Re: dismantling my rocco

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

Sorry bout the previous (non)post, itchy trigger finger :)

To take Jim's idea a step further; one thing that I've done when undertaking
projects on a similar scale is to video tape the dismantling.  A patient
friend with some interest in cinematography comes in very handy for this
purpose.  The tape also makes for some entertaining viewing some time after
the job is completed.


- Jan Folkson 
NYC, NY 

http://www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t

"There are two types of people in this world...People who separate people
into two types and the others"


> On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 11:51:31 -0700 "Adam Lefevre" <adaml701@yahoo.com> wrote
> 
>> 
>> ok, I'm getting ready to rip my roc apart so I can prep the body for new
>> paint, re-do the interior, overhaul the engine & tranny, lower it and all
>> that good stuff.  I plan on labeling everything that I will put back on the
>> car as well as the wiring (A to A, B to B, etc). I'm going to group parts
>> together in boxes according to their respective systems (engine, interior,
>> etc). Nuts, bolts, screws will be bagged and labeled. It's going to be a
>> long restoration as I'm going to replace any parts that are no good or even
>> questionable. Where's a good place to start? Any tips, tricks or hints from
>> those who have done this before?
>> 
> 
> Ooooh, so been there, done that.  My advice to you is:  If you think
> you are labeling enough things and in enough detail, then you are
> not, do it more.
> 
> I took my '81 Rabbit Convertible down to nothing and back.  I thought
> I was doing a pretty good job of labeling things....thank God I have
> a near-photographic memory, because there were lots of things that
> were questions.
> 
> My advice:
> 
> 1) use a good masking tape and permanent marker, or heavy duty ziploc
> bags in various sizes.  Boxes are good too. Label, label, label.
> 
> 2) I was bagging stuff up, labelling the bag, then putting it in
> boxes.  Consider making a running inventory of what bags of what are
> in what box.  I spent so much time pawing thru the boxes looking for
> some part....
> 
> 3) SAVE EVERYTHING.  I did what you are planning, replaced things
> that looked bad or questionable, but never having seen some of this
> stuff before, I lost some pieces that I didn't think were important .
> I was acutally running a box of pieces I removed that I didn't think
> I would reuse vs. boxes of stuff I knew would be replaced, and I had
> to go into that first box a lot.
> 
> 4) One "mistake" I made was when I pulled the dash, I just threw
> every fastener I removed into a baggie labeled, "dash".  I still have
> some of them in the bag....the lesson is to perhaps break it down to
> a finer level of detail as to exactly where the little buggers went.
> (Label, label, label)
> 
> 5) Electrical connections are the most important to label well, I think.
> 
> 
> HTH!


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