Realistic build cost

[race-rodz]

on flat rate jobs, i usually bid it at $75/hr. figuring the lil things that come up will even the job out to the standard 55/hr rate i charge.

flat rate jobs are all about how accurate the "bid" is, because its flat rate, the customer gets charged what they were quoted. anything the customer decides to add-on gets billed T/M @standard shop rate.

some jobs get a better deal than others **cough...anthony...cough**, and that part of the biz is purley political....im sure frank can relate in regards to his media whore.

the prostreet 57 was 100% T/M and the build was somewhere in the 160k range...however that includes a 50k chunk wasted at the 1st shop.

hope that helps a lil

[Josh69]

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.

[novanutcase]

Originally Posted by Josh69

I could buy a car for this, but it won't be 'My' car.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!

John

[syborg tt]

just curious has anyone of the camaro guy's ever figured out what it would cost to buy everything is DSE catalog for there car.

very interested knowing what it would cost

[Stuart Adams]

Originally Posted by syborg tt

just curious has anyone of the camaro guy's ever figured out what it would cost to buy everything is DSE catalog for there car.

very interested knowing what it would cost

, LOL.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

When customers bring in there cars they tell me what's in them,100,000 is about average on pro builds,it does'nt take much to get at that price range with a nice car that can get a pick at the shows.Most guys can rack up 50 grand in parts before labor.street rods or street machines.Just think what the 5 finalists at columbus cost this year.

[ron w]

$350,000

[J2SpeedandCustom]

Originally Posted by ron w

$350,000

Who cares that 32 is BAD A$$!!! I drooled over that car in Columbus all day Ron.

[Mick Mc]

Jeff
You got that drool on my camara while I was taking pictures of Ron's 32.

Build cost for my 67 Chevelle

Car I already own $$$
Frame from Art Morrison 15K
Big Block already own $$$
ProCharger 5K
Brakes 2-3K
Wheels and tires 5K
Stainless steel plumbing 2K
Paint (I'll do the body) 10K
Cage...mail order plus some extras 1k
Seats (GTO take outs) 1K
Transmission (T56 Viper ebay) 1K
Misc for trans install 2K
Interior (down payment on Tracy's new vacation home)

Misc fabrication extras, cool new tools for my garage, parts I have build twice or more, being cheated by so called experts, parts that don't fit or don't perform as sold, dumb ideas that won't work as planned, experts who say you're next on the list, but really you're next to last on the list, parts that can't be returned because they were 'special ordered', new girl friend because the old one dosen't like that you spend every moment of every day thinking about your "car", 40K more or less

Emails or phone calls not returned by vendors who you really want to buy parts from (the latest steve morris racing engines) I'm trying to give you money for something you want to sell ((dam I wish I was rich enough to not return phone calls or emails)) PRICELESS


Mick

[novanutcase]

It's actually a very simple formula to determine what a pro build will cost! As follows:

Final build cost = What you thought x 3

See? Easy!

John