It has begun - G-Pete's 289FIA Scratch Build

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Howdy G-Pete,

Just out of idle curiosity, how much time have you spent on your build so far and how many hours a day do you spent working on it?

If I get to spent 8 hours a week on my Spyder I feel lucky.

Didn't get to touch it yesterday because of yard work. Had to pick up and unload a cubic yard of mulch for our flower beds around the house.

Maybe I'll get to work on it today.

Thumbs up on your control arms. Looks similar to the original parts.

Neat blend of the SVT IRS and the original look.

The rims and tires look great too.

Paul

[G-Pete]

Paul, I do not have a log on hours - just a spreadsheet how much money I spent so far

Last year summer I made a break of 13 weeks because of the heat. I did not like the idea to fabricate after work in 110 degrees(welding too). May I have 120 to 140 hours now, something like that.

One of the reasons for not to have the full consistency is my job, pretty demanding - on top I had to fire in December my welding shop foreman and took over his job too.
The second on is the financial part, I pay as I go and nothing is put on credit.

So, the weather is fine and taxes are done...watch for big steps this spring.