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Originally Posted by BBC71Nova
This is timely post as I've been contemplating the same. The estimates are all over the map. A lot of that is understandable too. I'd think the 80/20 rule certainly applies. That is, that last 20% towards perfection is 80% of the cost of one of those high end jobs.
Then again, I kinda think it is a sellers market on this type of thing. Most shops won't touch an old car. They'd rather turn smaller insurance jobs and such.
So 250-300 hrs at what hourly rate? 50$, 100$? That's a lot of jack.
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Yep I can understand that. We have a few places around here that are reputable old car restoration places. I know originally they said it would be a 15-20k job (paint/body/metal work). Well now I knocked out a lot of the metal issues so we'll see what they have to say when I get back from my work trip.