At least grind off all the rust. The more you can do in terms of sanding, stripping, etc., the happier the body shop will be. That is where you can save some $$
Body shops like to do the quick Insurance jobs. It's fast, guarenteed income. Restorations take more time, are less profitable, and cut into the profitable insurance jobs. So even if you don't want to tackle the actual body work, the more you can do now, the faster they can get it done. Take off all the chrome, bumpers, taillights, etc. That's a big time savings for the body shops.
I did this and it saved me a grand. I didn't do any body work, but I spent a long time sanding and removing everything. ALso, label everything in plastic bags. This helps them a lot as they go to put it all back together (they thanked me profusely for that one.)
JJ
69 Fastback 302 2v 3sp. trans.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1605599&a=12251632&p=44630868.jpg
Body shops like to do the quick Insurance jobs. It's fast, guarenteed income. Restorations take more time, are less profitable, and cut into the profitable insurance jobs. So even if you don't want to tackle the actual body work, the more you can do now, the faster they can get it done. Take off all the chrome, bumpers, taillights, etc. That's a big time savings for the body shops.
I did this and it saved me a grand. I didn't do any body work, but I spent a long time sanding and removing everything. ALso, label everything in plastic bags. This helps them a lot as they go to put it all back together (they thanked me profusely for that one.)
JJ
69 Fastback 302 2v 3sp. trans.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1605599&a=12251632&p=44630868.jpg
