I can't divulge this information with the wife here in the same room...especially since she's still waiting on me to build our new house. This topic of discussion is daily around here. I'm guesstimating about $20,000 when I'm done.

 

John
Thats twice in a week you have agreed with me. Is there anything that the people here on the board can do for you? I know its tough with Fenders gone to the Sandbox, but I am worried about you.

Ol' Crabby

 

My dad taught me something a long LONG time ago..... keeping track of things like "money invested in HOBBIES" will ruin a good time quicker than you can say "Honey, that REALLY makes you look fat!"
If you asked me today, tomarrow and on the 4th of July what I paid for my '69 Cougar, you'd most likely get 3 different answers. Not because I'm B.S.ing you, but I just dont remember. Before too long, I'll have forgot what I paid for my '56 F100. MAYBE its early effects of Alzheimers, I like to think its because thinking of the money put into the hobby takes away from enjoying the mindless zone I find myself in when I'm working on my toys.

I forgot.... what were we talking about?

 

No matter how much you spend on it, it will be cheaper that a red-headed girlfriend!!!!!!

 

1. Ashamed to say,
2. Can't say in case I dump it down the road.
3. 2-1/2 inches of receipts not folded, laid flat.
4. Still under test build budget.
5. Don't dwell on it much so I can keep it fun.
6. Can't put a price on my time.
7. May trade for a red headed girlfriend.

 

may be the only good reason for trading off a truck !! them red heads are worth it !!!!!

j

 

Redheads - The Only Illness in Man Worse Than Old Trucks.

What I said about getting in trouble about the amount of money spent on trucks goes double for redheads. Super-Super Secret.
Go ahead mention a redhead to your partner.

 

I have only laid out about $4,000 to this date mainly because I have bartered/horse traded or swapped work for a lot of parts. Don't even think about totalling labor hours, even at a cheap rate these things could be into 6 figures easily!!

 

My wife told me that I could bring a redhead home, but she would have to do all the cooking and cleaning.

I keep an approx. running total on what I have spent on my truck. I got the truck for free and I've spent maybe $1000 on it. Its not pretty, and its no where near completion, but its running and driveable and I'm having a blast cruising it around.
I never try and keep track of labor hours. I waste alot of time doing, redoing, reredoing, etc, etc, etc

Have a blast with it! If you can score a redhead in the deal, thats even better!
Bobby

 

ya so i got ripped off on paying 3 grand for my truck...well that sucks.. wont happen next time

 

The price is all relative. If you were happy with it then it was a good deal. I got my truck in partial trade for a 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak that I had. The guy gave me my 49 F1 and $600 bucks for the old Poncho. I had paid $200 for the Poncho and had a couple hundred more in it so I made out pretty good on the deal (doesn;t happen to me very often)

Take care
Bobby

 

Now lets see
$1500 for the truck
15000 miles @$.42 per mile parts hunting
4500 hours labor @ $21.00 per hour (my time's got be worth something, I'll pay me later)
$9500 misc
$14,352.35 adult beverage (and climbing)
hearing to old beast purr, PRICELESS

Really I havn't got a clue what I have tied up in The Old Dog, But the S.O can tell you to the penny. got to go, we're out of beer.
God I do love these old trucks!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have >15K invested so far not counting the 50K for the garage or the new tools we bought to work on her with.

 

I think I tend to agree with fiddy on this one. If you try to keep track of how much you spent you will start thinking about it and saying I should have never done this or I should have got the cheap seats. Don't worry about that.
However I am being somewhat hypocritical cause I know that I have $250 in my 68 Dodge pu and $200 in my 49 Ford. But other than buying them I have only gotten a seat and tailgate for my Dodge.
I will say this it takes a lot of money to fix an old car if you want it to drive like new. If you want it to look new more. If you want to add your own style that dosen't help. But this hobby shouldn't be about the money. It should be about the time you have to learn things like the hood release on a 49 Ford it the crome piece on the right side of the hood, the good and bad of working on it, (lots of stories to laugh about later), and in the end (ha end) being able to drive around town without being able to pass anyone without them looking at your pick up!

 

$4,246.00 just on the Built 300 I-6 for my '58 M-100 & $3,200.00 on my 223 I-6 for my '58 M-100 panel, after what was left of my Work Comp. settlement was siphoned out of my bank account by Hacker/s, that's a lot of Rhino to me as well.