That is subjective. I've restored a few old Camaro's back in the day and I always finished the chassis first body work last. Well paint last but you know.

Did it that way so the car could be used while the owner adjusted their finances to over come all the $$ spent getting it mechanically fit.

 

OHHHH how very true, done when the new tires and wheels are placed on it, body off 3 men 10 hour days 6 days a week for 6 months

 

Heh, in our day we didn't mind driving around in a patch work quilt of various body fillers and primer splotches so long as she ran good and sounded better. The wheels always went on before the chassis hit the floor, they have canvas wheel covers for protection when painting later on. You had a sweet sounding V8 with a cam lope making the shaker hood scoop dance, a honey in the passenger seat, Nazareth on the radio, ahh damn I'm breaking my own heart now. Getting old sux! ...the memories oh so sweet.

 

An eagle and it's prey...an eel...

 

 

Yes! I've seen some restorations where the tires and wheels were early installs. Then the build took way longer than anticipated and the tires were "old" before they hit the ground.

 

 

^^^ That’s the perfect ‘office’ view…

 

 

Amazing how it stays in the air without the prop turning....

 

Yup. Been working the field today but sadly not for a good reason. More than half of my boss's wheat didn't come up on this section due to the drought in our area so I was in charge of tearing it up. Been a dry one in NW Kansas this year and things aren't looking great for the other wheat fields but that's how farming goes.

 

 

You know what they say about helicopters, Glide ratio of the crow bar…

 

 

Nazareth???? in my days it was the beach boys (good vibrations) or the stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. yes i will admit to being a TAD OLD
chopper blades? camera's can't be that fast