Basement rat said:My best advice is for a first project, don't buy a project. A daily driver you can drive from day one and wrench on the weekends is a best. As stuff brakes/ needs fixing and expect it will you can learn along the way.
Does it run right now or can the owner get it going for you?
Will you have someone there to help you and teach you all about this stuff? Someone to call when it brakes down for help?
There are no dash issues, just because you can see the wiring doesn't mean it's bad, that just means someones worked with it. Mine looks like that right now and it's all brand new electrics that have been built from the ground up by me, I just haven't finished out the interior and don't yet want to commit to mounting it all.
My rancheros floor looks just like charles' and I drive it.