What does it cost?

ir3333 said

Now that everyone has scared the new guys out of the hobby maybe someone should start a thread on how to keep restoration costs low.
i have sure found a lot of ways and so have a lot of other guys.Rusty just found a nice little cam (in another thread} for fifty bucks.My stock wires were $2.00, a warehouse close out price!.

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I agree, between the actual costs of the old cars and new guys having a steep learning curve involving it ll. no wonder the new "muscle" car can be appealing and logical t many. When we read many threads in between the lines is how to make an old car live again and not have to send it to someone else for the work.
Life years ago was about going to the favorite bone yards for parts, Ha! try to find a yard with anything older than 2000 around here!
For me, the only affordable way on these old Mopars is for me to do the work, or if I can't have a buddy that would help me out.
I see threads where some guy had an engine that needed some work, and it went to a machine shop forth "works" and all he best (read high $$$$$) parts for his baby. Me I would have to do the diggle hone and put it together with cheap that works!!!