You can’t hardly build a car or truck for 30k anymore. At least not one that is returned to some semblance of original. This hobby is expensive period. Even a rattle can hot rod is not cheap.
Yep I stopped adding mine up… at one point though thanks to part flipping, I actually wasn’t in it that badly… now, ouch I shutter. I’m probably still 2-3 grand away from complete. Mostly interior parts left to buy