Making a list
Laughing Gas
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 914
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From: SW Missouri
I second the spreadsheet. Especially on stuff I have to use odd ball things on. I have a 76 302 and a 69 trans and many other mixed and assorted things. On the spread sheet I list all the odd things and part numbers. That really helps if I need a filter, or replacing a gasket or even a u joint. It makes doing any repairs a lot easier. I add parts when I buy them and have a column listing parts I need to buy. When the parts come in I list the vender I got them from so 2 years later when I get around to installing it and it don't fit I know who not to reorder it from. I use to do this on a BIG CHIEF TABLET if any of you are old enough to remember those. The spreadsheet makes it a lot easier. Us old guys need all the help we can get remembering stuff.
Elder User
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 787
Likes: 1
From: Prescott AZ.
After reading this post I looked at my Quicken spreadsheet for the 48. Holy crap, a spreadsheet will get you in the doghouse if the wife see's it. I find it hard to believe that I hit the 26k number,did all the labor myself and already had the engine.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 6,599
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From: Rockingham, VA
Right now I've got over $6,600 in Betsy (purchased for $700). If I ever finish her the way I originally planned, I'll be spending another $12,500 and the final will be over $19,000. And that number bothers me, because the truck would be worth that much only to me.
Except for body work and paint, I could probably finish her for another $4,000. so I'm reconsidering Earl Scheib! Probably get her all the same color for under $500.
That has made me rethink how much more I really want to do to her. She goes (slowly) and stops. Sure the paint job sucks, but she runs and stops.
More Turbo
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 615
Likes: 6
From: Tucson, AZ
I have an Excel spreadsheet of everything I've bought and plan on buying for the truck, including part cost, freight and taxes. I keep track of the cost so I know what this disease is costing me. The spreadsheet is the PLAN. I have a priority list and sequence of purchase also. It is the only way to keep to the plan and NOT overspend on stuff I won't use. I get this from being an engineer, I can't help myself. But it also allows me to tell the wife, that this is the next part to buy and when I will need it, so she can work it into the budget. There is a method to my madness.
If anybody wants a copy of the spreadsheet, I'll be glad to email it to someone, minus the personal costs so you can see what level of detail you will need to get to in order to build a truck.
Philip
If anybody wants a copy of the spreadsheet, I'll be glad to email it to someone, minus the personal costs so you can see what level of detail you will need to get to in order to build a truck.
Philip
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