Just found two AZ600's in a barn that had been sitting for over 20
years ,never thought I would use my 5x8 trailer for a car hauler! I
got one of them running last week-end,now the brakes and it's
drivable,everything works on it,but the tension rods for the rear
hatch are missing on both car,anybody have some to sell or can they
be made? Also,if anyone needs some parts I may have them
available,the parts car is fairly complete but body has considerable
rust Let me know! Thanks,Tom
Rear window tension rods
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dealadayray
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Re: Rear window tension rods
Hi Tom;
Sounds great, and yes there are some to be had, but there has to be a
reason they were removed. Look a bit closer.
Bill
Sounds great, and yes there are some to be had, but there has to be a
reason they were removed. Look a bit closer.
Bill
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dealadayray
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Re: Rear window tension rods
Some of you are asking yourself "Do I have enough money to do this?" and you
should be asking the following.
How much is to much for your next old car project?
There is an equation;
$ for AN or AZ 600
+
$ of Parts
+
$ out-sourced work
= cost
Then add in roughly 8 hours of effort for every $10.00 for parts and labor
then deduct about 2 hours for every $10.00 of outsourced work and you will
have the cost and approximately how long it will take to restore your Honda
600. The less you spend/work or pay some one else to do the work the less
time you will have in the car. Remember even time here on the computer or
phone, parts hunting counts. So does finding and reading the Honda 600 shop
manuals while your trying to figure how to pull the motor. Talking your
better half into letting you keep it in the garage instead of her/his car
also counts into the time spent. Out-sourced work only takes away two hours
because, if you had someone else plate the bumper, you had to remove it and
put it back (if this is your first car, then only deduct 1 hour).
I know this sounds simple, but put it to the test, see if this really didn't
come close to the last Honda 600 car you did.
$1000.00 for car + $800.00 in parts + $1200.00 out-sourced assistance
(including paint and body) $3000.00 = 300 x 8 = 2400 hours of work, subtract
240 hours for out-sourcing and your total time will be around 2160 of time
you could spend on the restoration. Or rounded off will come out to about
54 weeks if we only work on it Monday through Friday 5 days a week.
If you say "I didn't spend that much time" then you started driving/enjoying
it before it looked and ran like brand new.
Bill
should be asking the following.
How much is to much for your next old car project?
There is an equation;
$ for AN or AZ 600
+
$ of Parts
+
$ out-sourced work
= cost
Then add in roughly 8 hours of effort for every $10.00 for parts and labor
then deduct about 2 hours for every $10.00 of outsourced work and you will
have the cost and approximately how long it will take to restore your Honda
600. The less you spend/work or pay some one else to do the work the less
time you will have in the car. Remember even time here on the computer or
phone, parts hunting counts. So does finding and reading the Honda 600 shop
manuals while your trying to figure how to pull the motor. Talking your
better half into letting you keep it in the garage instead of her/his car
also counts into the time spent. Out-sourced work only takes away two hours
because, if you had someone else plate the bumper, you had to remove it and
put it back (if this is your first car, then only deduct 1 hour).
I know this sounds simple, but put it to the test, see if this really didn't
come close to the last Honda 600 car you did.
$1000.00 for car + $800.00 in parts + $1200.00 out-sourced assistance
(including paint and body) $3000.00 = 300 x 8 = 2400 hours of work, subtract
240 hours for out-sourcing and your total time will be around 2160 of time
you could spend on the restoration. Or rounded off will come out to about
54 weeks if we only work on it Monday through Friday 5 days a week.
If you say "I didn't spend that much time" then you started driving/enjoying
it before it looked and ran like brand new.
Bill