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minifb wrote:You dont want to know the money ive spent on the Chopped Wagon.... and its not even together

I can only imagine That wagon of yours is going to be completely sub-zero though (in the fridge to the side of the Cool-wall cool)

My Fb's only going to look like, well, an FB I guess.

I've only just got over $10,000 with mine. Interior and gearbox have put me up to about $12,000.
Not bad for 16 years of ownership.....

Mai Ki-Ki wrote:I've only just got over $10,000 with mine. Interior and gearbox have put me up to about $12,000.
Not bad for 16 years of ownership.....

I've had mine for ten years five of which have seen it on the road. It cost me $5000 to build and about five years of my time (which i can happily say id do again) and I've turned down an offer of $12,000...... It ain't for sale. But bang for buck its been the best car I've had as a daily driver so far.

WayneXG95 wrote:
Buy early Holden, with investment and restoration costs look at roughty spending $30,000
Maybe a bit more or a bit less depending on what you can do.
Same running costs over the 5 years and what do I have.
A car worth $20.000 to $25,000
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it fellas.

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Where do you get your estimated expenditure on what a "RESTORATION" costs?
And I am interested in your definition of what is involved in a "RESTORATION"

Smooth customs wrote: And I am interested in your definition of what is involved in a "RESTORATION"

Paul, I'm pretty sure when people use the word "RESTORATION" 99% of us means get a car looking as good as we can using what we have at hand, and doing as much as we can without paying someone else to do it for us.
I have seen you bring this up a few times now and this is the reason I now say "doing up" instead of "restore" when I talk about fixing one of my cars, don't want to cop the wrath from the bloke that does actually restore these cars properly .

iv spent over $5,500 on the hg so far just buying crap to get what i need....havent even taken a motor out of a car. iv only stripped the bloody thing and doin panel work.
iv got a looooonnngggg way to go

aidan...

Trev

This and other car forums are a great place for potential owners of the cars we already have an ongoing relationship with, to find out as much as possible without going through the hard learning curve many here have already experienced.
But there are some areas where what is posted is so far from the truth, its frightening.
I have lost count with how many people I have had to give a reality check on what is involved in time and cost on what they wanted done to their cars. After they had been told by another owner or read it on the net.
Some of these prices I could not achieve as parts and materials would cost me more, And the labour for my time! Thats another additional costs
RESTORATION would have to be the most misused word on any automotive forum.

Trev wrote:

Smooth customs wrote: And I am interested in your definition of what is involved in a "RESTORATION"

Paul, I'm pretty sure when people use the word "RESTORATION" 99% of us means get a car looking as good as we can using what we have at hand, and doing as much as we can without paying someone else to do it for us.
I have seen you bring this up a few times now and this is the reason I now say "doing up" instead of "restore" when I talk about fixing one of my cars, don't want to cop the wrath from the bloke that does actually restore these cars properly .

Well said. Few people have a complete understanding of how much is involved in starting a family. I guess this Paul guy is going to give us a lecture on that too.

I dont think 30000 is unrealistic to restore a car if you can do a fair bit of it yourself.
Droping a car off and picking it up done is whole different ball game. A hundred thousand wouldnt be unusual.
Parisian 62 rebuild would be an interesting example to see what it eventually owes him.
I know for a fact he is keeping every receipt for the project.

I know for a fact he is keeping every receipt for the project.

Yep I've kept a lot of receipts. I'll be in the $25,000 ball park.. I've done a lot myself, called in the experts like Luis and Dave, kept a close on the pennies and used all sorts of tricks to keep the $ down...how about receiving a piece of fresh chrome each birthday, Fathers Day and Christmas over a period of 3 or so years from the family...sure beats the hip pocket shock of doing it all in one go.

parisian62 wrote:

I know for a fact he is keeping every receipt for the project.

Yep I've kept a lot of receipts. I'll be in the $25,000 ball park.. I've done a lot myself, called in the experts like Luis and Dave, kept a close on the pennies and used all sorts of tricks to keep the $ down...how about receiving a piece of fresh chrome each birthday, Fathers Day and Christmas over a period of 3 or so years from the family...sure beats the hip pocket shock of doing it all in one go.

Pretty sure I'll come in close to you Stewart...My daughters just brought me that NOS Steering wheel Reddo found for my birthday..

My ute owes me around $15000 , its one of the most expensive cars I've built.

Stygian wrote: Well said. Few people have a complete understanding of how much is involved in starting a family. I guess this Paul guy is going to give us a lecture on that too.

When someone with as much experience as Paul has in his chosen field gives advice - I listen to him .

Blacky wrote:
When someone with as much experience as Paul has in his chosen field gives advice - I listen to him .

Me too.

Blacky wrote:

Stygian wrote: Well said. Few people have a complete understanding of how much is involved in starting a family. I guess this Paul guy is going to give us a lecture on that too.

When someone with as much experience as Paul has in his chosen field gives advice - I listen to him .

He never gives advice, that's the thing. All I've seen him do is scold and lecture those on this forum who are restoring cars themselves. He has said nothing at all which has helped me, but others who have less ego and more humility have. I get the impression he considers himself a cut above the rest. Well, why doesn't he go and find some US hotrod forum in which he can associate himself with others he considers to be of equal stature, and leave us alone?