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Originally posted by foothills gary
My time estimate on 400-500 hours was for a first time builder,with modest skills and would include time running down parts,etc not just wrench time.
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The kit is pretty complete. There are several vendors that offer parts / pieces for very reasonable prices.
I'd guess you could get it all delivered just about in one truckload from several of the dealers.
There isn't much to chase down if you stay with the donor concept or use a FMS crate like the 392.
The build is very straight forward. I haven't built a car from scratch before and I've hardly used the manual.
I do have a pretty good set of tools an a fair amount of car experience.
Things that have taken up the most time for me:
1. Modifying my 351W blower bracket to fit properly.
2. Customized battery box in the back of the car, underneath.
3. Hiding the heater completely inside the dash with no nuts, bolts or protrusions through the firewall.
4. Polishing the aluminum in my engine compartment.
5. Hiding as much of the EFI wiring as possible. With the body on my car, other than where it exits the top of the footbox it's fairly well hidden.
My car is not a "period" car - it's how I wanted to build it.
This picture is about a month old:
