BillyBob's Restoration Planning

WHAT'S NEW is a chronological listing of updates to the BillyBob site.

TRUCK LINKS including vendor sites for old parts, custom parts, and tools as well as sites for classic car and truck organizations

STORE Operating in association with Amazon.com, books, recordings and tools can be purchased.

PLANNING for the restoration including project schedule and cost estimates.

TRAVELS WITH BILLYBOB With apologies to Steinbeck, this area of BillyBob's Garage will be used to log the trips BillyBob and I make together.

WORK-IN-PROGRESS is the restoration of parts of BillyBob that I can accomplish without a garage.

PRE-RESTORATION includes log entries of minor repairs and and adventures between time of purchase and the time when I started restoration, a piece at a time.

JR'S KORNER JR's Korner is the history of BillyBob before I got him authored by my brother, Wm. C. Kephart.

BILLYBOB MAINTENANCE Ever changing detailing, oil change, lube, etc. maintenance routines specifically developed for BillyBob, including required tools, materials and procedures.

PARTS SHOP The Parts Shop is a repository of How-To articles. Things that I have done over and over enough times to have developed a procedure. This gives me a checklist and saves brain cells.

STEALTH SHOP Urban residence design with large integrated shop and separate living quarters for a relative or renter.

Based upon my initial research, I decided some PLANNING of the restoration project would be prudent to maintain forward momentum. This includes a "project schedule" and "cost estimate". Both these documents will continue to be revised as they come into contact with reality time and again.

Project Schedule

BILLYBOB PROJECT SCHEDULE

2000

2001

2002

Task

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M

M

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M

M

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Research

Temp Paint Job

Gearshift Linkage

Wheels Refurb

Re-wiring

Steer Wheel Restore

Engine Bay Cleanup

Parking Brake Rebuild

Bumper Replacement

Rear Frame

Replace Shocks

Gas Tank Repair

Cowl Vent Repair

Front Frame

Brake Hydraulics

2003

2004

2005

Task

J

S

N

J

M

M

J

S

N

J

M

M

J

S

N

J

M

M

Research

Temp Paint Job

Gearshift Linkage

Wheels Refurb

Re-wiring

Steer Wheel Restore

Engine Bay Cleanup

Parking Brake Rebuild

Bumper Repair

Rear Frame

Replace Shocks

Gas Tank Repair

Cowl Vent Repair

Front Frame

Brake Hydraulics

Refurb Doors

Refinish Grille

Temporary Floor Repair

Windshield Replacement

Exhaust System Refurb

Interior Improvements

2006

2007

2008

Task

J

S

N

J

M

M

J

S

N

J

M

M

J

S

N

J

M

M

Research

Temp Paint Job

Gearshift Linkage

Wheels Refurb

Re-wiring

Steer Wheel Restore

Engine Bay Cleanup

Parking Brake Rebuild

Bumper Repair

Rear Frame

Replace Shocks

Gas Tank Repair

Cowl Vent Repair

Front Frame

Brake Hydraulics

Refurb Doors

Refinish Grille

Temporary Floor Repair

Windshield Replacement

Exhaust System Refurb

Interior Improvements

Bed Work

Clutch/Transmission

Cost Estimates

Until July 2001, all cost detail was included in the table below. This became a bear to maintain. Everything was entered in the spreadsheet, then re-entered in this page by hand. Now, only category subtotals and overall totals are displayed on this page. The detail is still available (in a more readable form) as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file (an Internet standard) by clicking the "BILLYBOB RESTORATION COST ESTIMATE" title link in the table below. If your browser is not equipped to view PDF files, the free reader plug-in program can be downloaded here.

You can email me at  webmaster@laroke.com

Issued Saturday January 24, 1998

Updated Wednesday April 30, 2008

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