At the beginning of the month I made the decision to finish my 74 that I at I have been working on and off for a long time (since 1993 to be exact!) I have a lot to do to it but I am hoping to have it done by October, I have ordered and received the door panels and rear quarter plastics, seat hinge covers, a pillar mouldings and new leaf springs shocks and all hardware to install the leafs. I still need to paint the roof and wetsand the entire car to re clear coat but am slowly getting there, I will need a new windshield as well but I wont get it until closer to install. I am hoping to be able to drive it to Carlisle next year! I will be asking a lot of questions as it has been so long since it came apart, thanks for looking and I am looking forward to finally putting the old girl back on the road where it belongs. :wrenching:
First, welcome aboard :welcome: We love questions, so ask away. :handshake:
And :needphotos:
Sweet lets. See some pics !
Welcome to the forum and good luck finishing your car from another 74 owner. :cheers:
Welcome: Post up some photos if you can.
Welcome to the site !
No problem answering any Questions you have , lots of experience here for sure !
I hope you can make Carlisle you missed a great meet this year .
Welcome to the site from :canada: and yet another 74 Rallye owner! :wave:
You will fit right in here. . Questions??? these guys and gals love questions. I should know. Welcome to our forum
Thanks for the welcome! I will post some pics soon I'm getting back into the mindset to finally finish what I started many moons ago, I was at Carlisle on Saturday this year but was running behind and had to leave around 1 pm due to not coming Friday, I live about 60 miles from the fairgrounds and am looking forward to spending more time relaxing and shooting the breeze next year.
Welcome 74 rallye! Looking forward to seeing your car at Carlisle next year. We were doing the same thing back in February with my daughter's Duster that had been sitting for 10 years. Carlisle was our goal. We "finished" (they're never finished), with a day or two to spare. We just made sure to do at least one thing on the car everyday.
Welcome aboard! :wave:
Quote from: Rev-It-Up on July 25, 2017, 05:00:03 AM
We just made sure to do at least one thing on the car everyday.
That's the advise I always give people starting a restoration project. Even if it's something small like cleaning up bolts or hardware. Always do something. When you quite doing something time goes by and before you know it years have passed.
That's the advise I always give people starting a restoration project. Even if it's something small like cleaning up bolts or hardware. Always do something. When you quite doing something time goes by and before you know it years have passed.
[/quote] I compely agree :ohyeah:
Welcome aboard from yet another 74 owner. This place will help immensely. Also I understand delays. Have had mine since 83. Take the advice of rev... it does work. I have noted many times that I typically only get 15 minutes a day. Slow and steady still gets it done.
Mike
Totally good advice: For one thing 15 minutes is 15 minutes. I think the larger benefit though is just the feeling you are doing something. I've seen so many restos get stalled and never started, I believe it is just a state of mind.
Quote from: YellowThumper on July 27, 2017, 04:39:02 AM
Welcome aboard from yet another 74 owner. This place will help immensely. Also I understand delays. Have had mine since 83. Take the advice of rev... it does work. I have noted many times that I typically only get 15 minutes a day. Slow and steady still gets it done.
Mike
......yea and that 15 mins is spent looking for the Phillips screw driver you were just using yesterday :steamingmad:
Thanks again for the welcome and the words of advice, I Know some of you from the other site, :banana: Here is my first (dumb lol) question: when I removed the door panels years ago, I scrapped the underlayment/sound deadner under the panels, what is suitable as replacements? ive seen dyna-mat and regular foam like carpet underlayment.
I dynamat the doors "purists strike me down now".
Thanks for the reply, I've seen that several times and that's the way I've been leaning, here was my little project for this evening.....installing the seat covers on the drivers seat, I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to install interiors for a living :smile:
:iagree: I would rather build engines & ports heads & intakes :looney:
Quote from: anlauto on July 27, 2017, 07:53:31 PM
Quote from: YellowThumper on July 27, 2017, 04:39:02 AM
Welcome aboard from yet another 74 owner. This place will help immensely. Also I understand delays. Have had mine since 83. Take the advice of rev... it does work. I have noted many times that I typically only get 15 minutes a day. Slow and steady still gets it done.
Mike
......yea and that 15 mins is spent looking for the Phillips screw driver you were just using yesterday :steamingmad:
Finding the screw driver was Mondays time. Tuesday was spent finding my cleaning supplies to use on Wednesday.
Stated as a joke. However and unfortunately there is the underlying thruth to it.
I always wipe my tools and put everything away. A friend of mine drops it all where it is and just carries on the next time, I suppose he gets more done but I like my old habits.
Garage time yesterday, I installed the bumper fillers and put the back bumper on, it needs some adjusting. I also did the touch up on the textured argent around the trunk.Started to install the head liner but only got as far as hanging the bows. its very wrinkled and I think I have to do some cutting of the loops that hold the bows to smooth it out. I will post pics of the headliner later on today but slowly getting there.
Sorry for the upside down pics, :takepicture: ill have to rotate them
Quote from: RUNCHARGER on July 30, 2017, 09:21:50 AM
I always wipe my tools and put everything away. A friend of mine drops it all where it is and just carries on the next time, I suppose he gets more done but I like my old habits.
I'm the same way. I like everything clean and in it's place when I'm done. But I will say I have done some serious late night thrashing to get a project done and can't find one of my five 1/2 wrenches anywhere. Walking around zoned out looking for it.
Quote from: Shane Kelley on July 31, 2017, 12:09:36 PM
Quote from: RUNCHARGER on July 30, 2017, 09:21:50 AM
I always wipe my tools and put everything away. A friend of mine drops it all where it is and just carries on the next time, I suppose he gets more done but I like my old habits.
I'm the same way. I like everything clean and in it's place when I'm done. But I will say I have done some serious late night thrashing to get a project done and can't find one of my five 1/2 wrenches anywhere. Walking around zoned out looking for it.
I mostly put things away. Exceptions are the immediate use tools for any given project. Those are kept in specific trays to keep them grouped.
And back to the actual thread. Glad you are making progress.