yeah how long does it take for a custom resto, start 2 finish, u have all the parts, still in packaging or whatever, just needs assemlby, prep, spray, wiring, everything from a bare metal shell, well from an average stocker to a bare shell to a show quality custom resto. how long do you recon it would take you?
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HUH?????:jesus
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answers too?????????????
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how bigs a bee's dick?
ahah the poll to how long is a resto😉
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I voted before i read the question 😂
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It took me 2 1/2 years from start to finish.....but good luck to anyone who can accumulate all the parts/components totally before starting the resto - there will always be parts you will need to save for/put on credit card during the rebuild. Finances, and time availability will dictate how long it takes to complete a resto.
whatever time you pick, tripple it:P:thumb
XXX-1.8T wrote:how bigs a bee's dick?
Hey now....methinks this is an "inciteful" question and as a lover of bees and honey I think it is a most derogatory remark to make about a bee's sexual organ.
And btw it is also a highly overt sexual statement that should only be aired after 9.30 pm and then only on SBS.
Accordingly I feel the moderators should chastise U most severely.
BTW: checked out all the bees in my garden and discovered they were all lesbians:kiss
resto's take along time, even if ur off and at home the entire time ur doing it.
u shoudl have some basic things before u start
1/ plan....even if its not followed to the hilt, if u have an idea of where ur headed and what u have to do, ur halfway home and hosed
2/ support....make sure u have ppl around u who will support u, inspire u, and help to keep u focused.
3/ money...even if u think u have everything, usually something goes wrong and u need to pick something up. Have savings or credit card ready
4/ Another car to use in meantime. Once u bring the car down, it will take awhile to get back on track. U need to use something else in the meantime. And dont rely on mum for transport. Have alternatives. Think of everywhere u currently go, and work out how to get there if u dont have a car/mum to drive.
5/ PICS - try to draw what it is u want in the end...if u lose ur way, its always a good to have something to draw upon and refocus u.
and have fun...
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
Dannyboy wrote:how long is a piece of string?
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Thank you... Thank you...
EXACTLEY what I was going to say... only I would have ended it with this:
:jesus
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I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
FARK how longs that string
56 Oval took 3.5 years
72 type 3 wagon took 8 years
65 Orange smoothie took 2.5 years
65 Sea Blue took 15 years
76 Orange will take 6 months
I think it depends on how many wheel barrow loads of money you have available.
the other questions is WHOS is a hurry
well i'm stumped. i have a thread on my shirt and my foot hurts.
:jesus
Is it ever really finished?
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
its taken me three years just to get it to the panel shop and it went on tuesday so i wiil keep u posted but in two days they have made good progress more than ive done in three years
rob
well you should start out with a scope of how much work you actually have to do, this changes as you strip down the car and discover "oh shit the whole bottom 6 inches is actually bog!" etc. Balance this with other comittments, some semblance of a social life, family, other stuff and it isn't hard to see why it can take years and years to actually finish one. Also the level of detail and quality you want, this is where a lot of time goes.
I originally thought mine would take 3 months and about $3000 I thought it'd need an interior and a motor and thats it., it's been 1.5 years and the scope of work has gone to a full bare metal resto. the body isnt even painted yet 🙂 Although I am going overseas for a few months soon, so I have no $$$ and thus it is difficult to do much work. I also have a lot of other things I want to do in my life now, like moving out and going back to uni next year. It'll be tough getting enough time/money for my project for the next 2 years 🙁 The important thing is that I still have the interest and motivation 😀 There is no rush, I would rather spend the time to do it right than just rush it.
Jon
Im with lobus - its 42
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lobus wrote:42
lol... I was gunna say that
My Oval took 16 moinths for its rebuild/resto - me doing most of the work after uni/work
But I did an HQ Holden Premmy in 16 days once - I disassembled doors, and interior, before others bead blasted it, I did all the minor bog work, wsoem one primed it, I sanded it, then someone and painted it, then I put it back together again. It was a 'cosmetic' resto - the engine and driveline stayed in the car and it was driveable at all times. Early morning, late nights, expert assistance, and I had the $$ there to do it
My Country Buggy: 8 years and counting.... although I reckon there is less than a week of work remaining to complete it...
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Pay your debts, CxxT
met a guy with a 1938 packard straight 8 limo about a month ago. huge car. he's own it for TWENTY PLUS YEARS. said he was a young man when he first got into the resto. LOL. It'll be finished real soon, or so he says. One of three or four in the whole world.
my buggy was spose to take 9 months, in reality it took me 3.5 years. this is of course allowing for painfully slow workshops, new academic courses, a fling with a band and a new baby. the aim was to take it to Fraser Is, still haven't got there...maybe I never will.
pete wood wrote:the aim was to take it to Fraser Is, still haven't got there...maybe I never will.
After seeing the movie Wolf Creek last - night, I'm not going anywhere every again!!
Pay your debts, CxxT
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you think, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account.
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
how longs a piece of string? The quickest I've done is 4mths and the longest, still bloody going ?
to the panel shop and it went on tuesday so i wiil keep u posted but in two days they have made good progress more than ive done
Shit you actually found a panel shop in Sydney that showed some interest THATS a FIRST
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