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Originally Posted by stsalvage
In today's times building anything will cost you over $50,000.And most of us will never finish are projects.Paint is the Killer 10,000 for a decent paint Job.All the rubber and the carpet and Seat covering and foam.In side a AC cab if you put it back factory will cost you 5000.00 wire harness seat ducting gauge column carpet and if you have cancer then your in trouble.I see Kids buying clunkers that don't run and are beat to death.Not worth it any more.The old carb Engines will no longer Do.Fuel injected now rules and that will cost you 7000.00 for motor and trans and harness with a low mileage.
My uncial is a car builder He says Buy a car that is running and almost Done for 15,000 to 20,000 most of the headaches will not come
I own 9 trucks 3 of them run I own a Mock up 1970 Nova I've been gathering parts for this car for over 8 years.I have the 396 with a 400 trans got the bucket seats Bought a 1969 center column horse shoe shifter Bought a used big block AC case from a 1969 SS car Got a front end out of a 1972 4 door Nova with a 350 with Air and power steering and power brake and disc brakes.
So its a mock up car never going to build it But at least its has all the parts to turn it into a Nice big block Nova
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I guess its about personal preference and what a guys wants from an old car/truck. Old carb'd engines do just fine for me, and an aftermarket A/C system is a $1000, should I decide to put one in. I normally don't run A/C in my newer trucks anyway. I've put 1100 miles on my '68 in the last 3 months with the 6 banger and 3OTT. I do my own body and engine work, and I can get a pretty good paint job for way less than $10,000. I guess if someone has to have everything done, they would have to spend that kind of money.
I personally don't need or what an old vehicle to drive or sound like a new one. When I'm not in my company truck for work, I'm driving either my '68 C-10, my M1009 military Blazer, or until recently my GTO (I'm building the engine for it).
I guess I'm a dying breed. I want an old vehicle because it is an old vehicle. The only modernization I ever do is OD just because I run them at higher highway speeds than they were designed for.