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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16688037" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Thank you Bob! I was looking at some old pictures of the car. When it was done originally (2010) the paint looked amazing on the outside. Guess, that's why I didn't really look at the underside of the trunk or the bottom of the rocker panels when it came back from the paint shop LMAO!!!</p><p></p><p>Here are some pictures at a couple different car shows. Man, that paint pops. Hopefully I can get it back to that level when I'm done.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1726180[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1726181[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1726182[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1726183[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have not really paid attention to my exact hours. However, based on your question I did some quick math. I work on this car on average 6 hours a day (sometimes more and sometimes less, so I average 6 hours a day). I work on the car every weekend unless there is a family emergency or I'm out of town. However, there are times I'm off work or it's a holiday and I make up the days lost.</p><p></p><p>So, I average 12 hours per weekend. Then I calculated 4 weekends a month. That equals approximately 48 hours a month. I started May of 2020 and have worked through October 2021. That equals 18 months I have been working on the car. <strong><u>So, 48 hours a month times 18 months equals 864 hours spent working on this car</u></strong>. </p><p></p><p>Last time I looked at this I calculated a labor cost of $75 per hour. I know depending on who you hire it could be more or it could be less, but I use $75 as an average. Also, a professional may do this faster than I can. So, again, my calculations are an average/estimate, not a factual number.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>So, at $75 an hour times 864 hours I believe I have saved myself $64,800.</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Then you add parts on top of that, what I paid my fabricator and what I paid my engine builder and I believe this car would cost me over 6 figures if I had someone else build it for me.</p><p></p><p>Damn, it's amazing when you look at the project from the numbers perspective <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16688037, member: 70025"] Thank you Bob! I was looking at some old pictures of the car. When it was done originally (2010) the paint looked amazing on the outside. Guess, that's why I didn't really look at the underside of the trunk or the bottom of the rocker panels when it came back from the paint shop LMAO!!! Here are some pictures at a couple different car shows. Man, that paint pops. Hopefully I can get it back to that level when I'm done. [ATTACH type="full"]1726180[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1726181[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1726182[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1726183[/ATTACH] I have not really paid attention to my exact hours. However, based on your question I did some quick math. I work on this car on average 6 hours a day (sometimes more and sometimes less, so I average 6 hours a day). I work on the car every weekend unless there is a family emergency or I'm out of town. However, there are times I'm off work or it's a holiday and I make up the days lost. So, I average 12 hours per weekend. Then I calculated 4 weekends a month. That equals approximately 48 hours a month. I started May of 2020 and have worked through October 2021. That equals 18 months I have been working on the car. [B][U]So, 48 hours a month times 18 months equals 864 hours spent working on this car[/U][/B]. Last time I looked at this I calculated a labor cost of $75 per hour. I know depending on who you hire it could be more or it could be less, but I use $75 as an average. Also, a professional may do this faster than I can. So, again, my calculations are an average/estimate, not a factual number. [B][U]So, at $75 an hour times 864 hours I believe I have saved myself $64,800.[/U][/B] Then you add parts on top of that, what I paid my fabricator and what I paid my engine builder and I believe this car would cost me over 6 figures if I had someone else build it for me. Damn, it's amazing when you look at the project from the numbers perspective :eek:... [/QUOTE]
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