[cluxford]

well bought it at 78 cents.

car landed in oz after Fx, freight and taxes for $16K
Engine (World 632) landed after Fx freight and taxes $22K
AME c5 Clip landed in Oz after Fx, freight and taxes $11K

That's $49K right there without a spanner laid to the car

I have also bought
DSE tank
DSE tubs
a ton of Fesler, marquez billet stuff
I have also bought a whole bunch of stuff from Ricks
Dakota digital guages
Retrotek push button shifter ($1K after tax and shipping etc)
Bought two sets of wheels, a custom billet set here in Oz, and just laid out another $4.5K for Rushforths. Only thing I have changed on the car during the build
Strange diff center - after Fx, freight and taxes over $4K at my house
Billet Specialities pulley system
Edelbrock 2 x 600 CFM's in Endura shine
Edelbrock Endura Shine dual quad manifold

$4K in a heavily built TH400

$4.5K in full custom 3" exhaust - full stainless

all of the above is before any labour on the car. Without adding it all up (I do have a spreadsheet) it's has over $100K (Aussie dollars) in car and parts. Note the dollar has swung between 75 cents and 90 cents, I have bought at an average of about 83 cents.

If you take away Fx and freight costs, car and parts are probably around the $70K USD. I don't think this is too unusual for most high end builds on this site, not all but some.

My car is pretty heavily customised, entirely hand build metal interior, so lots of labour costs.

Full custom 4 link built by one of Australia's top drag car chassis builders. Over $6K just in the rear end

There is actually $140K Aussie spent already (cash outlaid).

Not even in paint yet. So I think it will go over the original $180K budget.

We are going to paint 5 coats of base then 4 coast of PPG Vibrance pearl and at least 6-8 coats of clear, so paint alone will be $20-30K, and I still have interior and all electrical stuff, custom radiator, glass kit, custom rubbers to flush mount, still need to smooth the bumpers etc etc

Final note - the car is a 100% outsourced build, first to admit if I want a show quality car, I have neither the skills nor the time, so I have worked my arse off to get the funds to achieve what I want. Happy to share my detail I am not embarrassed by my build, even if it costs more than it should, my view is always you get what you pay for and the builder is just awesome.