Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Well, I guess the cost is reliant on how many pre-fabbed parts you buy and how much work you do yourself. Don will be the first to tell you his 3K project far exceeded the original plan. I'm sure the guy who bought it paid way more than 3K also, but, having seen it in person, I can honestly say it was one of the nicest T-buckets I've ever seen...

As for my own projects, I've always been too poor to buy a lot of high-zoot crap, so I had to learn to make it myself. I build or fabricate virtually everything I can including frame & suspension, and do all my own welding. I also do all my own bodywork and paint, wiring, and upholstery. My son and I built his sedan (below) for under $4,000. Since the pic he has added a tunnel ram and different front wheels. I built my coupe (bottom) for about $7800 using parts from 32 different vehicles. Now I am working on a '23 T track roadster; about $3000 in it so far. Here's a link to the build thread:
Another build thread? Yep, my track-style T

I would think 4K is probably the lowest you could get away with and have a safe reliable rod.

well I finally read all 221 pages in my christmas holiday. I'm the new owner of Don's T bucket. I bought it off a guy that bought it off Don. Man, After reading this post I feel like I got the deal of a lifetime. I restore Motorcycles and I know that you never get the money you put into a project thus the reason I restore motorcycles, because sometimes I can make a couple buck ...Only sometimes. I look forward to coming on this forum in the future.

Welcome to the site speed8988, maybe share a pic of the car as it sits now? Ans I'd say you got a good deal too! A great car for sure!

Many of us were drawn to this site following Don's thread. I hope you are enjoying the car, he sure did a nice job on it!

I'm on vacation in New Hampshire. Bought the car 3 or 4 weeks ago and parked it in the garage. took all the neighborhood kids for a ride first. Getting insurance was a pain since only a few companies do collector insurance. I finally got my insurance car on Thursday emailed late and had to work on Friday. didn't matter though because the tag office was closed and when I come back it will be closed too. I'm chomping at the bit to drive this car. It sits in the 3rd car garage which is where I was working on a 1975 Enduro I'm restore for a customer, so I had to look at it a lot. It pretty much looks the same. The guy I bought it from never drove it only about 500 miles. I have emailed Don and I think The guy he sold it to bought it to resale it and make some $$$, but I got it for the same price he paid for it 1.5 year later. I found the Bill of sale under the seat. I will attach some pics once I get home.

Welcome aboard speed, the old guy did a nice job and you should have a great time with the car.

When you get to picture posting, don't forget to post up pics of your cat(s) too.

Welcome to CHR speed enjoy that hot rod

Yeah,speed,,welcome from the south,,the deep south that is..Its a nice lookin rod,,only ever seen pix of it,but its kool..Enjoy it..

Speed,
I never got to ride in Don's (now your) roadster, but I saw it in person twice, once at the Turkey Run and once at the first Billetproof Florida. It's an absolutely beautiful little car. I have a picture on my other computer of that roadster with my Model-A and Bill Skirvin's Deuce...

Bump this thread for the new guys to read. Worth going thru!

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

Don---I don't think you can do it for $3000. That being said, I was wrong once before, but it was a long time ago, and I can't remember what it was about. (I'd paste a smiley here, but don't know how on this new forum format.) I have been building rods since Adam was a pup, and even though I do all my own work I've never been able to do a rod for under $12000. Now everyone will be watching your thread, to see how you make out!!!! Do what I always do---start a build book, and record every item you get, what it cost, and the date you bought it.---this will make for a good reference for the true cost, and will make interesting reading when you are finished.

Not to hijack this thread, I'm a total newb to this "sport" so I'm reading the entire thread. Anybody use one of THESE? "http://staceydavid.com/store/gearz-project-build-book-4843"

Originally Posted by RobErnst

Not to hijack this thread, I'm a total newb to this "sport" so I'm reading the entire thread. Anybody use one of THESE? "http://staceydavid.com/store/gearz-project-build-book-4843"

First, welcome to CHR! Never saw Stacey's book before, but it appears to be a simple log book to keep track of details during a build? Not a bad idea if it covers the bases, and at $20 it's not outrageously priced. Still, you can do the same thing with an excel spreadsheet with some basic spreadsheet setup. You really ought to start a new thread for your questions so that they don't get overlooked. Upper left "Forums" tab, "New Thread" and go from there.

What're you building??

X2 on Roger's suggestion that you start a new thread.

Especially since the seasoned hands here (you have no way to know this) know the originator of this thread has wandered off in a drool laced stupor never to return again.

You're likely to get more spirited discussion if approached as a topic of it's own.

I'm in the VERY preliminary stages of an 89 F-150 Regular Cab Short bed. 300 Inline 6, FI, 5 speed manual. $1000 for the truck, then $600 to lower it and then????

Thought about trying the Krylon Spray Can Challenge with it (painting it with their products out of spray cans) in either bright red or Red/White. Hoping to end up with a usable truck that's cool for $3k. That will probably be a challenge since the A/C currently doesn't work. However, on older vehicles with vents and cozy wings, I may not need A/C.