An update on the labor that I would be charged if I brought the car to a local bodyshop at $125 per hour: Since my last calculation on August 19, I've worked 3 hours per day after office work and before it gets dark, Monday through Thursday, = 12 hours per week X 6 weeks = 72 hours x $125 pr hr = $9000. So $9000 + $2750 from the last calculation = $11750 into this project if I was paying someone to do the work.
To calculate the actual cost: tools and materials = about $400. Then adding the purchase price of the car $1200, parts = about $1000, and renting a uhaul car trailer and driving 6 hour round trip (twice= $200 + $200) + food and beer for the trip = As of today I'm into this project for a total of $400+ $1200 + $1000 + 400 = $3000.