Need some opinions
Hah! Truth be told, I'm well over $10K into this car and have no hope of ever getting that back or even close to the figure. I bought this full survivor 66 for $2k. This is the day it came home. Other than the radio and radiator (I did an aftermarket just to get the car running), everything on the car was just as it left the factory in 1966.
Since then I've updated the tires and wheels twice (about 1.5K) to get what I wanted. The car needed all new brakes to function so that was a couple of hundies. I have a rebuilt slant to drop into it, that was about 3.5K for the new block and all the machine work and parts. Add in another grand for Clifford long-tube headers and a 2x2 Offy intake with dual Weber downdrafts. So far we're up to 8K. Add in a full front end rebuild kit from PST, a super-nice set of KH front discs, fully rebuilt 8.75 rear end with new gears and brakes. Now we're up to 11K. A complete A833OD setup to replace the miserable A903 and we're at 12K. Clutch, new fuel tank and lines, a much better stereo and we're sneaking up on 12K. Add in all new engine accessories (high quality NOS stuff - fuel pump, water pump, oil pump, alternator) and recore the factory radiator while you say hello to 13K. New torsion bars, adjustable strut rods, and a Firm Feel 20:1 steering box and Firm Feel K-frame stiffner kit slithers you up to 14K. Bilstein shocks and new rear springs are now getting you to close to 15K. I'm sure there is more that I'm not recalling at the moment for another couple grand.
However, I love this car and will never sell it. I intend to drive it till the wheels fall off, then I'll get more wheels and do it all over again.
Hah! Truth be told, I'm well over $10K into this car and have no hope of ever getting that back or even close to the figure. I bought this full survivor 66 for $2k. This is the day it came home. Other than the radio and radiator (I did an aftermarket just to get the car running), everything on the car was just as it left the factory in 1966.
Since then I've updated the tires and wheels twice (about 1.5K) to get what I wanted. The car needed all new brakes to function so that was a couple of hundies. I have a rebuilt slant to drop into it, that was about 3.5K for the new block and all the machine work and parts. Add in another grand for Clifford long-tube headers and a 2x2 Offy intake with dual Weber downdrafts. So far we're up to 8K. Add in a full front end rebuild kit from PST, a super-nice set of KH front discs, fully rebuilt 8.75 rear end with new gears and brakes. Now we're up to 11K. A complete A833OD setup to replace the miserable A903 and we're at 12K. Clutch, new fuel tank and lines, a much better stereo and we're sneaking up on 12K. Add in all new engine accessories (high quality NOS stuff - fuel pump, water pump, oil pump, alternator) and recore the factory radiator while you say hello to 13K. New torsion bars, adjustable strut rods, and a Firm Feel 20:1 steering box and Firm Feel K-frame stiffner kit slithers you up to 14K. Bilstein shocks and new rear springs are now getting you to close to 15K. I'm sure there is more that I'm not recalling at the moment for another couple grand.
However, I love this car and will never sell it. I intend to drive it till the wheels fall off, then I'll get more wheels and do it all over again.