<VV> Restoration advice needed

[Dale K Dewald]

Hello and welcome John,

This might apply more to folks just starting a restoration project, but 
in this day and age, documentation is */so/* important. Before starting 
starting on any body work it is essential to get photos, photos, and 
more photos of what originally exists--good, bad and ugly.  Then try to 
get more photos yourself, or get the shop doing the work take photos of 
every step of the restoration.  If you are paying someone to do the work 
and they resist, you might want to reconsider the work they do.

I have seen some people (self included) pay good money for some really 
shoddy work that was expertly covered up.  I have also seen people spend 
what seems like too much on a car that was, in reality, a huge bargain, 
because the seller had documentation of excellent repair work that had 
cost thousands more that what they were able to recover in the sale.  I 
have also seen sellers lose thousands because they did not have 
documentation to show the time, money, effort and quality invested in a 
project and were therefore passed up by buyers simply exercising/caveat 
emptor/.

Dale Dewald
Hancock, MI

On 9/5/2014 12:00, Timothy Shortle wrote:
> Go for it while you are still young. A lot of the money spent on restoration is labor so if you can do some of this you'll be way ahead. Certainly ask but also be sure you have the appropriate literature (assembly manuals, shop manuals, body manuals, etc.). Also being a member of the local and national Corvair clubs can be very helpful. And keep documents and photos of your ongoing project.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: John Gull via VirtualVairs<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> >Sent: Sep 4, 2014 4:21 AM
>> >To:virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> >Subject: <VV> Restoration advice needed
>> >
>> >I have been working on LM convert for the past 3 years. Replaced floor pans
>> >and steel in all four corners, besides gas door pocket. Just got car back
> >from painters 2 weeks ago. Have started the reassembly process and will be
>> >seeking much advice over the next month. Hopefully I will not become a pest
>> >to you all.Hope to have car done in time for 50th birthday. Many thanks in
>> >advance. John Gull in Asheville NC
>> >