8 3/4 worth

so to pay 1000 for one that's mostly ready to run wouldn't be so bad

Probably not, as long as everything has been gone through/replaced. I probably have 40 hours in the rebuild by the time you move the perches, clean, paint and assemble the whole thing. I also fabricated a back brace for mine.

I also had to buy a dial indicator and magnetic base and build the tools for changing out the ring & pinion.