I'm talking about taking almost EVERYTHING apart, cleaning/replacing the worn out stuff and putting it back all together again.

Things like:
Replacing rusted bolts
Washing the entire undercarriage
Lowering subframes and washing and/or repainting them.
Removing the entire interior and getting all the dust and 1993 coins out of it
and blaa blaa blaa

I'm talking replacing EVERYTHING non-performance oriented that needs to be replaced.

Point of restoration will come sooner or later

 

I'm thinking about doing something close to that this winter. Just trying to decide how far i wanna go. I heard when you take everything apart and re-tighten the bolts it changes the ride of the car 100%.

 

So basically you are talking about a major detailing job. I have thought about it but it will take some time...Definately gonna do it though...

Lets start a to do list you can just quot the person above you and then add to the list what needs to be done...in the end we will probably have a pretty decent size "to do" list going...I would probably start with the interior..

1. Removes seats and clean
2. who's next?
3. bla bla bla

 

It could unless you torque every bolt to EXACT factory specs.

 

I think cleaning the car up is a great idea. Remove seats and clean the interior with a carpet cleaner from U-haul. Don't use the cheesy spray foam stuff you get at the parts store, it doesn't really take any dirt out of the carpet.

I don't know if you should take ALL of the interior out for cleaning, some parts break when removed, that is a bad thing. Also try to keep all the correct fasteners in the same place. You can clean it up pretty well by just taking the seats out and using a damp cloth on the headliner, bins, etc. I also use some Super Clean to clean spots off the tan interior. Use in sparingly and dilute it some for all but the toughest stains. It is pretty strong stuff.

Rusted bolts, not where I live. I've gotten a big box of factory fasteners from parts cars replated that yellow/gold color. CAD plating I think. Anyway I use those fasteners on project cars, makes them look nice. Not all of the fasteners have this plating though, so I only replated the ones that were originally that color.

Jeff

 

http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net/main.html has two good restoration writeups. Its nice to see a car being brought back to factory new condition.