HA get it so you can drive it safely and spend a little but just driving the car. makes the build momentum keep going when you can remeber what it was like driving the car before you did all the work and there is a certain charm to driving a car in that shape!
First things I would get rid of are that hideous homemade console where the guages and stereo are, and that hood. You should be able to find a standard chevelle hood without much problem.
awe no way! that is some character right there! keeps for sho.
Will a magnet stick to any part of that body?
I would be really tempted to take the body off and really go through the whole chassis. You could drive it with just a little work, but it will be a lot nicer ride if you go through everything. And it will be a lot more fun doing the work with the body off. Or at least the front clip.
Wondering that myself.
And get rid of that ridiculous wooden box in the interior.
It adds character!!!
Nice, pics don't look too bad actually. How much rust is underneath? Any rust around the window frames? I generally think rust repair (ie making sure it's gone, just not covered up) is the single worst part about doing any kind of resto work. Window frames can really be a huge PITA.
Fortunately I live in the heavily salted mid-west so I get to enjoy rusty undercarriages on cars only a few years old. :thumbsdown:
That's a good start, but it is a little general. Your entire list can be summarized as: "make it not suck". Maybe pick a title for the project, like "budget Sunday driver", "neck-snapping drag racer", "project car to learn how to do everything ever", something that captures what you want to do with it.
This will guide decisions like getting it painted. Do you get a professional frame-off paint job? Buy a gun/compressor/mask and paint yourself? Get a wholesale job from a body shop? Take it to a local VoTech center for HS kids to paint?
The ridiculous console is the best part!
awe no way! that is some character right there! keeps for sho.
Update: The car should be here in two weeks. I will update this thread whenever I get the chance.
how does it take 4 months to deliver a car?
Will a magnet stick to any part of that body?
I was half-joking. I don't really know that it has any bondo. OP knows it needs work, so it's not a big issue here. But it you were buying a finished car that old, you'd definitely want to go over it for any body filler.