I need some lessons from HandyAndy

[mark]

I started my build in january of last year. I already had 95% of the tools required to build a roadster so this wasnt really considered in my budget plan. I have kept every receipt since starting including consumables like grinding discs welding gas etc etc.

When i first met spud he told me that his car owed him about 5k, so i planned on hopefully spending about the same.

I havnt been penny pinching with my build but i havnt gone mad either. Although I have used new radiator, battery, clutch kit ,calipers, pads, drums, shoes, driveshafts and propshaft.

Its a 1.8 cvh with bike carbs, megajolt, full body set from saturn, triton seats and a very nice stainless exhaust silencer. I made my own fuel tank, used the sierra wiring loom and will be using a tarted up standard instrument cluster.

I have everthing i need like harnesses, mirrors etc to complete the build.

The only thing i still need to pay for is a set of alloys and my iva test, the problem is ive just totted up and ive already spent £5613 This includes everything including the donor sierra, engine oil, filters, gaskets, plugs etc

Maybe £300 of that has been on tools and consumables so the car is probably gonna cost me £6000 on the road when its done. I had hoped this would be the final cost once its got the zetec in later on. I suppose i should have added everthing up before now

Hopefully its gonna be worth it the first time i drive it down the road

How much has it cost other people so far?

How much has it cost people who have completed their cars and are on the road?

By the way dont be thinking im well off, i sold my bmw to fund towards my wedding and the roadster, i now drive a mundano v6