Dan,
I 'restored' a 1967 Austin Healey and 99% of non-consumable parts were
original. All I had to replace was some rubber stuff, clean and paint, fit
new gaskets, and the biggest replacement was the exhaust
My 1957 Aston Martin has all the original parts. Besides engine bits like
timing gears, valves, pistons - (Oh god are they expensive!) all bits can
be cleaned up, polished, painted and used. Interior is shot but I consider
that to be a consumable.
In general a restoration involves replacing all the 'consumables' like
interior, rubber bits, exhaust, tyres, paint etc. etc. Whereas a rebuild
means dropping in a new, albeit same type, engine and modifications like
newer brake setup, different gearbox/rear axle as well as putting in tube
shocks instead of t'others. Fully restored, to me, would mean that every
little unit had been dis-assembled cleaned etc and re-assembled - and this
means right down to the last nut and bolt.
At 08:26 AM 1/2/2005, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>How can a car be 'fully restored' and have 'mostly original parts'?? Looks
>nice, though....
>
>
>--- Carl French <leylandauto@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I have been talking via email with a guy in Boston who is fairly
> > clueless MG wise but is hot on getting a BRG/Tan TD and he has been
> > looking (via the web and phone) at one which is now at a shop in
> > Plainfield, NH which is just south of White River Jct.
>
>=====
>Dan
>The Garden State
>'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - It's getting better all the time....
>'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
>'04 Audi A4 1.8T q MT-6 - quattro, baby!
Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson
(705) 721-9060
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