Concours Restoration "The Ultimate Detail"

**Paul Sparks** · 12-14-2011, 10:36 AM

We really don`t want pictures. A live web cam is more in keeping with the quality of what is expected by AutopiaForums members. J/K. I figure if the project is already completed then pictures of the build would be very interesting. A lot of us have dreamed of doing a ground up restoration but very few will ever have the opportunity.

**Concours.John** · 12-14-2011, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by Paul S

We really don`t want pictures. A live web cam is more in keeping with the quality of what is expected by AutopiaForums members. J/K. I figure if the project is already completed then pictures of the build would be very interesting. A lot of us have dreamed of doing a ground up restoration but very few will ever have the opportunity.

This will be car #11 of frame off restorations I`ve been fully involved with. Plus around 30 frame on tear down rebuilds.
This will be the first on my own.

This one won everywhere but Pebble
57 Eldorado Brougham

This one was the most recent
63 1/2 Galaxie Lightweight

Sorry for the crappy pictures. A web cam would be cool but some things will be done off site to keep from totally trashing the shop. Like renting a paint booth.

**Concours.John** · 12-20-2011, 07:24 PM

I am working on this thread. Due to some complications with a hard drive failure I may have spoken too soon.
It will be posted asap. I`m letting the pros handle it but out of 8200 business and personal pictures we are not going to get all back including our wedding. The back up has failed but they are doing their best. I`m working on the written part and history while waiting.
Sorry.

**mrclean81** · 12-20-2011, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by Concours.John

I am working on this thread. Due to some complications with a hard drive failure I may have spoken too soon.
It will be posted asap. I`m letting the pros handle it but out of 8200 business and personal pictures we are not going to get all back including our wedding. The back up has failed but they are doing their best. I`m working on the written part and history while waiting.
Sorry.

Holy crap man sorry to hear that. Ive had computers crash and lost tons of pics and stuff, but never to that magnitude. I cant even imagine

**CH.Detailing** · 12-20-2011, 08:04 PM

Sorry? No apologies needed! It`s a shame you lost all those files, I hope you can at least get some of them salvaged!

Now I`m wary of my sole hard drive (2 TB external drive) that has no back ups! I think I might invest in some online data storage...

**Jokeman** · 12-20-2011, 09:16 PM

Dang, sorry to hear you lost all those files. As much as I love detailing, I like pulling wrenches just as much. Its good to be a well rounded gearhead!

**C. Charles Hahn** · 12-20-2011, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Concours.John

I am working on this thread. Due to some complications with a hard drive failure I may have spoken too soon.
It will be posted asap. I`m letting the pros handle it but out of 8200 business and personal pictures we are not going to get all back including our wedding. The back up has failed but they are doing their best. I`m working on the written part and history while waiting.
Sorry.

Who do you have working on your data recovery? Just someone local, or...?

I used to work in a datacenter doing disaster recovery, depending on what your situation is I might be able to point you toward a professional data recovery company/lab that can do more to get your stuff off the dead disk. Not a cheap process but possibly worth it considering how much is at stake.

So sorry to hear about this!

Originally Posted by CH.Detailing

Sorry? No apologies needed! It`s a shame you lost all those files, I hope you can at least get some of them salvaged!

Now I`m wary of my sole hard drive (2 TB external drive) that has no back ups! I think I might invest in some online data storage...

PLEASE do... I would never, ever just rely on a single not-backed-up drive for critical data.

**Concours.John** · 12-21-2011, 01:56 PM

[QUOTE=C. Charles Hahn;410829]Who do you have working on your data recovery? Just someone local, or...?

I used to work in a datacenter doing disaster recovery, depending on what your situation is I might be able to point you toward a professional data recovery company/lab that can do more to get your stuff off the dead disk. Not a cheap process but possibly worth it considering how much is at stake.

So sorry to hear about this!

We are having a friend who does just what you are speaking of handling it. It dropped the back up partition. Of course you no longer get disks for things it`s all in partitions. This coupled with mechanical failure is making the process slow. He is having some luck.

Luckily all my work documents are backed up in paper and disk. I do have several pics on the laptop I keep with me that were transferred earlier.

Thanks for the responses. At least once done I`ll only have to drop in pictures to the write up.

**C. Charles Hahn** · 12-21-2011, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Concours.John

We are having a friend who does just what you are speaking of handling it. It dropped the back up partition. Of course you no longer get disks for things it`s all in partitions. This coupled with mechanical failure is making the process slow. He is having some luck.

I don`t think we`re speaking of the same thing. What I am referring to is a lab with a clean room that will actually take the drive apart and pull data off each individual platter, then rebuild it from scratch. This will actually circumvent the mechanical failure of the disk and have a chance to recover far more data than just trying to clone the dying drive and rebuild the partition table.

Just something to consider.

**Rocket** · 12-21-2011, 06:23 PM

Sorry to hear John. I had my computer quit on me last year and all of my pictures were/are on it. Just before it quit I said I was going to get an external hard drive to back up everything and then make some copies on DVD. Turned off the computer and it never came back on. I still have the hard drive because I think the issue was the power supply.

**Todd@RUPES** · 12-26-2011, 08:43 AM

Hey John, any updates with the recovery?

**Concours.John** · 12-26-2011, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Todd Helme

Hey John, any updates with the recovery?

I won`t have some things but overall it`s looks good. I`ll be getting to the thread when I get some time to sit down between other obligations.

**Todd@RUPES** · 12-26-2011, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by Concours.John

I won`t have some things but overall it`s looks good. I`ll be getting to the thread when I get some time to sit down between other obligations.

Take your time of course! This is great news!

**Concours.John** · 12-26-2011, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by Todd Helme

Take your time of course! This is great news!

Thanks Todd I have been lately taking on more projects than I can get to (family and business). I see the times of your posts and don`t know how you do it.
This is more becoming a debate of doing a fully done restoration or documenting a one in progress which needs constant updates. I just don`t want to create something I can`t maintain but want to share.
You guys rock on all your input!