| LLIMAH1 | -- 04-18-2012 @ 11:49 AM |
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I bought a 1939 Ford Standard Tudor in 1992 and little by little have been restoring it to original condition. My latest project was a firewall forward restoration along with a transmission rebuild and some other odds and ends mechanical work done. All told, I am $7,000. over budget, money that I was going to use for the interior restoration. All of that just to ask, what will a complete interior restoration cost? I know most professional hate "ball park" figures but this is a pay 'as I go restoration' so I would like to have some type of idea as to how much I need to save before I begin this project. Thanks for your help, John Hamill
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| kubes40 | -- 04-18-2012 @ 6:40 PM |
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Hi John, I'm not afraid to toss a ballpark figure at you. I've restored a number of '39 & '40 Fords so can allow a close figure with confidence. From the "feeling" I get from what you have done thus far I'd suggest a Lebaron-Bonney kit would suit your desires quite well. A bit more costly than the "other guy" but a much nicer kit. A complete kit will run you about $2500. Labor is the area where offering a "number" ($) is a bit more difficult.It takes me approximately 20 hours to install a kit within a clean car. That is, no serious rebuilding of seats, etc. So, figure the labor rate in your area times about 20. If it takes the shop longer than that, I might suggest going elsewhere. Mike Kubarth If you add blasting and powder finishing springs, etc. of course that cost is additional.
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