Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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Welcome SteveyB, Don is about just over $100.00 invested in nuts and bolts every thing else was kind of free...........LOL ( well maybe he did spend a few dollars more than $3000.00, but its been fun )
Brad

Hi Steve, welcome to the forum. Let me save you about 129 pages of reading.........I RAN OVER THE BUDGET A LITTLE. Just couldn't help myself, and went on a buying spree.

How far over? I honestly don't know as I stopped keeping track a long time ago. If I had to guess, I would think in actual money I have spent maybe $8 -$10 K so far. That could be high or low, and also takes into account some parts I had, but placed a value on just to keep it somewhat honest.


There, that's the Readers Digest version.........saves a whole lot of reading.

Don

Don being a newbie and a scrooge i'm allmost in that deep and mines rough LOL. So i know you are a little older and forgot the 3 dollars and the hardware .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Don being a newbie and a scrooge i'm allmost in that deep and mines rough LOL. So i know you are a little older and forgot the 3 dollars and the hardware .

The funny thing is how the little things add up. Sandpaper, grinding discs, bolts, paper suits, thinner, primer, etc, etc. It seems every day when I go to the shop I throw some money in my pocket for these little purchases, and when I get home at night it's all gone.

I know my big expenditures now will be the body prep and paint, parts to make the engine run like a starter and alternator, an interior, and misc stuff like brake lines and braided hoses. Then comes the millions of items like radiator hoses, Lokar throttle and kickdown cables, etc.

I may have to go back to work sooner than I wanted if this keeps up.

Don

work been doing weekends here just to buy some bolts . Really beginning to see what shawn says it will take longer and cost more then you think. I really thought i could get it driving in 1 year but theres no way . There sure is alot of planning and work to go with it . Cost starting to look for things for ebay lol man i hate to see that go . LOL i could sell my truck and get a bicycle NNAAAA .

But you know what, you couldn't buy what you will have when you are done. Look at Brian's roadster and tell me if you were in the market for a rpu you wouldn't pay $30,000 for that! That thing is beautiful, plus the feeling of accomplishment. PRICELESS

can you hear the Canary on the barrett block starting bid 40K and a hubble hubble i hear 45.

Yep, they are worth every penny we put into them........at least in satisfaction and fun, if not resale value. But every hobby costs money. Fishing for example. If you factor in the boat, motor, trailer, gas, fishing gear, ice, bait, etc., the cost of the fish you catch is about $ 1000.00 a pound......but that is not the reason we do it, and you can't put a price on fun.

To use an overworked slogan.......


Cost of hot rod..............$ 30,000.00

Fuel to fill the tank..........$ 50.00

Grin on your face every time you turn the key...............PRICELESS !!!


Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

The funny thing is how the little things add up. Don

It would be nice to think the "less experienced" would learn from threads like this about how the costs can build. Those more experienced have likely had many opportunities to try to school "newbies" on the realities of cost. Usually in planning the high points are "planned" for, body, frame, engine, trans, and so on. But those "little" things you've listed are either overlooked or not envisioned at all.

Just for drill I tallied up the total for some parts I've bought for the '65 Dodge that should be well into final assembly when I get back to L.V. in November. These are all small things that most people won't notice; steering joint, temp and press switches, damper bolt, and so on. The modest pile came in just under $270.

You are right Bob. I've walked out of the hardware or paint store a whole bunch of times with a small bag that cost me $ 100.00 or more. The other thing that it is good for the less experienced to know about is the investment in tools. Sure, we have all gotten by in earlier times with a 3/8 drill and toolbox full of wrenches, but as you go deeper into this game you realize that the proper tool not only makes the job easier, but more professional looking too.

I would bet the average rodder has 2-3 times the investment in tools compared to what they have in the rod itself. And if you are a serious rodder, it is probably even more than that.


Don