Mark,
I currently have 2 cars I'm working on that are probably closer to basket
cases than your's is. I'm taking my time, buying parts as they show up on
the list and in dealer specials. I'm taking an evening welding class at a
local tech school and learning a lot from the list. Both of the cars are going
to be drivers so I don't care if there are weld beads inside the fender wells
and a little bondo here and there. My vote is to go with your heart; roll up
your sleeves and get to work.
Andy
On 02/11/98 10:05 AM Mark Gendron said...
>A professional restorer checked out my TR2 this morning, and told me
>that it is absolutely at the margin between "restorable at a cost far
>exceeding the value of the finished project," and "basket case."
>Some of this, but not all, is the result of my extensively disassembling the
>
>tub when I was younger and more foolish.
>
>The car is complete, but was seriously rusted. The rust is now gone (I had
>the body dipped a few years back), but the remaining metal will need
>a prodigious amount of aligning, patching, straightening,
>welding-in-of-new-pieces, and so forth.
>
>I already have all the parts to do the job.
>
>Suggestions? Encouragement? Wisdom? Your input will be appreciated.
>
>-Mark
> 1954 TR2 TS2571L (now LO).
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