Need advice on body & paint $$$$$
I wouldn`t pay that to have a cadilac gold plated ! i`d buy the stuff and do it myself first!
Ummm, That's pretty much all new parts, I have done it all myself for the most part. However not just anyone can do bodywork, mind you many guys "think" they can. I not going to drop that much cash into a car and have it look like ****.
So far I have put out $1500 to have some parts stripped and primed, $1600 for the new panels, still need some sand blasting done for a pile of small parts so that's about another $500
I decided I'm going to dig up the extra funds some place and have my buddy do the paint for the $10G, so add the other expenses on that I'm looking at somewhere between $13,500-$14G
Here's a few of the other major expenses:
Engine build $13,200
Transmission $1100
Converter $800
Rear-end $4500
If that scares you, start adding up a list of about 200 small items that most people don't think about when they wanna restore a car. small parts = big $