[TR] How long did it take?

P Caffrey pcaffrey at ymail.com
Fri May 22 21:23:37 MDT 2009


Brian,
This is a hard one....I got my TR4A '67 in 1977.  Took it to the
auto/body shop at the college I work at in the early 80s to get some body work
done and a paint job.  It was there for a full semester.  The supervised
students did a good job on the car.  They got some paint where it wasn't
suppose to go, but I cleaned that up (job cost about $100)....In the mid 80s,
I restored the interior of the car while off-contract from work.  I probably
spent 4 afternoons a week for 4 weeks stripping the interior of carpet,
scrapping the floorboards and repainting, removing the dashboard and having it
refinished; then, reinstalling carpet and dashboard with instruments,
etc....Now, the car is at a garage that is full service (does oil changes,
lubes, tune-ups,etc)  The garage takes few restoration projects as their
primary concern is day-to-day maintenance of everyday cars.  I'm having it
partially restored:  engine rebuild with 87mm pistons and mild street
 cam; Toyota tranny conversion installed; engine compartment cleaned and
repaired of corrosion; hydraulics and brakes tended to, etc.  They've had the
car since August last year.  They are slow but doing great work and they are a
full service garage -- not a specialty garage in restorations....How do I
calculate the time invested?  
Pat




________________________________
From:
Brian Induni <308gtsi at roadrunner.com>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent:
Friday, May 22, 2009 4:58:28 PM
Subject: [TR] How long did it take?

Here's a
question for the list: how many hours were put in to the
restoration of your
car? Not the money but the hours. I phrase it that way
because some people do
their own work, some have all done, and others chose
a hybrid. All are
different costs and force different focus.
I know the time it takes is all
dependent on the condition of the car to
begin with, so if you could give a
rating (1-5) of your car to begin with
that would put it in to perspective.
Let's say:
#5 "Rough". Needs total restoration.
#4 "Fair". Daily drivers.  
#3
"Good". Good Driver, nice "10 footer" 
#2 "Excellent". Could win a local or
regional show. 
#1 "Concourse". No further explanation needed.

Let me start -
my 67 4A was a "5" and I estimate I put in about 1500 hours
to bring it to a
"2".

Yeah, I'm a data junkie, but if I get enough data points I can determine
a
guideline and average. Maybe worth while to all of us!

Brian
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