Hard to say exactly. I'd had it for several years as one of those "someday projects" When I became engaged to be married the fiancé really wanted it as a prop for the wedding. I brought it to the house in late March/early April and started just sourcing parts for the modifications and such. Saddles, the Columbia chain guards, an appropriate rack, Torrington pedals and handlebars. Early July she started getting nervous about it. By mid July I had it disassembled and took the shiny stuff to be nickel plated. That was a 5 week lead time. During the wait I had the frame sand blasted and began powder coating it, doing as much as I could in the interim with the parts that I had. I picked up the nickel parts on the 21st of August, took it for a test ride on August 26. The wedding is Sept. 3rd, done in plenty of time. ;0)