Restoration Saga of My '67 Stang

[midinite]

After assessing the car, we decided to just work on the body as is (not strip to metal) and reduce the putty and rework the alignment.

In the interest of knowledge what "mistakes" or what was overlooked by the previous restorer according to Alex and team? So that is not repeated. was it all cosmetic or where there some mechanical flaws too?

Why i ask mechanical...diba important yun for safety and welfare of the people in the car as well as the car itself? kasi if a mechanic overlooks something like this the lives of those on-board are at stake. Logically.

[beatles]

what a coicindence. small world talaga kasi na alok na rin sa min yung car. btw, cno ang may ari ng fastback na di kayo nagka ayusan ng seller? para ma alert ang iba?

hindi na ako magmention ng name pero siya yng original restorer ni woodfire. gusto niya kasi maglabas muna kami ng cash bago niya ayusin(running condition not restored) yung car para lang maiuwi namin sa manila. wala naman nagrefer sa amin nung guy na yun... just saw an ad here kaya try namin puntahan

[Chip]

OT:beatles,
what was the condition of the car ba? baka gusto nya lang ayusin kasi hindi running? just trying to get a clear picture here. saang area pala yan?

[beatles]

OT:beatles,
what was the condition of the car ba? baka gusto nya lang ayusin kasi hindi running? just trying to get a clear picture here. saang area pala yan?

kakatapos lang daw magpaint pero parang lumang pintura na. wlang gulong, wlang salamin, hindi nakakabit engine, wlang interior, as in nakabaklas yng buong car. So gusto namin maging deal bibilihin namin yan pero ibalik niya lng mga parts para maiuwi and para makasigurado kami na complete yng parts kasi yun ang sabi niya.

[midinite]

kakatapos lang daw magpaint pero parang lumang pintura na. wlang gulong, wlang salamin, hindi nakakabit engine, wlang interior, as in nakabaklas yng buong car. So gusto namin maging deal bibilihin namin yan pero ibalik niya lng mga parts para maiuwi and para makasigurado kami na complete yng parts kasi yun ang sabi niya.

anu ang makina niya? v8? also matagal na ba yun? nung nakita niyo ang car?

[midinite]

kakatapos lang daw magpaint pero parang lumang pintura na. wlang gulong, wlang salamin, hindi nakakabit engine, wlang interior, as in nakabaklas yng buong car. So gusto namin maging deal bibilihin namin yan pero ibalik niya lng mga parts para maiuwi and para makasigurado kami na complete yng parts kasi yun ang sabi niya.

parang consistent ang character ng tao sa kwento ni woodfire. nakakatakot lang dahil baka may ibang madali cya.

[beatles]

anu ang makina niya? v8? also matagal na ba yun? nung nakita niyo ang car?

yup v8, choice ng 289 or 302, so yun plang risk na namin kasi wla na yng original engine. medyo matagal na rin. almost 2 years na rin

[midinite]

yup v8, choice ng 289 or 302, so yun plang risk na namin kasi wla na yng original engine. medyo matagal na rin. almost 2 years na rin

Malamang kailangan pa ipa overhaul ang engine pag ganyan. based on experience. sometimes you also have to hunt down yung mga kulang na parts like alternator, starter, distributor, carb, etc. Di bastang pwede ipaandar. Also, trans. kung matic you may still have to overhaul. and kung conversion may conversion pa sa pedals. mahirap ang nakakalas kasi maraming missing most of the time.

[midinite]

i have learned the hard way

[beatles]

yeah... learning it the hard way. ako rin meron na ako experience na ganon pero euro car nga lang. sobrang excited kaya got a bad deal. kulang sa research... mdyo OT na.

Woodfire how long bago matatapos restoration? is it that expensive?