Frank,
Real nice job, do not know how you did it for only $500, even with a lot of
extra parts lying arund ready to be used. A lot of people could spent 10x or
20x that and not have it come out as nice. The new brake parts must of been
the bulk of the cost.
Good luck.
Steve
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>wrote:
> And I have exactly $500 into this car from just a shell to a real nice
> looking, great runni9ng Midget.
> My total out of pocket spent on this car, including the car was $491. So I
> just put $9 worth of gas in it to round out the total.
> My goal was $500, I hit it dead on.
> Now that number does not include all the spare parts I had in my garage
> like fenders, bonnet, boot lid, doors, engine, trans, wire wheels, rear
> axle, A arms and everything else that is missing on just a shell.
> But those parts have long been acquired or paid for so those were not "in
> this budget"
> But I did by all new brake pipes and hydraulics, new battery, bushings,
> etc. Anything that really matters is new.
> So IF you have a COMPLETE running car, you can restore it for $500.
> I just did.
> BTW, that front nerf bar was a result of my electrician screwing up on a
> conduit bend, when I saw what he made, I told him to mirror image those
> bends and now I have a nerf bar made out of 3/4 conduit and a little powder
> coat.
>
> Pics here
>
> http://s445.photobucket.com/albums/qq179/spritenut/
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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