i would love to buy an old classic car say from the 70s or so and be able to make it as if it was just built today, i think its called car restoration or costumization ,, not sure ..
so how would i be able to do that ?? what is the name of the coarse i need to study or can any mechanic do it ???
2007-01-20 06:19:22 · 4 answers · asked by Sea Bass 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
There isn't just one class. You need to know everything about cars, even if you don't do all the work yourself. Start with the basics. Take a beginning auto shop class at your local community college. Work your way up to specific systems, like electrical, fuel, suspension, body work, interior, everything. Read as much as you can. If you have a specific car in mind, get yourself a repair manual for that car. Look for books on car care and restoration. There's billions of them. Well, not billions, but you get my drift. You need to know your limitations when you try to restore, or even work on a car. There are some things you can do in the garage, some you can't. A lot of the tasks involved in restoration are just grunt work, and basic auto mechanics. But there are a lot of tasks that involve years of training and practice and/or very specialized equipment, like paint and body, welding, fabricating, and machine work. I can tell you from experience that there is no substitute for absorbing as much knowledge as you can from books, magazines, web sites, and actual hands-on experience. This is how I did it, starting in high school, although the internet as we know it did not exist in the 1970s, so I had to actually read books. I rarely take my cars in to the shop for work. I do most of it myself. There's too many jerks fixing cars out there. Even if you never work on pr restore a car, just having a lot of knowledge can save you a lot of money when you take it to some mechanic who claims to own his own shop and professes to have 36 years of experience. Those are the people you need to be wary of, because what they have is 36 years of experience extracting money from unsuspecting motorists.
2007-01-20 07:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by Me again 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most difficult part of a restoration is usually the body. Most back yard mechanics don't have the ability to do machine work so rebuilding motors and transmissions are better left to those with the equipment. The better the body the easier the restoration will go. So if you are going to take any classes do a body shop coarse. Good luck.
2007-01-20 14:26:35 · answer #2 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet is to find someone who has the same passion as you with maybe more experience and no current project at the moment. Try putting an ad on Craigslist. I did this with a 69 Mustang fastback and I found a mechanic who was really good and I learned a TON from him. Car restoration is a team sport. Everyone has their niche and part of the fun is seeking out and finding these people and forming a bond with them. Look for body guys and engine guys and interior guys and electronic guys, etc....
2007-01-20 14:24:27 · answer #3 · answered by Zappa Fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need more than one course if you are going to do a ground up restoration,theirs engines ,transmission interiors,body work brakes axles -and a lot more most people get from experience talk to them or find a buddy that knows a little bit and ask a lot of questions most people gain experience from starting from scracth
2007-01-20 14:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by oldmanarnie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