How long did it take to complete your car

About 3 months to put a slant from another car in it, put a new timing chain in, service the tranny, get the SBP drum brakes up to snuff, find and replace the fender and drive it as a beater. Another couple of years to upgrade to 8.75 rear and front disc, Denso A/C compressor, throw some paint and body work at it, new carpet and upgrade to a V-8. Still a lot of things I want to improve.