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Me and my dad are wanting to to have a project car. He has always wanted to
have one, but never did, and now decided to. Neither of us know anything
really about cars, but this is a learning experience for the both of us. He
wants to get a corvette in the 70's, and bring it back up to good.
Honestly, do you think were going in way over our head?
I found a 77 corvette down the street, has a good engine (he says but id of
course get it checked) but a transmission that needs replacing. Also, the
interior is destroyed mostly and would have to be completely redone. How
hard would finding seats and such be?
taintedplay
Wow, that sounds like lots of fun! The main things to look for in a good
project car are:
A complete and assembled car. It is much easier to know what parts are bad
if it is all together.
One in reasonable running condition. Again if you can take it for a short
drive it is much easier to know what items will need immediate attention
i.e. brakes, carb, trans (as seems to be the case here....)
One with available parts....
From your brief description this one seems to meet these..... And one more
thing to keep in mind is.... remember why you are doing this. For Fun! so
keep it that way and don't dive into to it too fast. Break things down into
little projects. The biggest mistake I see happen is people tear a car down
too far and get discouraged....
And finally never be afraid to ask for help!
corbett_auto
