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02-15-2015 08:05 PM #26
Our ' 47 Ford cost us a bit over NZ$25,000 (about US$20,000,) about fifteen years ago.
Motor and box (350 Oldsmobile,) was under the bench, Jaguar suspension came from a wrecker for around $800, panel beating around $2000, most expensive item was painting at around $10,000, and the car itself cost $4,500.
(All NZ$.)
The rest was upholstery and incidentals.
And it could have been less if I wasn't so lazy and farmed a lot of the work out!
(Nah...at that stage of life I was working all hours I could...)johnboy
Mountain man. (Retired.)
Some mistakes are too much fun to be made only once.
I don't know everything about anything, and I don't know anything about lots of things.
'47 Ford sedan. 350 -- 350, Jaguar irs + ifs.
'49 Morris Minor. Datsun 1500cc, 5sp manual, Marina front axle, Nissan rear axle.
'51 Ford school bus. Chev 400 ci Vortec 5 sp manual + Gearvendors 2sp, 2000 Chev lwb dually chassis and axles.
'64 A.C. Cobra replica. Ford 429, C6 auto, Torana ifs, Jaguar irs.
".......So sanded it all down and resprayed. ......" Been there. done that on a couple of paint jobs over the years. Usually took me a couple of days to get over being mad before I started...
Stude M5 build