What's yer rod cost?

Not talking about if you outright bought your ride, but if you built it up, and/or patched 'er together, boxed the rails, and sandblasted the wheels before painting. Valve job, brake job, what have you. Just take a stab and take a guess at what ya might have into that bad ride of yours. Just curious of course.

 

Approx$3000. And no. it's not for sale! Sparky

 

If anybody knows the answer on my car, please don't tell me. I may start crying!


Seriously, it's really hard to tell. I have done and re-done so many things on that car, it would be impossible to put it all together for anything close to what's right.

 

Id say about 5G's maybe?

 

I'm in mine about 10 large and I did it all. reversed my own wheels, all the bodywork, built the ch***is and motor, everything.... I think I need a drink now.
Harell

 

9 grand in the wife's Olds. Over half of that was the interior and chrome.



$350 so far in dis one.

 

I used a lot of parts I had sitting around the garage and I still have just over $5000 and after 5000 miles, worth every cent.

 

somewhere between 5 and 15 percent of my yearly net income.

pretty cheap really.

unless of course you consider it's taken better than 15 years for the first one

Paul

 

5000 and tons of hours and its not even close to being on the road yet

 

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If yer answer was girly, what does that make mine if I was talkin' about cryin'?

 

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Yea but in the words of someone famouse, you get by with a little help from yer friends.

I think I'm into my coupe about 3K so far and haven't struck an arc. but I'll be on the road for less than 7K easy plus sweat equity.

Or as grim... says says abotu 15,000 in case I want to sell it.

 

about 15G. when your picky like me, and ya not just going to use any o'll part, things add up.

 

Hey Bean I was trying to look cool on my end but yea Id say about 7G's Hell its never ending...next week itll be 7-5
hey any how when you coming to visit anyway

 

Strange, I just did the math the other night after staring at the car half the night... 10,650 canadian greenbacks so far. Hope to get that down by $7000 in selling off the A sedan that I bought for parts...

 

I tell the wife $3500. My checkbook says over twice that, and I have a used motor and a used trans. I think most guys don't really want to know. You add up the big things, then double that for the couple bucks here and there, then your about 75% there on the real cost. Gene

 

If you consider what I had in the 62(the only one I done any building on) and the 32, then this one cost me pretty dearly.
So far, it is worth every cent.

And it is not for sale, either.

I love this car!

 

I have about 18k, not counting the body and fenders in this:
Sam.

 

I think Tim and I have about 10k in the digger, that is counting the trailer and a thousand bucks worth of safety equipment.
It's also a money pit... with a new motor in the works, an interim motor being ***embled at home now, paint, chrome... tires...

Also, we ARE doing it on the CHEAP. Most racers have 5k-10k just in their motor... and there are more people that you think with 15k motors... and 20k motors... and 30k motors... when we go to the races, we have one of the most low buck operations there... and we're having fun.

Sam.

 

doing it all myself im at just over 5 which is where i decided to stop counting

and like the man said...i aint drove it YET

 

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I tell the wife $3500. My checkbook says over twice that,

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I think every car I have ever owned cost twice as much as I told my wife

 

This one, I had 3 grand in it before I got it out of Okiehomie.
Got a few bucks more in it now, and it aint close enough to drive.

 

Well I guess it will be $2500-3000.............And more hours than I can count!

Klaus

 

Just went through the figures on the cars, kinda wakes you up! Some things I did good on, others, not so good.

Ten Gs and not drivable yet..still need a nine inch chunk, wiring, driveshaft, and some panels. and thats after a killer deal on engine and ****** and lots of free parts. Where did it go?



In about 7Gs on this one, not too bad. It drives good, looks not so good.


Here's the bad news so far.
Construction Estimates


31 Roadster


Body- 1700
decklid-230
doors 400
original 32 shell/insert-500
guide 682 lights-free
F1 mounts-free
rumble seat-100
rumble hardware-30
duvall windshield -1000
32 frame-boxed -1100
x-members-250
Deuce factory pedals-149
40 ford pedals-35
Vega steering box and arm-200
F1 box-free
Posie rear spring-169
Bronco 9 inch- 130
chrome frontend-1800
buick drums-150
brakes misc- 200
wheels- 200
tires- 200
32 tank-299
engine 650
Tripower 450
radiator-200
dash-300
P&J ladder bars-279
Muncie M21-freebie
clutch ***y-70
bellhousing-free
shifter-free
patch panels-200
wiring-150
door skin-160
cowl patches 150
panel above decklid 150
panel below decklid 40

Total 10862





37 Tudor Slantback



Body -600
decklid-100
running boards-200
fenders-200
julianos headlights 400
grill-100
hood-200
rear fenders 150
window regulators- 50
power windows-249
dash-70
header panel-30
garnish-50
windshield frame-150
seats-125
gl*** 220
wiring-165
radiator 600
Crate engine-1300
700R Trans- 350
10bolt posi 3:42 rear 100
compressor-80
Gas tank 50
power rack-125
powerbrakes-125
Rims-300
steering joints-70
EMS patch panels-240

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Total 6399

 

I have around $900 in mine all I have is the engine (315 hemi needs rebuilt) hairpins, T body (intransit) I am just starting out and gathering pieces No frame, Rear, ******, wheels, Tires, Etc...............................

 

The '47 will be my most expensive build yet. It will be around $15k when it's all said and done. But that's a new motor, ******, complete suspension front and rear, insane amounts of body work including the chop and full interior. The cool part is that I've seen lesser cars sell for over $30k but this one's a keeper.

The next project, '27 Ford coupe, has all parts ready minus motor and ****** and I'm ahead $600 after the wheeling and dealings. I want to make it the subject of an article "How To Build A Hot Rod For Free or Cheap". Nothing has been donated or given to me. I've just been buying piles of parts at a time and pulling out what I need then selling the rest for a profit. Nothing crazy just smart buys.

 

My31and37,

That's a great post! Gives me some perspective just starting out. Thanks

Nate

 

I'm afraid to add it all up.