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11-05-2014, 04:54 PM | #61 |
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Re: Amount OF TIME TO BUILD YOUR CAR
On the 12th will be a year, From finding it, getting it running and finding missing parts. just added a rare rear bumper, i just under a year in the whole driver style im keeping it.
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11-05-2014, 05:11 PM | #62 |
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I'm curious as to the starting condition of a car that you can restore in your time frame. Maybe a better question is how do you evaluate a car to determine if it's a candidate for a high point restoration. And would the 1400 hours reflect work that's done outside your shop, if any? You have done some beautiful cars by the way.
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11-08-2014, 07:54 PM | #63 |
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Never finished. On going. Put it together, take it apart put it together.
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11-30-2014, 01:20 PM | #64 |
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Gearing up for a 1939 40 coupe build, I think all i need is Body, if anyone knows of one available!
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11-30-2014, 03:02 PM | #65 |
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Bought a basketcase, one year and 2500 ours later it was driven thru the car inspection five year later im still inmproving it.....
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11-30-2014, 03:53 PM | #66 |
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11-30-2014, 04:51 PM | #67 |
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The amount of time depends on the goal. I found my '47 convertible in 1995. To get it road worthy took the better part of two years, Since then, I have upgraded lots of the places that were skimmed over earlier. Interior, top, new instruments and clock, steering wheel, etc, followed, plus body work and paint, took another three years. In truth, even a "driver" is really never finished.
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11-30-2014, 05:24 PM | #68 |
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Well, my experience is that it takes a long time to figure out how the thing comes apart, then longer to put it back together. I got my most recent (and most fun) car a year ago this month. The guy I bought it from called me up to be sure I was getting what I thought I was getting. He said, This car needs everything. I mean everything. Then he called me back again just to be sure I got the first message. He was pretty right, but let me just say it was a complete car which really makes the difference. I actually drove it a couple months after I got it. Never should have done that, because just that little trip down the street was so much fun I'm buying parts I don't even need yet anticipating that I may not be able to get them when I DO need them.
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11-30-2014, 06:49 PM | #69 |
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Like Bolts I'm buying parts for my 46 coupe that won't be installed for some time. I put a 10 year build on the car and I'm retired. I'm not too concerned as it keeps me busy and out of trouble.
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11-30-2014, 06:53 PM | #70 |
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Did my roadster over one winter.
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11-30-2014, 07:23 PM | #71 |
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I don't know what I would do if I ever thought it was completely done...8 years and counting.
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11-30-2014, 10:42 PM | #72 |
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My avatar took 2 years to get drivable. My wifes 41 half ton a big basket case we are in year 2 as of July. Hopefully paint this spring and the 39 3/4 ton express waits next. Just glad to have the these to work on
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01-21-2015, 11:32 AM | #73 |
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still looking
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10-02-2019, 09:49 AM | #74 |
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About to engulf on another coupe project this time a frame switch because car has no title and my father in law Joe saved a title and frame from 1957..oh boy,,, yes i can do it!!!
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10-02-2019, 09:57 AM | #75 |
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Too long as well. I think I'm at 15 years on the roadster. Should be done this winter.
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10-02-2019, 09:58 AM | #76 |
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I don't know, since I have never finished one.
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10-02-2019, 01:17 PM | #77 |
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10-02-2019, 01:32 PM | #78 |
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Its 5 years since I hauled the rusty 52 Merc out of the woods. Anybody looking at it today might ask when am I going to start fixing it up? Only I know what a lot I've done already to get into good enough condition to drive. For now thats good enough for me. Driving it is more important than "finishing" it. I'll never finish the Merc but hopefully I'll always drive it.
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Started in 84, and still working on it. EFI in process.
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