i've done the whole lot myself, but I spent a fortune on parts. bought about everything new. all brakes, rear axle, diff, transmission (rebuilt), etc etc etc.
I had to go this route as I had to ship the parts from the states and needed to make sure it is good stuff (no point in shipping half ton of parts that are rubbish). but saved a fortune again in doing it all by myself (and friends).
I have at least 100hours in it and quite a few upsets ;-) so unless you are doing it yourself and go cheap with 2nd-hand parts you really might be better off buying a V8 car instead of spending 2 grand on labour
in my experience what you buy is always cheaper than what the owner has put money in it. if someone buys a car for ten and spends another 10 on parts it'll always sell for under 20 (unless he made an unreal bargain somewhere)
__________________
1964 1/2
302ci, Edelbrock RPM heads and cam, 650 speed demon, Long Tube headers and Flowmaster 40s
Quick Performance Racing 9" rear, Moser axles, 3.5:1 trac-loc from FRPP and T5 transmission.
CSRP disc brakes front and FRPP discs back.
http://www.gascc.ie
|