I am in the process of replacing wheel bearings in our 71 LS5 .. started out to be a simple bearing only deal .. however, found leaking shock, badly worn rubber bushings and a small leak in the rear caliper .. question is simple .. should I repair what is there leaving it as orginal as possible, replace with new replacement parts from say .. corvette central ... or what??
the car is a 23K mostly orginal car fully documented all owner history and I have basically all the ORGINAL parts to make the car 100% orginal (less a few bolts, screws and repalcement hoses, clamps etc) .. where is my money and time best spent? Restoring back to orginal?
The engine compartment has been painted once .. maybe twice in the past so it really doesn't match the age of the balance of the car but is nicely done .. The car shows sign of a very old paint job on the body as well .. but I can not find any body damage ..
we would like to drive the car and it does so very well .. but I am concerend that if we spend all this time making it 100% orginal we will have spent more money then we can recover ..
any thoughts anyone?
the car is a 23K mostly orginal car fully documented all owner history and I have basically all the ORGINAL parts to make the car 100% orginal (less a few bolts, screws and repalcement hoses, clamps etc) .. where is my money and time best spent? Restoring back to orginal?
The engine compartment has been painted once .. maybe twice in the past so it really doesn't match the age of the balance of the car but is nicely done .. The car shows sign of a very old paint job on the body as well .. but I can not find any body damage ..
we would like to drive the car and it does so very well .. but I am concerend that if we spend all this time making it 100% orginal we will have spent more money then we can recover ..
any thoughts anyone?
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