Posted by Terry [199.27.133.57] on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 12:43:05 :
In Reply to: Joined the club today posted by Bvan [108.162.246.26] on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 00:03:19 :
Congratulations! I am on my fourth Dodge restoration over the past 40 plus years, and don't plan on selling this one, as finally enough in savings to not live on hot dogs and peanut butter.
A tip to make your restoration easier and more fun is to go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy a couple of heavy duty racks. Then go to Grainger and buy a bunch of cardboard inventory boxes. While at the big box for the racks, spend the extra money and buy enough 1/2 or 3/4 inch plywood and have them cut to rack width. The particle board they come with just doesn't cut it. Maybe add a couple of 2x4's and carriage bolts with washers and nuts so you can add shelves to the racks.
Then "inventory" all your fasteners and small parts on these racks for quicker access, label your boxes to what size so then you have a hardware store in your garage.
Then you can spend your leisure time with a tap and die chasing the threads on your inventory before you start the big stuff, as well as taking note on what needs to be replaced in what you have, and make a priority list to make budgeting easier, and more economical.
Harbor freight will become your best friend for tools such as media blasters, angle grinders ( buy the red one, the black or gray one is a POS), etc. Don't buy the bench vise either, save for a Wilton, you will not be sorry.
Lastly have fun, and this site is a great place to ask when your "stuck"!
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