Do I dare ask how much you have spent?

[RunTMCfan]

Is this question out of line? We all do throw around $$$ spent very easily on specific jobs we are completing on our Blazers.

So here is the question:

How much money have you invested into your blazer?

For me, after the purchase, shipping, rebuilt tranny and tcase+$1000 of new rubber and junk that has yet to be installed I'm easily at $14k for a pretty decent ride. But I have yet to even touch my upholstery, springs or top. I know I'll never be done, but I see this thing hitting $20k+ very fast. Will it be sick? Of course.

[Hart_Rod]

Sounds about right. By the time I'm done with my 69 Suburban, I will be close if not over that (and that's with selling about 3K worth of parts that I pulled off of my sub).

Rob

[RunTMCfan]

As I'm replacing old with new I will have lots of stuff to sell.

[Burt4x4]

For me I am affraid to add things up. I have had my blazer sence 1993 and I have never stoped building it. I have kept EVERY recipt and the pile is not small..probly take a good hour to add them up
Now if my wife was to find that box of recipts...I would be cut off from the checking account for sure hahahaha

[makovai]

Well les C.......over $4k by the time the new crate motor was up and running. $600 for new tranny rebuild. $300 for rubber and door components. $1k for new rubber. Well over another $1k on misc. gages, stereo, upgrades, etc..... Oh ya and i paid too much for the rig in the 1st place. I traded a 97 tahoe worth around $6500 for it.

So les add this up.
6500
4000
1000
600
300
1000
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$13,400

BTW thats just what i remember off the top of my head....ive spent more.



For sale - 1 1972 blazer worth $6000 for $13,400

[bouncytruck]

Rig $9100
New Dash Pad $79
Stereo ~$350
Soft Top $670
New Seals $250

I'm sure there is more, but I can't remember. Most everything else has been up keep - tune up, brakes, waterpump, etc. Not sure if your factoring things like that into the costs.

I've had a couple guys offer $20K, but they were just talkers with no money. I figure I could sell it for what I have into it if needed, but there are no plans to sell.

[JMac11]

Lemme see.....

5500.00 Purchase Price
125.00 New Starter/Brace (Needed before I got home)
200.00 Rear Brake rebuild
200.00 Stereo Equipt
75.00 Used Console
125.00 Bikini Top, Soft top restitch.
1000.00 700R4 Build/Install
450.00 2 New doors (sitting in dining room)


Still limping an Autozone reman 350 around, and hoping the brake booster has one more stop in it.

[makovai]

Originally Posted by bouncytruck

Rig $9100
New Dash Pad $79
Stereo ~$350
Soft Top $670
New Seals $250

I'm sure there is more, but I can't remember. Most everything else has been up keep - tune up, brakes, waterpump, etc. Not sure if your factoring things like that into the costs.

I've had a couple guys offer $20K, but they were just talkers with no money. I figure I could sell it for what I have into it if needed, but there are no plans to sell.

I clicked on your name to see a photo of your rig and its blank. I wanna see your $20k rig.

I wish peeps would put a big picture in there profile of there rig so i can see. I'm extremely nosey

[LUV2XCLR8]

Original owner - $28K (He gave me all the receipts when I bought it
and all of the progress pic's, he spared no expense on this thing )

Since then - $10K Purchase, $1600 Shipping, $400 Cowl hood, $300
Extreme Bend Tow Hooks, $200 Seat belts (Ouch) $100 Sandblasting
and Powder coating of 45 small misc parts, $300 Both Front Fenders,
$250 Rear Seat Cover, $55 SS master cyl. brake line kit, $50 on coil,
$500 SS Mufflers and exhaust, $300 misc stuff (Mostly small parts)
I'm sure there is more that I am forgetting, can't remember all of it.

Currently at $15K and not painted it yet, add around $5K for paint

[blazerparts]

$4k to buy it and probably another $2k into it to date.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Oooooops I forgot the 2wd,Still not used to having 2 of them

$1200 Purchase price
$60 In gas to get it home
$30 On a new H2O pump
$10 On stuff w/ H2O job

Motor is now officially dead, too be continued at a later date

[1969k10stepside]

Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

Oooooops I forgot the 2wd,Still not used to having 2 of them

$1200 Purchase price
$60 In gas to get it home
$30 On a new H2O pump
$10 On stuff w/ H2O job

Motor is now officially dead, too be continued at a later date

To solve that problem,you can give the 2x4 blazer to me

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Too damn much for what it is..

