Originally Posted by
SVTd
My approach was stripping the car down to the frame, sending the frame and body off and getting it sandblasted and powder coated, or whatever method of removing the rust and applying protection, and doing the welding and body repair work as needed.
I feel like if I can get that done, I can handle the other work that needs to be done.
I'm just not sure how much that would cost me or if it would be better for me to do the sandblasting, sanding, etc... myself and then sending it off for finishing or what.
Trying to find the balance between time doing it myself vs. money paying someone else is what I've always battled with.
I'm just hoping I can get it restored before I die.
Good advice by shinysideup!
I've got a 70 Fastback (or SportsRoof if you want to be correct
) that i'm slowly resto-modding. I am taking a similar approach to you, stripping it down, getting it media blasted, etched and primed. From what I've seen a decent media stripping job can run on an average of about 1k-1.5k give or take (however i"m in TN so it might be a little different from a price standpoint).
Personally, I'm not much of a body man, so I plan on farming out the repair from that standpoint and a few other items that are high impact when it comes to a vehicle's presentation, however I plan on doing as much as possible from a mechanical standpoint.
Either way, good luck with it and hit me up if you want..
here are a couple of different sites that i've found to be helpful:
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