whats the cost of your build ????

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

You still got it

That was the best I could come up with in the 30 seconds I had between golf and beer drinking. I just thought it was valid, show us what you want and I can give him an educated guess. Way to many variables. Price cars, parts, and double it will get you in the ball park.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Tracy --

I can't figure it he's a man of few words.... or he can't type worth a damn...

I cant type worth a damn.Takes to long,I'm getting better
Every one is right about the expectations,The more work you have done the more it cost.Most of the time a pro built car will cost more.

[Flash68]

You can have great intentions of sticking with a 40-50k budget (I did) and then 2-3 years later you have doubled it...

I like Todd's idea too... pick a car or 3 and let the guessing begin!

[Mkelcy]

It's unbelievable how much these things cost. I've got $15K or a bit more just in the suspension, with me doing all the labor. Starting with a pretty decent body, and me doing the mini-tub and DSE SFC install, another $6,000 before paint not including the cost of the car. Drive train (bought cheap) probably $10,000. And it's not the big stuff that kills the budget, it's all the little pieces you need from the Camaro (in my case) restoration shops. Heck, I've already got all the big stuff, and I'm still spending money like a drunken sailor.

Suffice it to say, if you have to ask . . . .

[COYBILT]

It can cost up to 150,000 if not more.

[maxspeed]

Thanks for the answers
Another thing i was wondering, i dont see many finished pt cars for sale people dont sell them or i am searching in the wrong places ???

[deuce_454]

Originally Posted by maxspeed

hi folks i am from norway and been here at lateral-g forum for a while just watching all the amazing projects and builds. So many people with amazing skills here.
What i was wondering is what is the cost of a build of a pro touring car ??
I know it is a stupid question becouse of the difference in the builds, but if you start with a good clean car and want a nice finished pt car that you can use, dont have to be any show queen.?
And i am thinking of if you let some proffesionales do it for you, becouse i dont have the skills it take to build a car like that..

any ideas ???

it also depends on what car you are building... and how much you can build yourself... you can have my malibu without forgeline wheels and a 305 sbc for 12000 euro... delivered in oslo

[Jim Nilsen]

Originally Posted by maxspeed

Thanks for the answers
Another thing i was wondering, i dont see many finished pt cars for sale people dont sell them or i am searching in the wrong places ???

Finished PT cars is an oxymoron thought, they are never finished. Look at Bad Penny and you will understand.

When you build a car you spec out for your own needs you rarely want to sell it.

When you do all the work on your car it makes it even harder to sell.

Thinking of buying your way into the PT car of your dreams will make you broke and has done exactly that to those who have unfinished ones just sitting waiting for $$$$$.

It is the age old saying if you have to ask how much, you probably can't afford it. If you can afford it, $150,000 won't scare you but $500,000 might.

If you want to get the best deal you can buy one at auction and redo it a bit to personalize it and you can then have one for the least amount for what you like.

If you want all the fun of renderings, picking out the newest latest greatest parts and want it done in time to still be new when it is done. $250,000 seems to be about right.

Now if your head is spinning with numbers over this and you have entered the room and closed the door behind you, welcome to a brave new world!!!

I'm still a member of the under $30,000 club and I have done everything and it has taken years to do at a $2,000 a year budget. You can figure out how long it's been by that!!

I forgot to add that it has been appraised at $65,000 for resale/insurance and $150,000 to build.

[57hemicuda]

I do think with a well thought out game plan and some fruggle shopping,you can build a respectable car on a reasonable budget. I do think you have to have patience though, as soon as you start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel on your build,it seems you just start ordering stuff.

My original budget was 5k, the build came in at about 9k. Broke the trans., lost my brakes on the road course, then granaded the motor. Upgrade,upgrade,upgrade, now floating around 21k, Over quadrupled the original budget. But, it is a totally different car then I started with,handling ,stopping and power are greatly improved. When you stop upgrading the car its time to put a for sale sign in the window. Ron
http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38420

[DOOM]

I think if your going all out $150.000+ is the magic number. If you going budget wise $55.000 to $75.000. will get you a nice car.. I have close to $40.000 in parts waiting to install on my car and I think this just brings me to the half way mark. When I started I THOUGHT I could put one together for around $40,000 thats until I found this site!! You have some pretty smart people on this site that will steer you in the right direction. I would call Frank at PRODIGY tell him what you want and he'll set you wright up.