What is a Full Restoration?

[Alien DNA]

Using period correct components, be they NOS or 2nd hand, is what I would class as a resto. You could always improve your ride by using later model components, but a resto in my eyes is building something back to exactly how it left the factory. Possibly the term resto gets blurred because people dont do the proper research and take as gospel what they see in shows etc etc or maybe 2nd hand information which is incorrect.

A full nut and bolt resto is for the extremely dedicated....and i tip my hat to them. I use my cousin as an example.....his 1973 Regal Hardtop is very likely the best on oz. Was banned from the mopar shows as it kept winning year after year...so the judges politely asked him to step aside for fairness to the other owners, which he did. After getting the designers, production line workers and office staff from chrysler to look at his hardtop, there was only a handful of changes to be made.....wrong colour zinc plating on clamps, wrong factory markings.......all small things. Now its as it left the factory, but brand new. Now you cant find a fault with it. His air cleaner is signed by a bunch of chrysler execs and designers. Better part of 9yr build.

My point is, the research and attention to detail is far more than just getting NOS parts. Overspray, bad panel gaps, markings....all things that need to be taken into account. Not for the faint hearted.

[steve1975]

The term survivor ? I have a survivor it was given to me. 2 owner 140,000 KLM, all original. But not on the road as it needs shockers, brakes, hoses, radiator, tyres, dahs pad, seat belts, w/screen, rego, RWC, carpet, remove the mouse crap, But don't fix up the surface rust on the bonnet & the tail lights that have been installed with tek screws & it will be a survivor ? Survivor to me needs to be on the road not in the shed. To be a survivor these issues need to be addressed. Restored is a term for cars on the road. Needs resto is not. Full resto is an interpretation possibly for cars that are for sale. if you don't like it don't buy it.