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I'll continue with the threadjack here...
Why not go buy a new truck? Hmmm, maybe it's because they are plastic pieces of crap that will fall apart in 3 years
These old trucks have done well for 40 or so years, so why not give them a little refresher and let them serve us for another 40+???? Besides new trucks don't turn heads like old trucks do, and I like to be different. And it that's not enough for you - the resto of an old truck will end up costing a bit less than a brand new truck. So it's win-win. Or win-win-win-win!
As for paying a "wrench jockey" - you are one of the very few desk jockies that may also have the skills of turning a wrench. I am one as well and I do all my own work because I couldn't afford to pay the people I would ALLOW to work on my truck. I'm a fab snob and therefore only people who are better at doing this than I am can touch my truck. That narrows the list quite a bit and puts the labor rate at $75/hr or well more. Needless to say - I end up doing all my own work
I have people ask me all the time to build stuff for them and unfortunately I don't have enough spare time to work on my own stuff so unless I REALLY need some spare cash, or they are a friend who I'm feeling extra generous about helping the answer is no. IF I do work for you my labor rate varies on how well I know you, how busy I am and what it is I am doing. Only my buddies can pay me less than I make at my day job - everybody else pays $75-$95+ an hour depending on how nice I am feeling.
My point is - there can easily be $34k in that truck if he paid someone else to do it, and most people don't have the skills to do it RIGHT by themselves, so they pay someone else
Why not go buy a new truck? Hmmm, maybe it's because they are plastic pieces of crap that will fall apart in 3 years
These old trucks have done well for 40 or so years, so why not give them a little refresher and let them serve us for another 40+???? Besides new trucks don't turn heads like old trucks do, and I like to be different. And it that's not enough for you - the resto of an old truck will end up costing a bit less than a brand new truck. So it's win-win. Or win-win-win-win!
As for paying a "wrench jockey" - you are one of the very few desk jockies that may also have the skills of turning a wrench. I am one as well and I do all my own work because I couldn't afford to pay the people I would ALLOW to work on my truck. I'm a fab snob and therefore only people who are better at doing this than I am can touch my truck. That narrows the list quite a bit and puts the labor rate at $75/hr or well more. Needless to say - I end up doing all my own work
I have people ask me all the time to build stuff for them and unfortunately I don't have enough spare time to work on my own stuff so unless I REALLY need some spare cash, or they are a friend who I'm feeling extra generous about helping the answer is no. IF I do work for you my labor rate varies on how well I know you, how busy I am and what it is I am doing. Only my buddies can pay me less than I make at my day job - everybody else pays $75-$95+ an hour depending on how nice I am feeling.
My point is - there can easily be $34k in that truck if he paid someone else to do it, and most people don't have the skills to do it RIGHT by themselves, so they pay someone else
I've had a dozen mechanics whom are friends and clients of mine whom have told me numerous times that the trucks built today, although have newer technology, are not built with the same quality of the ones of old. The gear to gear transmissions, cast iron blocks, etc. Newer cars are made of more and more plastic and aluminum. I'm not very mechanical and have to pay people to work on my vehicles, so what I'm quoting here are what others have been telling me since I've been showing my 77.
$20-$35k in a restore that will have you the envy of most truck lovers where ever you drive, or $50k in a brand new truck that will blend in with most other 5 year old trucks or less? I, too, enjoy being different which is why I chose an older style truck when I purchased mine. By the way, parts add up even if you're doing your own labor.
My truck was painted by a professional paint shop. My engine was manufactured by a professional engine shop who builds engines and ships them world wide. The upholstery inside as well as the custom vinyl top was done by a professional shop. And so on and so on. $34k comes quick. I have receipts! The previous owner did most of the work and wasn't looking at breaking even. The time just came for him to pass it on to someone else and move on to other projects. Two professional restoration shops have recently told me that if an owner can recover $.50 on each dollar he puts in his truck in PARTS alone (not labor), he's doing good, especially during these rough economic times. Rich owners do it all the time. They give a restoration shop a blank check, drive their newly restored classic for a year, then sell it for a fraction of what they spent on it.
I love my truck and barring theft or an accident, have confidence it will last me 40 years and may be something I pass down to my kids or grandkids.
