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April 23, 2019

Epilog

Well, I'm calling this project officially finished.  True, there is still a lingering punch list of small things to tweak, but there won't be any more restoration tasks.

It's been a five and a half year odyssey, and finishing it is a bitter-sweet thing since, as I'm sure many readers will have gathered, I really enjoy the restoration part.  To me, the restoration process is more interesting, more fun, and more engrossing than the restoration product.  (But I do think the product is pretty cool, too.)

In many ways, the project was a laboratory--a way to learn and practice new skills and to test ideas.

As for cost, one of my primary tenets for the project was to not get upside-down financially.  I didn't keep meticulous records of spending, but a running tally tells me that I have in the neighborhood of $12,000 in the car, not counting its original purchase price ($3500 in about 1980).  This also does not include tools I bought, since they will be used for other projects.  I don't know what the car is worth now, and don't really care much, since it's not for sale, but my insurance company was comfortable covering it at an agreed value of $25,000.

I want to thank everyone who came along on the journey.  It really helped to have a group to ask about things I was stuck on, and the encouragement along the way was really motivating.  So, to everyone on the forums--especially 6-Pack--thank you for the kind words, and even the criticism here and there.  There were also a number of people who found this Blog in other ways, and offered comments by e-mail.  To them, also, thank you.

As I drive the car, I'll still hang out on the TR6 forums, but I think the GT6 is next up.

I gathered a few final pictures of the car.  I'll include them here in no particular order.  Click them for a better view.