Hot Rods Cool cars built for under $10 grand? Let's see them!

$6000 Bucks. Sold it about 2 years ago

 

Ron,I built this Model A pickup in the early 70's and it was a amalgamation of junkyard parts, I only used funds from a part time job so it took a few years longer than I would have wanted.

I learned a lot building the truck and readily admit I had a couple of fellow club members that helped guide me along the way.

This photo was taken the first time I drove the truck and at that time I had less that 2 grand in it.

BTW,Looking at the photo I can almost smell that coat of fresh red primer. HRP

 

I'm a cheap Muther so if I'm building it, it's gonna be under 10g.
Two young kids and a wife with health problems means I'm a lucky guy to be able to even have this great hobby.
This '39 pickup started as a $500 big truck/flatbed. A $100 chassis with no axle and then a 66 mustang 8" with 3.00 gears that I traded from my cousin ($100 worth?), a low mile 307 sbc with the obligatory flat cam (did they make those cams from cheese or something?) for $50 at an estate sale, added a comp 262he cam, a Craigslist intake, carb. Bought an 80s camaro split with my uncle for 250 each. He wanted the 350 for his truck and I took the Saginaw 4 speed, and sold the hulk for $100. Traded a Ranger stepside bed (free) for a '41 bed that had been made into a farm trailer. Bed was off a one ton so got to trim the rust holes out when shortening it to length and narrowed it a few inches as well. Brought the bottoms of the trailing edge of the front fenders up a few inches so they weren't below the ground level. Some small bits and rattle cans and it was under $1500. I got anxy and sold it before it had side glass or figured out running boards for it but I got 6900 for it running and driving. Still not sure I should've sold it but was a fun project.

 

I've got about $4200 in this one so far. I was shooting for $5K, but it will be a fudge over.



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^^^ Excellent! I want to build a flatbed some day. Hit Home Depot on Saturday morning and the cruise in on Saturday night.

Do you have a build thread?

 

From this


To this for about 4 grand.

 

What's new out there?

 

from when I first bought my 60 Sedan Delivery in Seattle... View attachment 37

 

car is killer

 

I won't say how much I have in my T roadster because if I ever sell it I want to make a HUGE profit and hopefully the buyer won't ever find out how badly I gooned them

Never mind...I'll play too. About $4500 to $5000 to date.

 

I think if you guys kept a spreadsheet, you would find that you have a lot more in them than you realize. Just nuts, blots, etc add up. I had a tendency to undervalue what I had in mine. Now, I keep a sheet on every build. It makes me cringe sometimes.

 

I really like the truck in post #53. It reminds me of the one in the movie Hot Rod.

 

built for less than $10k


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This is my wife's truck. She had an $8K budget from the sale of a Morris convertible. It had been a nicely restored truck that got T-boned. We bought the wreck and a rotted suburban 1/2 ton for the chassis. Sold off many of the salvageable parts to a restorer to help fund the project. It is running a fresh 283 with 300hp cam, ps/pb, most of the paint from the original restoration, original interior, gauges, etc. She loves driving it. Still $$$ left to do fresh wood in the bed this spring.

 

Game over. You win...

 

I bought a ruff rpu body and bed. Then found a running A chassis om craigslist. Found all the missing parts on the hamb and at swap meets. I did all the work myself and had a friend paint it. Im in around $5k on this one


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I built my tub for less than $10k



I hope to build this truck for less than $10k too, still collecting parts for it.




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Let’s bump this one again too...

 

Sorry guys I’m new here just what’s to show what I have build for under $8000

 

I do have to work on my engine I’m stuck at wiring and carbs to make them work any tips will appreciate
Thank you

 

3000 for the car
900 tires & wheels
100 crap paint
1800 302/aod swap
200 brakes
300 upholstery
1000 misc

Sold original motor/trans $500


$6800 total over a 3 year build span.

 

You will get no love for the wheels and tires around here. The truck looks like it will be bitchin otherwise, maybe not the most "traditional"

 

56 dodge truck, on the road 10 years now, was an under 3500 build when it started, after a rebuild on motor, few other things through the 10 years along with many miles, and finally a vintage air that doesn't work worth a crap, I'm about 9000 in right now. Many miles, and smiles and a lot more to go.

 

I'm building a new pickup project right now. I can tell you its a lot more expensive then it was when I built the coupe, just 6 years ago.
The sheet metal was cheap, but I spent a lot of time replacing rusted places.
The donor truck was cheap, but rebuilding the components is costly, I've got over $1200 just replacing brake parts on this 25 year old truck frame. Every time you make a trip to the parts house to get something little, it costs nearly $100. Another bag of nuts and bolts, this one was over $25! Its amazing just how many nuts and bolts go into a truck!
My best guess it I'm somewhere around $4,000 - $5,000 in this project right now, and I know as we (it and me) get closer to the road, the trips to the hardware store and parts houses get more frequent, and more expensive. The truck just moved under its own power for the 1st time Sat morning, I've gotten a new sense of urgency to finish it.
I just ordered replacement flat glass, cut locally for $365, (cheaper then anyplace on line).
I just ordered new rubber for the glass, door seals, cowl vent gasket, and window channels, and a new steering U joint to connect the column to the rack, over $200. The steering rack, tie rod ends, and belts for the motor were another $355.
There is still body panels I have to make, paint and body work (even me doing it will cost for materials), and tires yet to buy. I think this one will be very close to that 10 K number by the time it legally rolls down the street. It won't be a trophy winner by any stretch, but it will be a great driver, which I will do a lot of. Gene

 

ask my better half how much I have in my toys, she will tell you I have very little in them, I told her so....

 

Mine is right at $2,500. That's doing all the work myself, and a good many old/leftover/scrounged parts. Started with a rolling chassis with the original engine. The tires were the biggest expense after the chassis.