Sweat Equity, General feelings on doing it yourself Options

[Pat Garvey]

This non-Club seems to be comprised of a variety of skill-level owners. And, I'm a little curious as to the level of sweat equity people have. We all have different situations and time/money constraints. We vary from CW's to racers to conversion people. So, how much do you do yourself. How much do you farm out.

When I bought my first Porsche, I decided the only way I could afford it long term was to learn EVERYTHING about it (still learning after almost 35 years). I bought Factory manuals & tools & determined I'd do everything myself.

Through the years I also learned my limitations. I don't mess with transmissions or bodywork - everything else is fair game. Maintenance is the easy part.

Learned to tear an engine down by buying a 2.0 clunker at a swap meet for the sole purpose of breaking it down & seeing its guts. Tore mine down a year later, just to see if everything was in spec - heads were not & had an expert rebuild them.

So, what do you guys/gals do? Are there any of you who bid out ALL of your work - and detailing doesn't count.