ok, heres my entry-i still have it, its my only car and i drive it everyday-rain or shine, near or far.
original purchase price $500.00, not running.
get running by reinstalling distributor in newly rebuilt L82---$FREE
several years of driving as is later...
some military kid follows me into gas station and NEEDS correct L82 for his vette- + $3000
comes back and buys glass tops, gives me his regular tops as part trade- +$1000
comes back again and gives me centelines with tires as part trade for my factory alloy wheels - +$500
trade centerlines for rallys 15x4 with 205/70 fronts and 15x8 with 275/60 rears- +$500
sell factory power steering setup + $300
i am now up $4800 from original purchase price, and i have the car with clean title and no motor/trans...
buy manual steering setup from 68 vette-ebay. $97.00
buy 454 core engine $250
machine block & +.030 pistons $390.00
master overhaul kit from amazon-rings, rod & mains, HV oilpump, gasket set, etc...$300.00
isky cam and lifters, cheetah geardrive-ebay. $200.00
2400 stall-amazon. $149.00
intake-amazon $119.00
carb-amazon $227.00
headers-amazon. $189.00
energy motor mounts and trans mount-amazon $98.00
desert cooler 4 core radiator-checkers auto $299.00
TCI manual valvebody $185.00
TCI trans master overhaul kit $199.00
kilduff shifter $289.00
miscellanious nuts, bolts, gaskets, fluids, silicone, metal pieces, spraypaint, etc...$1000.00
that brings me to $3991.00...lets tack on another $1000.00 just in case- even though the car had new 2.5 exhaust already and such- for
things like custom plates, brakes, fanbelts,hoses, etc...
thats still $4991.00..........
i did everything myself here in garage with wife & kids. this car has an isky 292/.595/108 and is rowday as f*ck, fast as hell, and daily driven.
here 'tizz...
original purchase price $500.00, not running.
get running by reinstalling distributor in newly rebuilt L82---$FREE
several years of driving as is later...
some military kid follows me into gas station and NEEDS correct L82 for his vette- + $3000
comes back and buys glass tops, gives me his regular tops as part trade- +$1000
comes back again and gives me centelines with tires as part trade for my factory alloy wheels - +$500
trade centerlines for rallys 15x4 with 205/70 fronts and 15x8 with 275/60 rears- +$500
sell factory power steering setup + $300
i am now up $4800 from original purchase price, and i have the car with clean title and no motor/trans...
buy manual steering setup from 68 vette-ebay. $97.00
buy 454 core engine $250
machine block & +.030 pistons $390.00
master overhaul kit from amazon-rings, rod & mains, HV oilpump, gasket set, etc...$300.00
isky cam and lifters, cheetah geardrive-ebay. $200.00
2400 stall-amazon. $149.00
intake-amazon $119.00
carb-amazon $227.00
headers-amazon. $189.00
energy motor mounts and trans mount-amazon $98.00
desert cooler 4 core radiator-checkers auto $299.00
TCI manual valvebody $185.00
TCI trans master overhaul kit $199.00
kilduff shifter $289.00
miscellanious nuts, bolts, gaskets, fluids, silicone, metal pieces, spraypaint, etc...$1000.00
that brings me to $3991.00...lets tack on another $1000.00 just in case- even though the car had new 2.5 exhaust already and such- for
things like custom plates, brakes, fanbelts,hoses, etc...
thats still $4991.00..........
i did everything myself here in garage with wife & kids. this car has an isky 292/.595/108 and is rowday as f*ck, fast as hell, and daily driven.
here 'tizz...
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