Restorations are fun. My boss picked up a 1979 Gibson The Paul body/neck in the US and sent over to me because I'd discussed my desire to restore an old decent guitar that needed lots of work. It had no electronics, no hardware, just body and neck/headstock. I stripped that thing right back to bare timber (solid walnut body on that model - quite heavy) and poured in well over $1000 worth of hardware and electronics. Half the fun was sourcing all the parts to get it back to a functioning guitar. In the end, it's a lovely playing guitar - far from original, however.