Hi,

I don't play with muscle cars, I restore old British cars (as I live in the UK) but I imagine the processes are much the same.

If you are doing this on your own at home, don't try to see the project car as one big chunk, do it as several little ones. Try and prioritise what needs doing. Before it gets painted, is there any bodywork needs doing? Primer is usually put on a car as a base for painting, but also to keep the car free from surface corrosion if it is going to be a while before it is done.

You mention the interior needs gutting. If you are having the whole car painted (i.e round the door gaps, door frames, engine bay underneath) It will all have to come out before it gets done. Same goes for the glass. Beware though, interiors are hard to store without damaging them, and take up a lot more space when out of the car.

The last piece of real advice, and perhaps the most important: Get a digital camera and photograph everything as you go. The mind is a wondeful thing, but trying to remember how the "third clip from the right with the chrome screw fits behind the dash rail" can be a pain. Photos are invaluable.

Above all have fun. It's so satisfying to put an old car back on the road!

Ric