[Richard8971]

Originally Posted by toomanytoyz

Don,

Thanks for the Fix, The Truck sure Does look Nice. You Have done an Outstanding Job with the Color Selection's of Both Interior & Exterior on the Truck, I Do have one Question for You & That is How did you do on the original Budjet that you stated for the Build? It is worth every Penny that you have invested...............

Hey thanks Rick!

My budget on this truck isn't really a fair one, or at least compared to others here in the build section. The truck was given to me in exchange for a paint job and I have written most of the truck off to advertising, one of the benefits of owning a shop. I suppose though the truck "advertising" did come out of my pocket as the more the shop spends the less I make.

My paint was donated to me from my paint supplier so that cost was a wash as well. ($1000-$1200) I would suppose though I spent around $3000-$3500 for everything you see. (Interior, engine work, transmission, power steering, etc...)

I did up an estimate for my insurance company and based on the hours I have spent and the costs involved I think it will level at about 10-12 grand. That of course does not include the "cost" of the truck. I would say that your average person would have about 15 grand in a project like this if he found a good shop that was willing to take it on. That being said, I really doubt I could sell it for that. I might be able to get about $12-$14K for it, if I was lucky. If I were to have replace the fenders, doors... etc with new sheet metal, it might be worth a bit more, but your out-cost would be more. This isn't a project you take on for resale purposes!

D