Hi all
This post will hopefully give someone the idea of cost before they buy an old car to do up.
I have posted these photos before, but not the cost of repairs. I actually kept a Ledger of all the receipts up to the date of registration.
So this is what I bought for $1000.
14 months and $7,803.07 in parts etc. later - this is what I have.
Heres what I put into it:
All new brakes - not reconditioned, but new - everything except for the steel line from the junction to the back.
New clutch master cylinder, hose and slave cylinder.
All new cooling except for radiator
All brass welsh plugs except for the one behind the gearbox - will be done when clutch is done unless starts leaking.
One new stub axle.
Five new tires.
Carb overhauled.
All bushes in suspension.
Plus tons of nuts, bolts, wiring, cleaners and lubricants.
Subframe rust repaired. Old cut out and new pieces put in.
The car has no rust in the doors, guards, sills, or boot.
The floor pan has no rust, but the crossmembers at the front had rusted out and been repaired by putting channel over them.
Has a CD/MP3 player with a bridgeable power amp, which means 230 watts of mono from a 6x9 JBL speaker in the dash.
Engine from FB. Compression is 120 - 120 - 110 - 110 - 120 - 120
Drives good.
So for my $8803.07, (this does not include rego). If I were to sell this, realistically at this time I would expect (or like) to get around $7000, but who knows.
Not that its for sale.
It's more a labour of love.
Hope this helps anyone thinking about fixing one up.
Mike
