Originally Posted by
iskate2
Ive done plenty of restorations on rare english/european cars...its an excellent feeling and a great payout, but you REALLY have to pay the means, both monetarily and physically, to achieve the ends. Do yourself a favor and restore the entire thing, starting by stripping it down to a bare shell and having it sandblasted and powdercoated. Its cheaper than you think and youll never have to worry about the tub again.
thanks because that is what i was thinking after seeing a car that had been stripped all the way down to the frame and done correctly. the car came out looking correct. i was wondering how much it cost, thanks for letting me know something like that is worth it and not too expensive.
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I see people out there spending money on the car to improve it … If you spend half that effort just working on your driving skills, making you and the car work together as a team, then you’ll go faster – period. To make the car go a second faster on the track takes a lot more energy and money than making yourself drive it one second faster.
– the late Tom Thrash SCCA Solo E Production