Been there done that...
However, I used the 'in for a penny, in for a pound' method to decide. Given
that a Mazda Miata will cost you at least 20 grand off the showroom floor,
whatever you do to the roadster will still cost less than a new sports
car--if you do the lion's share yourself. I don't paint or do seats, so I
let more skilled people do these things, but taking apart and putting back
together I can do, and did. You could go frame off long enough to spuce up
the undercarriage, then plop the body back down for the paint job. Seems
like you have the taking apart stage well in hand and the putting back
together part is a heck of a lot more fun!
HTH
Paul Bauman
Westminster, CA
67 1600
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net]On Behalf Of Bill Oakes
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 12:44 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: decision time - paint job or restoration project?
Hi all,
I'm to a point where I'm ready to get my first Roadster project to
paint and I think I've dug in farther than planned. My question is;
have I a reached a point in which I should think about making this a
restoration project instead of just a paint job?
My original plan was to take off a majority of the parts that get in
the way of a decent paint job, get a middle-of-the-road paint job and
put it back together over the winter.
As you can see by the pictures I'm not far from a frame-off
restoration job, or at least that what I'm thinking:
datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Do I go any further since I've dug in this deep? Will I regret not
doing a couple more things that would make this a more complete job?
Make no mistake, this is going to be a driver, not a trailer queen show car.
Thoughts?
Thanks
Bill Oakes
Libertyville, IL
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