22nd Jan 2018, 23:50
In my 20s I restored one with only a car cover. Most of my tools in the trunk. But it got done with some help here and there. The ideal setup is having them side by side for reference. But you can take detailed photos, label, bag and box up enough to keep going. I would part out only what I needed, not strip it out randomly for just a week or two of work at a time. I hear you on winter; it’s easy to get down a bit. I have only had mine out once in 6 weeks. But the upside is doing other things with family etc. And you appreciate it more, picking up on it and getting it out in the Spring.
22nd Oct 2018, 16:23
The donor car has been very useful for me. The latest parts used are the power window switches, motors, and some plugs in the window circuit wiring on the convertible that were corroded from moisture. Did I mention that the donor came with a perfect radiator? I had changed the convertible over to a Chevy radiator in the early nineties because it is what I could find back then. I put the extra front rotors off the donor up on a shelf for later, they don’t make them anymore. I still have so many extra parts that it makes me smile.
26th Oct 2018, 14:59
Glad to hear the donor car is working out. You are restoring a rare vehicle. Don't see too many of them much. It's not like you can get parts around the corner.
21st Dec 2020, 22:50
My old girl is in the garage getting prepared for a heart transplant. Swapping the original 455 for a late model Chevrolet 6.0. Will swap the transmission too. It will be fuel injected when it is done.
22nd Dec 2020, 20:41
Not a bad idea for performance and fuel economy. But yet not a good idea as far as the car's value depreciating and a lot of involved work and modifications.
22nd Jan 2018, 20:44
Reading what the reviewer posted today, "obviously for him" it IS a concern, heh.