to be many around, fairly small, but comfy.
Passion here is probably pretty good as I was involved in the restoration of a Ford Prefect. Fun to do, and satisfying, and oh so much fun to drive around in even as a 20 year old.

I don't want big power, I've had two Ford XR V8's, one I rebuilt from the ground up, absolutely love them, but me and V8's aren't allowed to get on any more , hence wanting to stick to an old 4 cyl.

Chops, you know what to do. Sell your house and move out here. You know the place.
Bring your bus down and park in the drive. Restore that.
You know it makes sense.

Other than that, practice on someone else's project. I might have one or two about.

Hmmm..., actually, I've got a marvelous starting point for a project you can have.
Body shell only. Free!
Are you interested?

I would say start with something that is in not too bad a condition maybe an unfinished project. If your anything like me the projects will accumulate and befor long you will find several long term unfinished projects in the back yard and the cook on your case.

Originally Posted by Randylandy

I would say start with something that is in not too bad a condition maybe an unfinished project. If your anything like me the projects will accumulate and befor long you will find several long term unfinished projects in the back yard and the cook on your case.

Have all the projects you want- let the cook go

Ive been doing an 86 series3 xj6 for the past year, purchased from ebay for $900 unregistered for 7 years but it was a runner[poorly] otherwise i would be out of my depth chasing fuel injection computer problems, so far repainted[under the house in acrylic], refreshed engine, new bushs front and rear and rebuilt calipers all round, the leather was good but the stitching was rotten so i peeled the covers off and restitched by hand.
Of course purchasing another project i didnt need meant pushing two project motorbikes[matchless's] out of the garage and into the rumpus room and the bmw bike now lives under the back pergola.
Wouldnt have it any other way