How to Be Certain That a Car You Refurbish Will Be Road Worthy
Way back in the early eighties a little Fiat 850 was given to me by my next door neighbor, because he couldn’t saw himself refurbish this little rusted car. I have salvaged bikes before and knew you had to strip your project completely before you can start rebuild it.
As I stripped this little car I found that the floor was all rusted with holes in it already. By taking short cut and just riveted pieces of sheet metal over it, thinking it will do the trick. The first time I drove it in the rain all the new carpets became all wet, not to talk about the squeaks and crackling noises that came from the under body while driving it.
All this happened because I did not have the necessary automotive tools to do the job properly in the first place. The result was I had to … Continue reading >>>