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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16512726" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>I was watching Bitchin Rides. After seeing what they do and realizing how much they charge just for labor, I wanted to figure out where I am right now in the cost of labor for my build so far.</p><p></p><p>Here is my formula.</p><p></p><p>I started this build in May. I counted 25 weekends from when I started up to this past weekend. Multiply that times 2 days per weekend equals 50 days (This does not include 3 day weekends or the time I was on vacation). So, my days/hours will actually be low.</p><p></p><p>I do not burn the midnight oil. I work between 4 and 8 hours a day on my car. So, I averaged it and decided to say 6 hours a day.</p><p></p><p>Multiply 6 hours a day times 50 days equals 300 hours.</p><p></p><p>I figure shops charge between $70 to $90 an hour. So, I went with the lower end of a shop that would charge $75 an hour as their labor rate.</p><p></p><p>Multiply 300 hours times $75 an hour equals <span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><strong>$22,500 </strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(191, 191, 191)">for labor up to this point in the build and I'm not even half way done</span>.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p>Damn, I have saved myself $22,500 just in labor by doing it myself. Pretty cool...…</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669348[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16512726, member: 70025"] I was watching Bitchin Rides. After seeing what they do and realizing how much they charge just for labor, I wanted to figure out where I am right now in the cost of labor for my build so far. Here is my formula. I started this build in May. I counted 25 weekends from when I started up to this past weekend. Multiply that times 2 days per weekend equals 50 days (This does not include 3 day weekends or the time I was on vacation). So, my days/hours will actually be low. I do not burn the midnight oil. I work between 4 and 8 hours a day on my car. So, I averaged it and decided to say 6 hours a day. Multiply 6 hours a day times 50 days equals 300 hours. I figure shops charge between $70 to $90 an hour. So, I went with the lower end of a shop that would charge $75 an hour as their labor rate. Multiply 300 hours times $75 an hour equals [size=7][color=rgb(255, 0, 0)][b]$22,500 [/b][color=rgb(255, 255, 255)][size=4][color=rgb(191, 191, 191)]for labor up to this point in the build and I'm not even half way done[/color].[/size][/color][/color][/size] Damn, I have saved myself $22,500 just in labor by doing it myself. Pretty cool...… [ATTACH=full]1669348[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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