[MikeS]

No friggin' idea! And I don't want to know! I bought for $2500 in 1991 and it's been spending my money ever since. Whatever it is, there's more to come and it's far too much for a truck that spends 95% of it's time sitting under a cover in my driveway.

[bouncytruck]

Originally Posted by makovai

I clicked on your name to see a photo of your rig and its blank. I wanna see your $20k rig.

I wish peeps would put a big picture in there profile of there rig so i can see. I'm extremely nosey

Didn't say it was a $20K rig, just that a couple guys have offered (without much merit to their offer.)

Anyway, here it is...

[1969k10stepside]

you need some mickey thompson wheels and tires for that.

[bouncytruck]

Originally Posted by 1969k10stepside

you need some mickey thompson wheels and tires for that.

Nope. I like it just the way it is. I've had two with 35's now and I much more prefer the look & ride of this truck. If anything, I'll run a slightly wider tire, but no big meats.

[Rokcrln]

Bad question! But since you asked,
70 2wd Blazer $2000 but work has not started yet. $20-$40k when done.

71 2wd swb $17k so far, $5-10 to go.

70 Bronco $35k

73 Bronco $20k from me and $30K from PO

2005 rock crawler buggy $22k

71 Bronco $5k 59K miles second owner. Once it is converted to 2wd and I drop in the Cobra 4.6L SC motor and trany and complete $25k - $35K

Experance.... Priceless

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[ian villeza]

$1500.00 Purchase price
$200.00 front seats recoverd
$200.00 new radiator
$200.00 used tires
$25.00 fuel pump
$70.00 Por-15
$300.00 new bumpers
$500.00 Misc (sand paper, Primer, spot putty, Points ,Plugs, Ect.)

[Medicanman71]

bouncy hahah , he told you to put mickey thompson wheels and tires on that blazer! But seriously, do you drive that blazer more then your other? If so, how often does the other get used?

ian i like seing that pic of your truck, those are some nice bumpers! Id like to see some other shots with your blazer, esp being in HAWAII and all!!! ($3k sounds pretty f!cking good for hawaii but i guess i obviously dont know the market over there that well!).


I have no idea how much i've spent, ok that's a lie, i dont have all the paper work at my my apt. where i'm living currently.

Can't remember how much my blazer was when i got it my junior year in highschool... so that's about 4 years ago. I think it was like $3,800 to maybe $4,500? (i'll find out and get back to this thread on that asap, now i'm interested).

So,
blazer -..............$3-45???.XXX?
engine work -......$1000?
Susp. -..............$1200
tires - .............. $700
soft top -.................$700
mufflers-............$200
sold hard top for $500, so 500- credit
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Lets say $8,000 to $9,000 at the most, and hopefully maybe not even as much. I was rounding up.



Man, this thread sucks, i don't want to play anymore I guess i would be stupid to put much more into this and not buy something already nice Well, enough thinking about that for now and i'll just enjoy what i have! (with, or without new paint )

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by makovai

I clicked on your name to see a photo of your rig and its blank. I wanna see your $20k rig.

I remember when the blazer Bouncy bought was up for sale, I SO wanted to buy it! (glad he did)
Very - Very original and being kept that way, wheels and all.

Now you wanna talk about stupid money spent?!
Here's one with better than 20K into it!

[71RestoRod]

I initially paid $2500 for my '71. Since then, I've spent seven years and a couple thousand hours on it. How much can I charge for labor and storage fees? Parts is cheap...

[Medicanman71]

Aw and to think you could have still had that bling bling gold top!

[67chevemall]

$5000 down.....$8000 in parts....$1000000 in elbow hours
1000 hours in the junk yards

Good times

[makovai]

Originally Posted by bouncytruck

Didn't say it was a $20K rig, just that a couple guys have offered (without much merit to their offer.)

Anyway, here it is...

Hey if you got offered 20K, then its a 20K rig IMO. Whether they have the money or not. If it isn't for sale then you have a 20K rig. If it is for sale then its worth what the market will bare.

Nice rig I can see why someone offered to buy it. Man i love pictures. We need a better photo area for peeps profiles.

Restorod... Nice recovery on your rig...looks great.