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My story and work performed on the TR250 match how Gary did his TR3 very =
closely. The major difference being I didn't keep track of my labor =
hours, but a significant amount of my free time for about two and a =
half years, I=E2=80=99d say 1600 hours at least. I actually think my =
bill was maybe a little less than $15,500, but not too much less. I =
would also have to add to my labor hours a lot of time spent on ebay and =
the internet looking for the best deal on parts. Since I needed most =
everything I ordered a lot of stuff from the Roadster Factory, just =
picking what I needed from their weekly sales. Buy buying parts like =
that does have its pitfalls (picking up deals rather than what you need =
for what you are working on at the moment), I did buy a few duplicates =
when I didn't remember I had already bought something.
Greg Lemon
TR250
From: Gary Nafziger=20
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:38 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Subject: [TR] nice price or crack pipe?
I restored a 59 tr-3 which was in awful shape. Close to salvage but it =
did run. I put in new floors, inner and outer sills, and new trunk =
floor. Replaced pretty big chunks of rust from both front fenders, all =
new brackets that held car to frame. I did the steel replacement, all =
the bondo skim coat and primer. Went through tranny. Dis-assembled =
engine and re-assembled after machine shop did they're thing. Of =
course, all new interior and new tonneau, top, and top frame cover. I =
did have friends do the final spray in BRG.
I tried to keep track of my hours and ended up with 1600 hours. I added =
up all purchased parts and also included labor I paid to others =
(machining, chrome shop ect)
Parts and labor came to around $15,500. The final cost, depends on what =
I choose to pay myself! If I'm worth $10 an hour then I have approx. =
$30,000 in my resto. I'd like to forget about my labor and think I have =
a restored $15,000 tr-3.
There were times of frustration for sure, but in general it was one of =
the most satisfying things I've done in my life.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>My story and work performed on the TR250 match =
how Gary=20
did his TR3 very closely. The major difference being I didn't keep =
track=20
of my labor hours, but a significant amount of my free time for about =
two=20
and a half years, I=E2=80=99d say 1600 hours at least. I =
actually think my=20
bill was maybe a little less than $15,500, but not too much less. =
I would=20
also have to add to my labor hours a lot of time spent on ebay and the =
internet=20
looking for the best deal on parts. Since I needed most everything =
I=20
ordered a lot of stuff from the Roadster Factory, just picking what I =
needed=20
from their weekly sales. Buy buying parts like that does have its =
pitfalls=20
(picking up deals rather than what you need for what you are working on =
at the=20
moment), I did buy a few duplicates when I didn't remember I had already =
bought=20
something.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Greg Lemon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>TR250</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=3Dnafzigerg@yahoo.com=20
href=3D"mailto:nafzigerg@yahoo.com";>Gary Nafziger</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:38 PM</DIV>
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title=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net CTRL + Click to follow link" =
href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</A> =
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [TR] nice price or crack pipe?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4852 size=3D5>I restored a 59 tr-3 which =
was in=20
awful shape. Close to salvage but it did run. I put in new =
floors,=20
inner and outer sills, and new trunk floor. Replaced pretty big =
chunks of=20
rust from both front fenders, all new brackets that held car to =
frame. I=20
did the steel replacement, all the bondo skim coat and primer. =
Went=20
through tranny. Dis-assembled engine and re-assembled after =
machine shop=20
did they're thing. Of course, all new interior and </FONT><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4959 size=3D5>new tonneau, top, and top =
frame=20
cover. I did have friends do the final spray in BRG.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4922 dir=3Dltr><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4945 size=3D5>I tried to keep track of =
my hours and=20
ended up with 1600 hours. I added up all purchased parts and also=20
included</FONT> <FONT id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5013 =
size=3D5>labor I paid to=20
others (machining, chrome shop ect)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5044 dir=3Dltr><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5013 size=3D5>Parts and labor came to =
around=20
$15,500. The final cost, </FONT><FONT =
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5109=20
size=3D5>depends on what I choose to pay myself! If I'm worth $10 =
an hour=20
then I have approx. $30,000 in my resto. I'd like to forget about =
my labor=20
and think I have a restored $15,000 tr-3.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5148 dir=3Dltr><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5159 size=3D5>There were times of =
frustration for=20
sure, but in general</FONT> <FONT size=3D5>it was one of the most =
satisfying=20
things I've done in my life.</FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
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