Who has the cheapest Roadster??

[Tilly819]

Originally Posted by SeriesLandy

Budget, what's that??

The other thing is shinny bits are expensive. A new set of team dynamics with ok tyres is around £500.

So it all depends on what you want from the car.

Id best not tell you how much i payed for a new set of Team dynamics pro race 1.2 a few weeks ago custom machines internal profiles to my own drawings for my next car. and they were alot bigger than 15 X 7 too
admitadley the came without tyres but worked out less than £100 a corner


damm we dont have a blushing smiley

but i agree entirley its the shiny bits that cost

tilly

[SeriesLandy]

Originally Posted by Tilly819

Id best not tell you how much i payed for a new set of Team dynamics pro race 1.2 a few weeks ago custom machines internal profiles to my own drawings for my next car. and they were alot bigger than 15 X 7 too
admitadley the came without tyres but worked out less than £100 a corner


damm we dont have a blushing smiley

but i agree entirley its the shiny bits that cost

tilly

I didn't pay full price, 2nd hand on eBay. All perfect except a Kerb on 1. With budget tyres for about £260.

[HandyAndy]

When I started my build I set myself what I thought was a realistic build budget of £3k, & I,m pleased to say that my car is almost finished & will be IVA tested, taxed & insured on the road for just over the original build budget ( I think I,ll be approx £100 over ), but I,m sure once its on the road I,ll be updating it on an ongoing basis, my thoughts were to get it finished & enjoy driving it then upgrade it over a period of time as finances allow.

cheers
Andy

[AshG]

did mine for 3k with a 1600 pinto but i made every thing other than the rear uprights. The only reason i didn't make those was because Tony & Keith at 3ge felt like welding them up for me before exeter a few years back lol.

[David_17]

Mines on target for £4040 + IVA. That's all finished with a zetec on throttle bodies and megasquirt.

[ih8hardtops]

Sound like maybe I shouldn't plan on having a budget. It'll cost what it costs. I plan on doing everything myself with the exception of machining(no lathe). Compliments of my sons leftover XR4Ti bits and my big pile of crap (as wife calls it) stored in the garage ,I have the turbo engine (hope its good, was a spare), t9 trans, irs rear or a 10 bolt GM, all wiring and computer, aluminum Merkur "spatula" wheels, steering column with aftermarket wheel, steering rack (already converted to manual) etc, 8 feet of 3" 304 stainless for exhaust and a couple of "pretty" stainless mufflers, one 5 point harness and welded aluminum seat, all brakes are practically new (including braided lines) and bearings were done recently. I have some aluminum and steel in the garage, but not much tubing. I should also have a roll of new brake and fuel line out there. Have a new Autometer mechanical speedo and new sunpro gauges somewhere. Sunpro tach is still on the column in my old work truck. Even have flat black and "Ford Blue" paint, leftover hardener, thinner etc. Have MG Midget seats but were told they wouldn't fit. Also have lots of other bits around.
Maybe my wife is right...... I do have a lot of "crap" out there....good, it should keep costs down.
Jeff

[alga]

Not really... In my project the raw materials account for about 1/15 of the cost, and the donor parts for about the same. The bulk of the cost comes from the kit car specific items, such as suspension polybushes, shocks, seats, harnesses, steering rack, bodykit, propshaft, lighting, and lots of small things such as brake hoses, brake lines, new brake pads, bolts, rivets, balljoints, paint, etc. Unless you can find these items for next to nothing, you'll be looking at the cost of 5000 USD/3000 GBP give or take, however frugal you are.

I'm torn by doubts on whether new brake pads and disks, new clutch, etc. are a worthwile investment.