I did a full resto just because I wanted to..............
I pushed hard and did it in a shade under two years, but it took over my life, when I should have spent more time with my daughter, aged 7.
The problem I found with it was that having created a concours specimen, I found it so difficult to use it in all weathers. I certainly wouldn't have used it in the way I'm using the Morgans, and although I would have preferred to keep it (given the money and space), it would only ever have been a weekend fair weather car.
It's much easier using somebody else's restoration in all weathers!