Average Start-Completion Time? Hours spent?

[sofresh]

Hello guys,

I am looking into purchasing the roaster complete kit and a fox body mustang for the engine/trans, etc. If I were to work "full-time" on this project, how long do you veterans usually take to complete from start to finish. I can pull the engine/trans in a day, clean it, spend another day for a rebuild kit. So ignore the engine and trans labor. How long (many hours) typically take to assemble the kit? Nothing custom whatsoever. I do realize that most do this build after work, or are weekend warriors... this is be a temp full time thing for me.

I've been doing my research for a very long time now. The body work, prep/paint will be done by a shop (I do not want dust from body work in my garage, nor house! lol).

Thanks in advance :cool:

[riptide motorsport]

My coupe took me 163 hours excluding paint.....your numbers will be close. remember there is another 20-30 after paint / so figure 200...........Steven

[michael everson]

I routinely build them in under 200 hours with some minor modifications.
Mike

[FFinisher]

I routinely build them in under 200 hours with some minor modifications.
Mike
200 hours is a good estimate for aguy who has built 463 of them Like MIke. For a first timer you will likely be closer to 300-350 hours. It just takes time to think about every rivet and how to route the wiring etc etc etc. when its your first one.

[SStrong]

I have put around 200 hours so far, and am wiring it now. I am waiting for my motor/rear end housing (my nephew has them and is on the Power Tour), and estimate I lack about 150 hours (painting will go out to a shop, a good man has to know his limitations). Go to the build school if you haven't already. I could have saved about 60 hours if I had done it first. The guys that teach the school are great - I waited until 4 months into the build to go (who wants to go to Michigan in the winter). Plus I could have saved a bunch of cash with some of the things I learned.

[sofresh]

Awesome information guys :) So roughly 2 solid months is what I'm getting.

[Pierre B]

Add a few weeks for contingency, because you will learn things about the car as you build. By that I mean you likely be tempted more than once to add a few tweaks to the basic build. I don't think many of us can resist that, and there's a good reason for it IMO. The vendors who serve us so ably here produce what they do because many of their products are genuine enhancements to the FFR, and are at least worth considering along the way. I know you are looking to fast track the process, but I recommend you consider taking whatever time each task requires for you to complete it well (by this, I don't mean to imply that you wouldn't do that in any case). I built mine very thoughtfully that way because I only wanted to go through the steps once, and I worked with the goal of ending up with a well-built car in the configuratoin I wanted. My problem was that I learned what that configuration would be gradually as I progressed through the build: it was nothing I could have pinpointed ahead of time. All the best to you as you move ahead with this.

[trublue]

I worked at a steady but leisurely pace, usually one week on and one week off. Including donor disassembly and all paint and body work, 18 months. Loved every minute of it, even during the hard times.
Art

[sofresh]

I'm looking into the build school.

So many questions, so much research needed to still do! :)