Subject: [TR] nice price or crack pipe?

From: Gary Nafziger <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 00:38:28 +0000 (UTC)

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I restored a 59 tr-3 which was in awful shape.=C2=A0 Close to salvage but i=
t did run.=C2=A0 I put in new floors, inner and outer sills, and new trunk =
floor.=C2=A0 Replaced pretty big chunks of rust from both front fenders, al=
l new brackets that held car to frame.=C2=A0 I did the steel replacement, a=
ll the bondo skim coat and primer.=C2=A0 Went through tranny.=C2=A0 Dis-ass=
embled engine and re-assembled after machine shop did they're thing.=C2=A0 =
Of course, all new interior and new tonneau, top, and top frame cover.=C2=
=A0 I did have friends do the final spray in BRG.I tried to keep track of m=
y hours and ended up with 1600 hours.=C2=A0 I added up all purchased parts =
and also included labor I paid to others (machining, chrome shop ect)Parts =
and labor came to around $15,500.=C2=A0 The final cost, depends on what I c=
hoose to pay myself!=C2=A0 If I'm worth $10 an hour then I have approx. $30=
,000 in my resto.=C2=A0 I'd like to forget about my labor and think I have =
a restored $15,000 tr-3.There were times of frustration for sure, but in ge=
neral it was one of the most satisfying things I've done in my life.

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 id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4852" size=3D"5">I restored a 59 tr-3 whi=
ch was in awful shape.&nbsp; Close to salvage but it did run.&nbsp; I put i=
n new floors, inner and outer sills, and new trunk floor.&nbsp; Replaced pr=
etty big chunks of rust from both front fenders, all new brackets that held=
 car to frame.&nbsp; I did the steel replacement, all the bondo skim coat a=
nd primer.&nbsp; Went through tranny.&nbsp; Dis-assembled engine and re-ass=
embled after machine shop did they're thing.&nbsp; Of course, all new inter=
ior and </font><font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4959" size=3D"5">new =
tonneau, top, and top frame cover.&nbsp; I did have friends do the final sp=
ray in BRG.</font></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4922" dir=3D"=
ltr"><font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4945" size=3D"5">I tried to kee=
p track of my hours and ended up with 1600 hours.&nbsp; I added up all purc=
hased parts and also included</font> <font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979=
_5013" size=3D"5">labor I paid to others (machining, chrome shop ect)</font=
></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5044" dir=3D"ltr"><font id=3D"=
yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5013" size=3D"5">Parts and labor came to around =
$15,500.&nbsp; The final cost, </font><font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_143484570997=
9_5109" size=3D"5">depends on what I choose to pay myself!&nbsp; If I'm wor=
th $10 an hour then I have approx. $30,000 in my resto.&nbsp; I'd like to f=
orget about my labor and think I have a restored $15,000 tr-3.</font></div>=
<div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5148" dir=3D"ltr"><font id=3D"yui_3_1=
6_0_1_1434845709979_5159" size=3D"5">There were times of frustration for su=
re, but in general</font> <font size=3D"5">it was one of the most satisfyin=
g things I've done in my life.</font><br></div></div></body></html>
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From: "Greg Lemon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:52:01 -0500

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My story and work performed on the TR250 match how Gary did his TR3 very =
closely.  The major difference being I didn't keep track of my labor =
hours, but a significant amount of my free time for about two and  a =
half years, I=E2=80=99d say 1600 hours at least.  I actually think my =
bill was maybe a little less than $15,500, but not too much less.  I =
would also have to add to my labor hours a lot of time spent on ebay and =
the internet looking for the best deal on parts.  Since I needed most =
everything I ordered a lot of stuff from the Roadster Factory, just =
picking what I needed from their weekly sales.  Buy buying parts like =
that does have its pitfalls (picking up deals rather than what you need =
for what you are working on at the moment), I did buy a few duplicates =
when I didn't remember I had already bought something.

Greg Lemon
TR250

From: Gary Nafziger=20
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:38 PM
To: [email-masked]=20
Subject: [TR] nice price or crack pipe?

I restored a 59 tr-3 which was in awful shape.  Close to salvage but it =
did run.  I put in new floors, inner and outer sills, and new trunk =
floor.  Replaced pretty big chunks of rust from both front fenders, all =
new brackets that held car to frame.  I did the steel replacement, all =
the bondo skim coat and primer.  Went through tranny.  Dis-assembled =
engine and re-assembled after machine shop did they're thing.  Of =
course, all new interior and new tonneau, top, and top frame cover.  I =
did have friends do the final spray in BRG.
I tried to keep track of my hours and ended up with 1600 hours.  I added =
up all purchased parts and also included labor I paid to others =
(machining, chrome shop ect)
Parts and labor came to around $15,500.  The final cost, depends on what =
I choose to pay myself!  If I'm worth $10 an hour then I have approx. =
$30,000 in my resto.  I'd like to forget about my labor and think I have =
a restored $15,000 tr-3.
There were times of frustration for sure, but in general it was one of =
the most satisfying things I've done in my life.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>My story and work performed on the TR250 match =
how Gary=20
did his TR3 very closely.&nbsp; The major difference being I didn't keep =
track=20
of my labor hours, but a significant amount of my free time for about =
two=20
and&nbsp; a half years, I=E2=80=99d say 1600 hours at least.&nbsp; I =
actually think my=20
bill was maybe a little less than $15,500, but not too much less.&nbsp; =
I would=20
also have to add to my labor hours a lot of time spent on ebay and the =
internet=20
looking for the best deal on parts.&nbsp; Since I needed most everything =
I=20
ordered a lot of stuff from the Roadster Factory, just picking what I =
needed=20
from their weekly sales.&nbsp; Buy buying parts like that does have its =
pitfalls=20
(picking up deals rather than what you need for what you are working on =
at the=20
moment), I did buy a few duplicates when I didn't remember I had already =
bought=20
something.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Greg Lemon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>TR250</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 20, 2015 7:38 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [TR] nice price or crack pipe?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4852 size=3D5>I restored a 59 tr-3 which =
was in=20
awful shape.&nbsp; Close to salvage but it did run.&nbsp; I put in new =
floors,=20
inner and outer sills, and new trunk floor.&nbsp; Replaced pretty big =
chunks of=20
rust from both front fenders, all new brackets that held car to =
frame.&nbsp; I=20
did the steel replacement, all the bondo skim coat and primer.&nbsp; =
Went=20
through tranny.&nbsp; Dis-assembled engine and re-assembled after =
machine shop=20
did they're thing.&nbsp; Of course, all new interior and </FONT><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4959 size=3D5>new tonneau, top, and top =
frame=20
cover.&nbsp; I did have friends do the final spray in BRG.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4922 dir=3Dltr><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_4945 size=3D5>I tried to keep track of =
my hours and=20
ended up with 1600 hours.&nbsp; I added up all purchased parts and also=20
included</FONT> <FONT id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5013 =
size=3D5>labor I paid to=20
others (machining, chrome shop ect)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5044 dir=3Dltr><FONT=20
id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5013 size=3D5>Parts and labor came to =
around=20
$15,500.&nbsp; The final cost, </FONT><FONT =
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size=3D5>depends on what I choose to pay myself!&nbsp; If I'm worth $10 =
an hour=20
then I have approx. $30,000 in my resto.&nbsp; I'd like to forget about =
my labor=20
and think I have a restored $15,000 tr-3.</FONT></DIV>
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id=3Dyui_3_16_0_1_1434845709979_5159 size=3D5>There were times of =
frustration for=20
sure, but in general</FONT> <FONT size=3D5>it was one of the most =
satisfying=20
things I've done in my life.</FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
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