finally...it runs

[Mike Mulholland <meyeke@netinc.ca>]

jeff asked....

How much was this "bargain" originally?

How much (est) is into it now (placing value on scavenged parts & your
time?


the bargain, (what bargain? i ask)cost $500.00 canadian ($300.00 usa bucks)
it does have an amazingly clean and unblemished interior and exterior. 
        the donor car cost me $275.00 cdn and immediately yielded a
hydraulic pump for my 5kcdtq...so now i figure i'm already up $200.00 on
that car. 
        
        my time and labour were provided during my "free time" time for a
break, stress relief....and at some times with this car, time to yell and
cuss and kick a few things. it was truly a pain at times when everything i
fixed or replaced only served to deliver another problem at the next
step....but i had made a commitment to my dil that i would fix it...and i
honour my commitments. along the way, by removing parts, first from one car
and then from the donor, was a huge learning curve for me on these cars.
some of the things...ie the filler for the differential, are unbelievably
awkward to access, but even at my decrepit old 60 yrs i was able to manoevre
enough to do it so i accepted the challenge and won... i set everything up
as a goal to be achieved (my racing background) and each new problem was a
stumbling block towards my goal. i always did the problems one at a time and
didn't stand back in despair to look at the whole dismal package. looking
back, the leaking heater core was the biggest disappointment as the car
should have been ready to go at that point.
        in total i put about $500.00 in new parts into the car....my time, i
look upon as therapy sessions, and schooling. if i weren't working on that
car it could have been my drof van with leaking seals, or my 5kcdtq, or
rebuilding the wagon if i find yet another donor (it too has a great body)
or even helping my son with his sunbeam alpine...so the time is of no
consequence here.


hth
mike
86 5kcdtq, tap chip sjm spring
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