purchased 100 bucks

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at 14 months later...ugly and driving

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at 16 months I painted it

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and now!!!

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Pulled the mustang into the garage in November and hope to have it back out in March. First round is chassis, suspension and V8 swap...I'll make it pretty later.

I spent 3 yrs restoring my 67 Firebird, from a rolling shell to a finished runner. But then spent 5 months doing LS swap on it, then brake/suspension upgrade.

As Sieg suggested, the car is never done.

This is a HOBBY.... it should be fun... should last a lifetime... and should't be a time or financial strain. Enjoy the people you meet... the skills acquired... the tools... the satisfaction of a job well done. Then tear it all apart and start over! LOL

It took me a while to learn this. My friends and family gave me grief because I would build a car and shortly after finishing, I would sell it or tear it apart and start over. It took me a while to realize that I enjoy building more than I do driving. But, I think I need to finish this one and leave it alone and start on a second. It's not fun watching all the power tour cars drive by while mine is sitting in the garage.

7 years on and off mainly due to project creep and acquiring the needed funds. Original budget was 10k and that was surpassed many times over. Car was 'finished' in 2011. Each year there after I have have done something else to improve/ upgrade the car.

how long to build
 

I bought my firebird 27 years ago
Took a couple of months to get it running
and start autocrossing... it was run for many
years and sat for over 7 years when the kids
were growing up... 9 motors later finally working
on suspension etc.. just put a lexan window in
out back. splitter and working on the updated rear
spoiler.. Like some say they are never done

My most work gets done when I have an event
to get ready for... Optima Thunderhill right now
since I missed all of them last year

Panteracer

My '67 took about 33 months from deconstruction of original powertrain/chassis to a running LS powertrain and DSE chassis. Still tinkering away on it as others have said..."they are never really finished".

I admire those who are skilled in welding /fabrication and paint. I wish I was that talented. Sled Alley did the metal work and painted the underbody, trunk, interior bits and engine compartment.

5 years , 2 kids a ton of money and time and still no end in sight and yes I'm loving the whole building it all my self experience.
Like many have done , I sometimes look in the garage and amaze my self with the results. Other times I can not believe I have spent more than (xxxx)hours and close to six figures on a car that does not run.
WTF.

6 years and still no where near done.