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So here I am, starting a journey of restoration I hope I don't regret.
I guess I'm supposed to tell my story...
During a time several decades ago when I owned and operated my own collision shop, a customer came to me with a 1967 BJ8 (this was in the early '70's, and he had bought it brand new in '67) that he wanted me to repair some typical rust issues (just rockers and door jamb replacements) and then a complete paint job. It was a running/driving car that had never been in any accidents that he had used as his daily for several years.
It wasn't really that bad, but he just wanted to put it "like new" again.
So the car sat for a month or so waiting for parts, when the customer called me to chat.
During the conversation, he told me that maybe he wasn't so much in love with the car anymore because he got used to not having it, and I told him that maybe I was getting to like his car more than perhaps he did. :emmersed:
So to keep the story short, I bought the car from him, drove it myself for a couple of years, then ended up parking it for almost 40 years (always inside, of course) because life happened and I ended up changing careers to finally retire and have some time for myself just recently.
Now to cut to the chase, I'm thinking that the car merits more than just a repair and paint at this point, so now I have to think exactly how far I want to go with "restoration".
THE FACTS: As I said, it's a 1967 BJ8, so that makes it a Mark III, of sort of late manufacture (serial #418** I wouldn't mind posting the actual serial number but it seems around here that it's not good to do so).
It still sports it's original paint finish (pretty faded by now) of Red with a Black interior. It's entirely original at this point right down to the last nut and bolt with just one exception; the original fuel pump failed during the time I was driving it so I replaced it with a better working alternative.
I actually have begun the resto so the fenders are off and things like that, so it's not too pretty at the moment, but I'll post some pictures at some point.
Meanwhile, it might take me a while to make some serious decisions as to how and how far to proceed before jumping in.
In the mean time, I'll be wading through this forum for ideas and with some questions which I'm hoping will help me a lot in making those decisions.
That's it. That's all I got.
I guess I'm supposed to tell my story...
During a time several decades ago when I owned and operated my own collision shop, a customer came to me with a 1967 BJ8 (this was in the early '70's, and he had bought it brand new in '67) that he wanted me to repair some typical rust issues (just rockers and door jamb replacements) and then a complete paint job. It was a running/driving car that had never been in any accidents that he had used as his daily for several years.
It wasn't really that bad, but he just wanted to put it "like new" again.
So the car sat for a month or so waiting for parts, when the customer called me to chat.
During the conversation, he told me that maybe he wasn't so much in love with the car anymore because he got used to not having it, and I told him that maybe I was getting to like his car more than perhaps he did. :emmersed:
So to keep the story short, I bought the car from him, drove it myself for a couple of years, then ended up parking it for almost 40 years (always inside, of course) because life happened and I ended up changing careers to finally retire and have some time for myself just recently.
Now to cut to the chase, I'm thinking that the car merits more than just a repair and paint at this point, so now I have to think exactly how far I want to go with "restoration".
THE FACTS: As I said, it's a 1967 BJ8, so that makes it a Mark III, of sort of late manufacture (serial #418** I wouldn't mind posting the actual serial number but it seems around here that it's not good to do so).
It still sports it's original paint finish (pretty faded by now) of Red with a Black interior. It's entirely original at this point right down to the last nut and bolt with just one exception; the original fuel pump failed during the time I was driving it so I replaced it with a better working alternative.
I actually have begun the resto so the fenders are off and things like that, so it's not too pretty at the moment, but I'll post some pictures at some point.
Meanwhile, it might take me a while to make some serious decisions as to how and how far to proceed before jumping in.
In the mean time, I'll be wading through this forum for ideas and with some questions which I'm hoping will help me a lot in making those decisions.
That's it. That's all I got.
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