First time ever restoring a car, so go easy on me, I don't know all the ins and outs of the process yet. I have a '68 mustang coupe that has been kind of my weekend project car, whenever I have the time for it. I've been willing to do all the work myself until we get to the point of bodywork and paint. I know for certain that I am going to outsource the paint job, so that's not a real question. The real question is, and I know that this is a really open-ended question with not a ton to base it on, what would minor body work cost? The issue of alignment of the panels and any issues with holes, rust, etc. I can deal with fairly simply by myself (and have basically already done). Basically I can get it looking "decent" as in 80% of the way there, just not the "final details" and making everything "straight and pretty". But I'm trying to do this on a budget and don't know if I should stick it out and do all of the body work myself, or send it to a shop. Obviously I'm not looking for a show car finish, just a "good" or "acceptable" one. The only thing holding me back from doing myself is I don't know if I would be as accurate for "finishing touches." Again, I fully understand if this is too little info and you guys just tell me that you cant really put a fair estimate on it from this description. Thanks in advance though.
TLDR: I'm looking for "finishing touches" type body work, but trying to keep costs down. What would be a good estimate to just get it ready for paint with the "major" body work already having been done by me?
TLDR: I'm looking for "finishing touches" type body work, but trying to keep costs down. What would be a good estimate to just get it ready for paint with the "major" body work already having been done by me?