I think you can spend boat loads of money on a car and still not have a nice car. IMO build the car with a straight body, nice paint, reliable motor, OD tranny, solid rear, updated stance and handling components, air conditioning, comfortable seats, reliable gauges, wheels of personal taste, stereo of choice and call it a day. You can never go wrong IMO by staying with the basics and make them quality and nice. It's when you try and make a camaro out of a mustang you get in trouble. Whatever those components and labor cost (if any) in the end is more accurate than just throwing out #'s.
Obviously mods from the basics will increase cost.
Like a new business, have a reserve set aside for the little things and de- bugging issues that always arise.
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