Tom,
As long as it is apart and you have to go to the trouble of reassembling
it, you may as well do it right.
Now, "RIGHT" is what you have to define. If you just want it to be a
good, reliable daily driver, you may want to add a few things as you
rebuild to add to the reliability. On the otherhand, if you want a
"Concours" restoration, you must pay specific attention to originality
and sacrifice more modern options that you would add for reliability,
ease of assembly or parts availability.
It will be more costly to put it back to concours condition and after
doing so, you may not want to drive it much so you can maintain its
condition. So it is up to you.
But you have a great car, so whatever you do, enjoy it.
Regards,
Joe Curry
Tom Winslow wrote:
>
> I have just purchased a 1968 TR250. In fact, it was advertised on this list
> several weeks ago. Now, the question is . . . where to go from here.
>
> My vision is a 100pt restoration - my reality may be much less. I have never
> restored a car. My idea is that I would have the professionals do the
> professional work and I would do the 'dumb' work. Several questions come to
> mind:
>
> Example, the TR250 emblems that are on the hood, trunk, etc look OK but will
> really need to be replaced or, somehow, restored. Is stuff like that
> available? Or do they become tremendous obstacles? I can see where the
> frame, body, drive train work can be done by the numerous processionals out
> there - but, it's the details that I wonder about.
>
> I could probably put the car back together (I bought it in pieces) and drive
> it. It really ain't too bad of a car.
>
> What to do? Any encouragement out there? Any suggestions? Maybe I am just a
> chicken.
>
> --
> Thomas P. Winslow
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