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Car is completely stripped, what order should i put it back together?

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whole drivetrain is in another car, and my coupe just came back from the paint shop. It has no interior in it, no motor, or tranny. The rear is in, and there are no brakes around the car. Should i start with brakes? and where should I move to after that. Just looking to see if anyone has an order that works better than anything else. Oh yea, fuel lines and tank are in the other car as well lol. Thanks in advance.
 

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I don't believe there is a specific way that you have to work, but I'd say bottom to top and outside to inside.
 

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rip out that cruddy wire harness and put in a new one Summit racing has a Kit I used that is awsome. Paint, and body then engine if you have aod go 5spd
 

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Get some manuals and make a very detailed checkoff list
 
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check list, manuals, and make sure interior is the very last thing

does it have carpet in there?
 
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no carpet in it at all. Only thing installed in the interior is a battery wire going to the trunk, dash, steering column and clutch pedal assembly. Car was originally a 4 cylinder to 5.0 conversion and black on red, but i stripped everything and am doing it to a carbed conversion. It was also aod and i'm changing that. Car is now chrome yellow. I'm thinking about starting with the electrical stuff first and brakes.
 
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yeah electrical now, and brakes,

thats what id get started on.
 
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