I got into the project cheap enough. $2200 for the mostly complete black car
and the green parts car from someone on Mofarts. The biggest single expense had to be the 511 stroker though. I've got somewhere north of 10K in that engine alone. [smilie=2: I've NEVER put that much into any one engine let alone a whole car before. I expect a lot from it for that very reason.
Before anyone gets any ideas about me, I'm NOT rich. I had to take out a retirement plan bonus to get a big head start on the project a few years ago. When those funds ran out, I throttled back on buying big parts until I am able to save enough $ to get them. I'm now selling off the original parts I don't plan on reusing to help pay for the new parts I need. It helps others out that need those parts and they help me fund my project. Win-win.
I still have a crapload of new parts from that big purchase that I haven't had the time to install yet. While I'm saving money for the next needed part, I just pick another part to install or work on and pass the time that way. It keeps me moving forward with the project that way.
I stopped counting after putting about $25K or so into it. I really don't care what it's going to cost. As long as it drives and handles like I want it to when finished, it's worth whatever the final cost works out to be. My goal for the car was to be on par with a Viper power and handling wise but at about half the cost ($40K?) while still being wrapped in a better looking shell.
God knows I lost so much time to be able to work on it while I was stationed in Puerto Rico. Now that I'm back stateside, I've got a chance to work on the car just about everyday here and I intend to make the most of it. [smilie=::
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