Our publisher Tim Suddard has restored numerous cars in his time, so who better to teach some project car management?
Using our latest addition to the Classic Motorsport stable, a 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite former race car, he covers things like how to disassemble a new project properly and how to keep all those pieces and parts organized—information useful for any …
Just bumping this for the evening crowd.
One thing that has really helped me: take on and finish one task at a time. Especially for a big project, if you're hopping all over the place you'll have the car torn to pieces and have a heck of time knowing where to start putting it back together.
So do one task at a time. Going to rebuild the rear suspension? Rebuild it and stay focused on it. Don't start taking apart your interior, even if you're waiting on parts or something like that. Finish the job, then move on to the next one. It may feel slower, but it keeps things on track.
We are currently in a long term resurrection project on our 78 280z. It was a rough but 100% complete right down to the center caps on the wheel covers. We have SLOWLY made progress between a full time job, house and yard upkeep, baby sitting granddaughters, and teaching 2 Bible study classes every week. Tackling just one section at a time-example RR suspension-removal, inspection, cleaning, painting, and purchasing the necessary parts and hardware. Each section has been wrapped, lubed, boxed and labeled with detailed notes and diagrams. The organizing tips on this great site are fantastic and my personal system of organization is quite similar. The clear totes are much better than my heavy duty boxes I save from the dumpster at work, but the price is right-FREE. Really enjoy these restoration articles. Encourages me to keep going with the detailed organizing and also gives me some ideas to make the resurrection project go smoother down the road when we begin the reassembly process. Thanks again, John.
Glad that you're enjoying the restoration articles, and look for more on the Bugeye soon. (And, ironically, one drove past me yesterday--not a car you often see in the wild these days.)
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