Hey Guys, just a quick update. Not sure if I should have put this into the thread I already started or not, but in the Pics section I put pictures of the Sunfire Yellow RR I'm restoring. Here's the latest:
A Navy buddy of mine has a body shop in Pittsburgh, PA and he's giving me a great deal on the body/paint work. $13,500 for complete disassembly, media blast, parts inventory, metal and frame work, rebuild and paint. So far with the way I want to build the engine, it's looking like about $7,000. Not sure about the interior yet, but I'm thinking $3K should get it nice. Then the suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, tranny, rear, exhaust, etc. will likely be another $3K to $4K. All in with my purchase price I'm thinking about $34K. The engine is more than I thought, but want to do it the way I want it the first time. Essentially it will be a new car. I'm told the body work will be 4 to 6 months in Pittsburgh, then back to me in South Florida.
I'll update on pictures as the process moves forward. How do these prices seem to you guys?
Thanks, John
A Navy buddy of mine has a body shop in Pittsburgh, PA and he's giving me a great deal on the body/paint work. $13,500 for complete disassembly, media blast, parts inventory, metal and frame work, rebuild and paint. So far with the way I want to build the engine, it's looking like about $7,000. Not sure about the interior yet, but I'm thinking $3K should get it nice. Then the suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, tranny, rear, exhaust, etc. will likely be another $3K to $4K. All in with my purchase price I'm thinking about $34K. The engine is more than I thought, but want to do it the way I want it the first time. Essentially it will be a new car. I'm told the body work will be 4 to 6 months in Pittsburgh, then back to me in South Florida.
I'll update on pictures as the process moves forward. How do these prices seem to you guys?
Thanks, John