FLA54, very well put. I'm not retired. I have a fulltime job and run a small business and last but certainly not least, I'm a father and husband. Time is really the issue. I'm fortunate to have an excellent builder/mechanic as a neighbor, and he helped me get started and makes sure I am slow paced, doing things one sub-project at a time. The benefits from this are unmeasurable. For starters, I get to use the truck for the most part and you get to experience the"improvements" one step at a time. The clutter in your space and your mind is minimized. Over the last 3 years, I've done one at a time the cooling system, brakes, dual exhaust and fabbed intake heat, rebuilt tranny and added an O.D., had wheels re-made(for stock look), and converted to radials. And of course, have been using the truck sometimes during and always between each step. This winter will be spent building a warmed up 261. I still get to use the truck
Next spring will be the suspension and the rear. We'll add the new motor while we are reassembling the suspension. After that, I'll enjoy the truck for a while with the mechanics done and then tear it all down for clean-up and paint/powdercoat. Then comes reassembly. I'll do the interior last. I could do it in 2 years, I would be happy but my wife wouldn't. I could probably keep her at bay if I took 3.
