Interior/Carpet or Body/Paint, Which ?

[carpoor]

From personal experience/preference, I always do mechanicals first, then paint and body, interior last.

[RBeckman]

Originally Posted by carpoor

From personal experience/preference, I always do mechanicals first, then paint and body, interior last.

I agree that this is the process a car should be done..

[71-SS350]

Seems as if I will be changing my order of march and go with the body/paint next in line. Mechanicals are pretty well done after changing the column shift auto and bench to factory style 70-72 buckets and console. Also changed out the TH350 and went with a "built" mid 90's 700R4 trans. Edelbrock Performer RPM intake with Edelbrock 1406 carb. Really moves the stock 350 down the road right pretty well for me. Never been a BBC man altho I did own a '72 Monte Carlo with a 402 in it several years ago. Had a LOT of torque and put you back in the seat when you got on it.

[carpoor]

"There is no replacement for displacement."

[shadowgray396]

Originally Posted by carpoor

From personal experience/preference, I always do mechanicals first, then paint and body, interior last.

Interior was the very last thing I did, above is correct in the order I did mine in.