[DML] Re: Started my frame-off restoration!

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually there have been a couple of comments about fast frame swaps recently. 

I was not intenting to critique you in particular, it was more a 
commentary on "feature creep" and what to expect in terms of time and 
money. Assuming your are as geeky as the rest of us, it's pretty hard 
to resist upgrading/cleaning/painting a lot more stuff once it's 
apart....(or the dark side - finding some stuff that's really bad that you didn't expect).

I'm running into the same thing on my quick clean-up project car, 
which is pretty wierd on a car I'll probably sell relatively quickly. 

Dave

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "erikgeerdink" <erikgeerdink@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Dave,
> I am the one that mentioned the "2 weekend" frame swap.  While I 
know 
> there will be items I want replaced while I'm in there....alot of 
> those items have already been replaced.  I've already had my engine 
> and transmission out to be degreased and new gaskets put in.  I've 
> already had a ton of stuff replaced on my car to make it 
mechanically 
> great.  Its just that my frame sucks.  I'm sure my frame swap will 
> take longer than expected, hopefully not into months though.
> 
> Take it easy!
> Erik
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > There's an important note here in the last line of Nick's post. I 
> > can't imagine doing a "2-weekend frame swap" and just using all 
the 
> > old parts over (pre-staging a re-done frame is a different issue, 
> and 
> > a great idea if you can't stand the idea of keeping your car off 
> the 
> > road for a long time and have the resources). The "while I'm in 
> > there" bug will certainly bite. 
> > 








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