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<blockquote data-quote="TinkerTanker" data-source="post: 3820255" data-attributes="member: 50228"><p>You're going to be hard pressed to find someone to work on it for the next couple of years. Everyone's getting maintenance they put off during covid done now and mechs are booked well into the new year in some locations. They treat restorations as "non-cash flowing work" too, so that makes them low priority.</p><p></p><p>Having said that, if you do it one step at a time you might get some good results. Say you want the front end rebuilt. Well, take it in for a front end lube and a checkup to see if anything is loose. He'll find things, you tell him to replace them, and the job cash-flows for him. He's happy, you're happy, and you're one step closer.</p><p></p><p>Continue the process as you go through the rest of the car.</p><p></p><p>One more thing, I also have a classic and have had work done. I'll tell you one very important thing: they won't care about your car even 50% as much as you do. The work will never be as good as you'd do yourself. Don't expect it to be. You can always finesse it afterward if you're unhappy, but don't expect the same level of dedication to your baby that you'd put in from any paid mechanic. A few years ago I finally gave up and just did my own work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TinkerTanker, post: 3820255, member: 50228"] You're going to be hard pressed to find someone to work on it for the next couple of years. Everyone's getting maintenance they put off during covid done now and mechs are booked well into the new year in some locations. They treat restorations as "non-cash flowing work" too, so that makes them low priority. Having said that, if you do it one step at a time you might get some good results. Say you want the front end rebuilt. Well, take it in for a front end lube and a checkup to see if anything is loose. He'll find things, you tell him to replace them, and the job cash-flows for him. He's happy, you're happy, and you're one step closer. Continue the process as you go through the rest of the car. One more thing, I also have a classic and have had work done. I'll tell you one very important thing: they won't care about your car even 50% as much as you do. The work will never be as good as you'd do yourself. Don't expect it to be. You can always finesse it afterward if you're unhappy, but don't expect the same level of dedication to your baby that you'd put in from any paid mechanic. A few years ago I finally gave up and just did my own work. [/QUOTE]
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