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- Path: sparky!uunet!stanford.edu!kronos.arc.nasa.gov!iscnvx!sharen
- From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
- Subject: Re: Oldy but Goody; Not Woody
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.154237.22616@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- References: <19NOV199217093282@reg.triumf.ca>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 15:42:37 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- In article <19NOV199217093282@reg.triumf.ca> rking@reg.triumf.ca (Russell M. King, TRIUMF, (604)222-1047x311) writes:
- >
- >Hi,
- >
- >I am slowly restoring a 1936 Chevy Car(Business Sedan model), that my father
- >used to drive, before it was parked 28 years ago on a farm in Saskatchewan.
- >The car is complete and authentic, with a complete documented history to boot,
- >but there are many decisions to be made over how to procede. I was wondering
- >if anyone has had any experience with this sort of thing?
- >
- >I think I would like to make it more of a custom job, with the running gear,
- >suspension, steering, etc. from a later model Chevy car, perhaps a 80's Camaro
- >Berlinetta(V6) or something. By using the original body/frame and mating the
- >new parts to it, the overall look would be better. I could also scavenge all
- >of the electrical componentry, like sensors, lighting, heater controls, etc.
- >from one source. The perfect combo - killer looks, update handling,
- >performance.
- >
- >Comments, suggestions? If this is the wrong group for this type of discussion,
- >please redirect me.
- >
- >Thanks a bunch,
- >
- >Russell King
- >
- there are three groups you can try:
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- 1) rec.autos.antique (alt.autos.antique) they're into restoring cars, but
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- 2) since you want to restore the car, but use new running gear, engine etc,
- you may want to get in touch with a mail_list hotrod@dixie.com
- these are people that go a little further than restoring and are
- in the process of getting together a net group on this
-
- 3) also, a new group alt.autos.rod-n-custom which may help you too
-
- finally, my husband could answer a lot of questions, I'll pass on your
- queries to him - he's been in the business since the early 60's
-
- sharen
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