Build Costings

[Twin]

When telling the wife the cost you have to convert to wifepounds.... 4 to 1 in my case

[robo]

FM your a mathematical genius.

Bob

[twinturbo]

Yes I have a spreadsheet with almost everything on it.

Allows me to know the value I have put in, and see what's left to be spent.


Just off to update.

[sven8t4]

Liking the maths there!

Any chance of a copy Twin?

Sven

[SeriesLandy]

I've hit just over W£1000 (wife pounds) and maybe have W£350 to go but all depends on what bling I buy. It's all the unexpected or unbudgeted items that cost money. Also not budgeting enough (fuel cap for example)

[robo]

I dont think you could ever be accurate about the true costs of a build. There are to many things on the long road to a build that just dont get costed in. If you were lucky with your donor and didnt need to overhaul every part, the wheels and tyres were usable , then fitted everything as it came off the donor without painting and cleaning up stuff i reckon you could do a budget build. But if you want a tyre smoking track day car that looks the biz inside and out god only knows the true cost. My mate built a v8 westfield for under 4k and the other day i saw a v8 dax rush that had cost the bloke about 30k. Much the same thing on the road but one was built by my tightwad mate and the other bloke must have been an oil tycoon.

just my 2pc

Bob

[sven8t4]

Hey all,

not after a budget build just a rough idea for all the bits you 'forget' about......

as an old school teacher once said 'Prior planning and prepration prevents piss poor performance' and have to admit its true!

[ginger nutter]

I have a spreadsheet with all my costs on, when I started I gave everything a rough estimate and put actual cost next to it showing the her in doors that it is costing less than I thought keeps her happy

[axle]

Yes, I agrree I have a spread sheet I really do not want to count the cost. This built and the Ron Champion built was never going to be a budget especially with the state of econemy in the last few years.

At the end of the day you really can not price a hobby, otherwise you can not enjoy it!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by robo

I dont think you could ever be accurate about the true costs of a build. There are to many things on the long road to a build that just dont get costed in. If you were lucky with your donor and didnt need to overhaul every part, the wheels and tyres were usable , then fitted everything as it came off the donor without painting and cleaning up stuff i reckon you could do a budget build. But if you want a tyre smoking track day car that looks the biz inside and out god only knows the true cost. My mate built a v8 westfield for under 4k and the other day i saw a v8 dax rush that had cost the bloke about 30k. Much the same thing on the road but one was built by my tightwad mate and the other bloke must have been an oil tycoon.

just my 2pc

Bob

[james3004]

I have a spread sheet detailing what I have brought and the supplier and price. But then I don't have a budget, it just costs what it costs
Although it needs updating