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Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ?

To: DBGaither@aol.com
Subject: Re: To strip or not to strip... that is the ?
From: "W. R. Gibbons" <gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 15:22:16 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 22 Oct 1996 DBGaither@aol.com wrote:

> I'm struggling with a decision and I'd like your input.
> 
> Background:
>   I purchased a '66B in July of this year.  The motor was toast and has 
> been removed and is at the local specialist being rebuilt ($1,800)  So I 
> started out stripping the engine bay to repaint it (color change).  
> 
> Dilemma:
>   The car does need to be painted.  I was originally planning on 
> finishing all the mechanicals and then having it painted and put in a new 
> interior.  But a little voice is saying to me "Strip everything off the 
> car, paint it, and then re-assemble it.  C'mon Doug, let's do it the 
> 'RIGHT' way!"
> 
> Considerations:
>   My money tree is not quite as large as others.  This decision will mean 
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> Question:
>   What are the advantages of stripping everything off the body and having 
> everything painted at once?  This is not be a show car, but I do want it 
> to be a 'looker'.


Depends.  If you are talking about stripping the car to the last nut and 
bolt, the advantage is that the car should be more reliable and probably 
better finished than if you try a rolling restoration.

If, on the other hand, you are asking if there's an advantage to pulling
off the chrome, bumpers, etc. and having the paint done now while the
engine is out vs. waiting, I can't see much advantage.  You could just as
well pick your color, paint the engine compartment (which does need doing
while the engine is out), drive for a while, then pull off the chrome and
have the exterior painted.  So it all depends on what you mean by
stripping everything off the body. 

If you are talking about tearing it down completely, better figure more
like 3-4 years until you can drive it, and that's with very little
procrastination (if you have a family that sometimes needs attention). 
Been there, done that. 

   Ray Gibbons  Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
                Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
                gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu  (802) 656-8910


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