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I have spent a LOT of money on an Ironhead, the latest being a sidecar.
This took years for a couple of pros and is documented with over 35ish videos.." I also don't try to keep my receipts for my builds anymore..."
I keep all receipts and records, if for no other reason than I may need to know the part # for the non-stock parts installed over the years. (e.g. close ratio Andrews gearset).
It's always cheaper to buy rather than build. We could have bought a cherry '49-'53 Burb for what we put into ours (We could have bought a new one), but it is special to us - been in the family since '72. Still has the original USAF ID # on the firewall and hood and the flag holder. We towed it every time we moved until we were ready to go through it.
If you're worried about what it costs save up until you can buy what you want. If you just love the machine, proceed with the knowledge that it will cost a LOT more than you thought it would, and it will be more difficult than you thought.
The relevant equation is that anything is at least 5X harder to put back together than taking it apart was (if you're lucky).
There's expensive and then there's expensive. One you pay with $, the other in medical or funeral expenses.My latest hobby happend this ice storm. So many of my customers had trees down i got alot of bucking jobs. I had a little ms 170 and my dads trusty mac 10-10 pro. Well the mac craped out on the first job and i was having so much fun i went out and bought a couple huskys, a 545 mark 2 and a 562 xp and some nice chaps. Now that all the jobs are done i bought a wood cutting permit and plan to go play in the woods since ammo is unobtanium for the seeable future. Its a crap load of work but has just enough risk to maintain interest and its rewarding in some weird way.
" I also don't try to keep my receipts for my builds anymore..."
I keep all receipts and records, if for no other reason than I may need to know the part # for the non-stock parts installed over the years. (e.g. close ratio Andrews gearset).
It's always cheaper to buy rather than build. We could have bought a cherry '49-'53 Burb for what we put into ours (We could have bought a new one), but it is special to us - been in the family since '72. Still has the original USAF ID # on the firewall and hood and the flag holder. We towed it every time we moved until we were ready to go through it.
If you're worried about what it costs save up until you can buy what you want. If you just love the machine, proceed with the knowledge that it will cost a LOT more than you thought it would, and it will be more difficult than you thought.
The relevant equation is that anything is at least 5X harder to put back together than taking it apart was (if you're lucky).
Salt water/Reef aquariums
Expensive to start, expensive to maintain
One power outage and you are SOL
Selling out after you decide enough is enough gets you pennies on the dollar.
But wow are they beautiful when they are working well.
Quite the collection there I see! Oh BTW certain Kimbers come with a nice blue lock free of chargeI collect different color weapon locks.
It gets expensive when I have to purchase a firearm just to get a different color.
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Blue!!!!!Quite the collection there I see! Oh BTW certain Kimbers come with a nice blue lock free of charge