Took me a little over 3 years from start to finish. Start was a badly rusted (battery apron, all floorpans, rear quarters and wheel lips, torque box, fresh air intakes, more) side swiped and bondo'd, 60-80 overbored 289 that had just caught fire melting everything in the engine bay, with 3 layers of paint and underseal on everything!
Friend and I put in a fresh 351W, brother-in-law and I cut out all the rust to put in new metal, I stripped the entire car with an angle grinder and pads (careful!), did all the new bodywork, and got a decent $3000 paintjob at a local place. I just finished putting in the interior myself! Most of that is repro except for the dash, instruments and radio (I liked the original). The magnums I got off ebay, they had been sitting outside for years and years so I had to strip the rust and refurb them too! I'm pretty happy
Friend and I put in a fresh 351W, brother-in-law and I cut out all the rust to put in new metal, I stripped the entire car with an angle grinder and pads (careful!), did all the new bodywork, and got a decent $3000 paintjob at a local place. I just finished putting in the interior myself! Most of that is repro except for the dash, instruments and radio (I liked the original). The magnums I got off ebay, they had been sitting outside for years and years so I had to strip the rust and refurb them too! I'm pretty happy