Let's see some real world budget rods(under6k)

I've seen a lot of realy nice rides on the HAMB butI'd really like to see what guys are doing for 5-6k. I'm on my first car and am pretty happ where it's at. without an once of bodywork in it other than front floors, I'm at around $4500. for that cash, I have a boxed and updated frame(already clipped), 4 wheel disks,350/350(I know boring). It is also completely rewired with a new harness, fuel system and a new column. I have a set of WWW's for it just need some wheels. I know she ain't the prettiest thing but she drives straight, stops well is reliable and most of all FUN! So please let's see all the other poor S.O.B.'s like myself and what you're building

 

motor , rearend and misc.free(parted out a truck)spent 2000.00 on body,frame and misc. 1750 on new front axle perches spring, ladder bars & coil-overs etc. everything else scrounged or traded. about 5 cents an hour for labor. hard dollars comig up on 4.5k couldn't be happier. sold a really nice o/t 70 f100 to get here. hope to be burning it up all summer!

 

glad to see I'm not the only one on a budget, looks like a killer ride.

 

$3,500 purchase price. Got her running for free but not roadworthy. I don't want to start adding the nickles and dimes but I'm not anywhere close to done yet!!!

 

Oh yeah and $40 bucks worth of satin Krylon

 

Heres mine but if spend any more ill be over the limit

 

In the 38 1000.00 in the 50 1500.00 Cad 5000.00 Thats how I do

 

looks good. I went with the Rustoleum indigo satin Blue. Everyone aroud here does just straight up primer black

 

ah man now that's just showing off. pretty nice collection

 

got this on the road in late october, 4500 in total, including a new windsheild which is not installed in these pics but is in now...............................john

 

Mine is the one in the pic. Started with a cowl and a dream. Alittle over $3600.00 the day I registered it.

 

$3,200 driving down the road..........

 

I've got under $1500 so far , and it BETTER come in under budget. (famous last words...)

 

Free body, free drivetrain, $150 front end, $200 worth of metal for frame ect, $115 steering box, shell and rad $250, and some other nic nacs. I figure I've got about $800 so far. Man, I hope my old house sells soon so I can finish her off. Probably $2000 to $2500 more to get it done how I want it.

 

Don't have a pic yet, but my project is a 1930 Model A rod, The body is a murray body (ebay auction, $500, plus a lot of other stuff I don't need and have not sold yet) a 318 motor out of a cop diplomat, with tranny (free), a holly 650 (free), a 360 riser intake (free), and a 1929 front end (free), steering, brakes, master cylinder, other random bits are out of a olds 88 (the whole car was free). Still have left the frame (prob going to make it, about $150 in steel).

I still have a rear end left to find, and lots and lots of welding!

 

I'm in it $2500 right now including purchase price. She's running pretty good but not where I'm comfortable with it. bodywork, paint, interior, and lowering her this spring. I'm going to drive it daily damnit! So with all that said I'll have about 5k into it total.

 

Got this one just a few years ago for $900 in good running condition with the continental kit. New everything including stock rebuilt engine and full new interior headliner to carpet, just a hair over 4 grand.

 

I am in at around 3500.00, drive it every day. Truck in avatar.

 

Each of these was under 6 grand........ Its the chrome, wheels , tires and interior that drives the price up for me. I'm a sucker for wheels and tires.

 

built by a buddy for his gal at the time. they broke up, times got tough so my dad bought it for $3200. has a 316 v8 but smokes like a chimney cause shes old and tired. has a 370 in the garage to be rebuilt and eyes on another 316

'56 pontiac

 

Come on man I only tossed in 3.... Every car I build is under 5 gs. Cus I build everyones trash.

 

Thats a sweet truck! It don't look cheap!

 

Just a few bucks under 6k, 13 years in the making, but almost all of was done by my son and me. that makes it priceless. still needs an interior, but she drives fine like she is.

 

believe me I was complimenting

 

all you guys have amazing cars/trucks for the investment. I think what killed mine was not being set up well enough to even try my own frame worh, that got pricey. He did a good job on the frame, she does go straight!. I think having a budget built car is all the fun and half the worrry of the higher dollar rides. not that I would turn away a high dollar ride mind you.

 

$600.00 for the body and 3K more to get here, you never finish one of these.

 

I thought I was a cheap ass.

You gotta school me on some things homie.

Eric

 

$3,500 Purchase price.
$1,500 Full transmission rebuild.
$20 Reballence all four wheels.
$30 Battery.
$16 Case Type F trans fluid.
Free Paint Job.
$3.00 Pack of taillight bulbs.
$5.00 roll of 14 guage wire.
Total= $5,079

 

OK, here ya go. '48 Pontiac, purchase price 400 bucks in '74. Got a free '68 Chevelle with a 230/powerglide, ran that for 3 years after the straight 8 died. Then bought a '68 Caddy DeVille for a C note, ran that 472 for the next 20 years. Then, bought a '94 Fleetwood Bro. and transplanted it's LT1, front front frame clip, rear axle, ABS, fuel tank, battery, wiring harness, and complete interior, including the carpet, for $2,000. Got a free set of tires won at a local rod run, on the Ralley wheels off the '94 Chev van that's the donormobile for my Diamond T. Add the cost of the paint job, done 25 years ago, and the JC Whitney top, also 25 years, old, and I think I have a winner for about $3K.

And, we've driven it, with this last engine/trans, over 40,000 miles, most of 'em pulling the trailer.

 

I built the 40 Chevy a few years ago. I think I had about 4500 cash but MANY MANY hours in it do do it for that. Sold it to a family friend who is having absolute blast with it.
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The 52 Ford is my brothers. He is gonna have a little over the 6k in it but only because he paid me to do the work to it. Its got a 402 Chevy in it!
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Hopefully later this year I will get to work on my 49 Plymouth. The mini-budget on it will blow the 6k mark under the table!