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| nine14cats |
 Oct 17 2005, 07:34 PM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo  Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None  |
If I decide to save some labor hours so that I can have the cash leftover to buy the trick stuff I want on The Beast, what is the conservative estimate to build the car ground up in hours in my garage?
The car would a bare tub, no harness, not a roller. Everything needs to be reassembled. At this point, let's assume I will farm out having the power steering put in, but pretty much most of the build will be done by me. Thanks, Bill P. |
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| grasshopper |
Oct 17 2005, 07:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,613 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Valdosta, GA Member No.: 3,258 Region Association: None |
24 if you have jenny's crew (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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| nine14cats |
Oct 17 2005, 07:44 PM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
Jenny's crew would be great....
But I was thinking of total man hours on the car.... I'm thinking 250 to 300 hours...for a hack like me.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) Bill P. |
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| DrifterJay |
Oct 17 2005, 07:50 PM
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I break stuff... Group: Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 25-May 03 From: Oceanside, California Member No.: 737 Region Association: None |
well if all the prep work is done on the tub, I would say about 50-75 hours... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)
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| Brando |
Oct 17 2005, 08:24 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
If you have skiline's crew... closer to 5 or 8 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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| DrifterJay |
Oct 17 2005, 08:40 PM
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I break stuff... Group: Members Posts: 1,034 Joined: 25-May 03 From: Oceanside, California Member No.: 737 Region Association: None |
I know...its good to be in socal... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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| 736conver |
Oct 17 2005, 09:18 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
4 Years. At least that's what it took me. But she's done.....well almost.
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| J P Stein |
Oct 17 2005, 09:32 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Lessee.....4 weekends a month....8 hrs a day=32 hrsX4months (dec thru march)=128 hrs X 4 years=512 hrs- screw off time= ah..450 hrs (WAG).... I'm slower than snake snot, but that covers most of mine.
So, get 450 guys over to your place for an hour.......... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) |
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| neo914-6 |
Oct 17 2005, 10:08 PM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
Bill, On MS Excel spreadsheet list every task, assign hours, sum or better yet schedule them on MS Project... add time to get missing hardware add time for special tool rental add time for searching for miss-placed parts add time for wrong parts add time for parts mods that don't fit ...then multiply that by two! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) seriously, a good project schedule can at give you a baseline but I think you already know that. |
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| jonwatts |
Oct 17 2005, 10:14 PM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141  |
Better yet just get started and keep track of everything on the excel spreadsheet so you'll know how long it'll take next time.
Ok really, to help clarify, is this the re-assembly of the painted car and everything (except the power steering setup) is ready to go? Or are there still things that need to be purchased / sourced / engineered? |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 17 2005, 10:22 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
double that and throw a party if you finish in less ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Andy |
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| J P Stein |
Oct 17 2005, 10:35 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
My personal method is to set a start date & a finish date...I don't wanna think about the in between. It goes something like this:
enthuasim bust nuts burn out time out restart & slog thru to the finish. I only missed one ECD...last year..I must be gettin' old. |
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| Trekkor |
Oct 17 2005, 10:35 PM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
Bill, would you post a list of each of the basic tasks that needs to get done?
Open the garage up to visitors and delegate. what's first? KT |
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| J P Stein |
Oct 17 2005, 10:41 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
The first thing is to find good help.....that eliminates 99% of us here (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| DanT |
 Oct 17 2005, 10:41 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
Happy to help out Bill.
Let me know when and where. Thinking of bringing it in from the cold (JWE)? There are enough folks in Norcal in the immediate area, I am sure you could get the basics done in a pretty good number of hours. If the parts are there and a plan is in place I am sure you would be amazed at how fast it could come together. Let the fun begin...and then the real fun in 2006 on track! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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| grantsfo |
Oct 17 2005, 10:53 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
I think John Williamson built a race car from the ground up in less than a couple weeks.
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| MoveQik |
Oct 17 2005, 11:10 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
CptTripps could do it in 24 hours. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
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| JB 914 |
Oct 17 2005, 11:20 PM
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Daddy! Finish my car NOW!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Garden Grove, CA Member No.: 2,831 |
is that Weeks, Months or Years? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) |
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| nine14cats |
Oct 18 2005, 01:11 AM
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Bill Pickering -- 914-6 GT aka....Leeloo Group: Members Posts: 2,618 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 287 Region Association: None |
This is beginning to sound like I had envisioned.....bummer. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
I still want the shop to work on certain parts of the build, but I can't afford to have all the things I want on it without deferring some of the cost by wrenching on the car myself. Unfortunately, my new job is going to keep me busy with trave and such. If I choose to bring the car home it will be an open ended build. If I buy any of the cars I have been looking at, the build is done. Hopefully the vultures are still circling my carcass....I want them around if I gasp my last breathe. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) Bill P. |
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| ArtechnikA |
Oct 18 2005, 06:08 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
if it's really "assemble a kit" it should go pretty quickly. this assumes things like all the hardware, nuts, bolts, washers preallocated, heads drilled, QC'd so you don't find yourself under the car with that last nut with the coarse threads that should have been fine...
are all your hoses pre-made, measured, and routed, with their ends on, or do you have a reel of hose and a box of fittings? many hours between those two conditions... have you already worked out your wiring harness, figured out what gauge, length, and color wire to use for each function? or do you have a big spool of white wire and a big box of crimp terminals? i think a 911 spends less than 4 hours on the assembly line. |
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