I'm by no means a rich man, so I'm taking as cautious and direct a route to my build as I can. I don't foresee it being done for much under $35K, and while it will be nicer than 90% of the cars in my area, I'm going about it as inexpensively as possible and doing all the work myself sans the paint and machine work.
Car - $3500
Body shop (buddy deal, 1/2 price) $10K, a non-rotisserie frame off top to bottom, floors, quarters, trunk/wheelhouse outers.
Interior, A/C - $3000
Wheels/tires - $3000
Drivetrain (tranny/rearend) - $5500
Engine $4000
Suspension/brakes $4000
This will be a nice car, good solid, daily driver. It will have all the right features and touches to make it a PT car and handle well, etc. But it won't have any exotic parts. Standard leaf/coil DSE/Koni suspension, C5 or wilwood brakes, 18" wheels, non tubbed, mostly stock interior with the exception of the Arizen seats, it's a 'bolt-on' car.
I can see that doubling with the more exotic chassis, engines and interiors, fabrication work, etc.
I could buy a car for this, but it won't be 'My' car.
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1969 Firebird, Black w/Parchment Arizen interior, 383 Pontiac Stroker (350/428 crank), TKO600, Moser 12 bolt, 18" TTII's, Hotchkis, GW, DSE, Speed Tech, Vintage A/C, etc.
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