Thread: Need some advice / direction to begin my project

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Take a bazillion pictures of it before you remove anything. Shoot from every angle, every bolt, every bracket, etc, so you know how things go back together. We have taken a laptop to the shop and used the pictures we took to help us remember how the stuff we took off 6 months ago were originally supposed to go. I can't stress enough that these pictures and any drawing and subsequent pictures you take as things come off will be a lifesaver to you down the road.

Also buy a new college type notebook and begin a build book of all the parts you buy, with part numbers. Make a page for engine, one for front suspension, one for rear suspension, etc. 5 years from now when you need a new ball joint you will have the part number written down right there so you don't have to guess. Also, keep all your receipts, it sure helps should you decide to sell the car later.........new buyers love this stuff. As part of the build book I like to put pages labeled "Things to do 2/1/11" There I list what I need to do to finish up one aspect of the build, like the front suspension. As I finish those individual tasks I draw a line through them.........it is like a little reward at the end of the work day and lets me see what progress I have made, and what is left yet to do.

Don