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Old 08-25-2011, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by stiffy View Post
You seem to be redoing everything in this rebuild, wiring/engine/exhaust/interior/bars, it would be interesting to work out the cost difference between doing it once properely and your way. Maybe once completed you can drill down and compare what things need to be done once and let the newbies know.STIFFY
I was in a similar situation at the end of 2007 as the *relaxation* for my engine was to be scrapped on 31 December. Putting the car together was frustrating knowing I didn't have time to do it exactly the way I wanted. But I didn't spend anything on stuff that had to be redone. While it might seem like most of the build, I decided to redo the boot trim, the engine and the interior after rego. So on these I spent little. The boot was untrimmed for rego ($0), the engine was as purchased with oil and plugs (both consumable) and the interior trimming was about $200 in materials. All in all the only waste was time.

Of course, the most frustrating of all is the fact that the *relaxation* was extended as of about 15 December. By which time I had already jumped through all the hoops apart from final inspection.

So doing it twice is definately a time impost but not necessarily financial. So long and the dollars are not spent in the wrong areas in the first place.

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