general restoration costs?
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general restoration costs?
I am gettig a 72 ford f100 as a gift so no money invested in the truck, I was wondering what some general costs will be to get it to a street machine, not a full restoration....jus the basic stuff, like snd blasting and painting and and general stuff I may not be thinking about.....if you guys could help me out that would be great.
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Welcome to FTE sctrkfn.
As for how much money??? Well that really depends on how much you can do, and how much you have to pay for.
Motor rebuild, real basic will run you $1500(plus or minus depending on how much you get done and how much you modify it).
Bodywork, that depends on who does it and what they charge and how much it needs. I've seen $300 paint jobs and $5000 ones. It all depends on your pocketbook.
Good Luck
Larry
As for how much money??? Well that really depends on how much you can do, and how much you have to pay for.
Motor rebuild, real basic will run you $1500(plus or minus depending on how much you get done and how much you modify it).
Bodywork, that depends on who does it and what they charge and how much it needs. I've seen $300 paint jobs and $5000 ones. It all depends on your pocketbook.
Good Luck
Larry
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I am just looking to have a nice street truck, weekend driver that, turns heads.....I am hoping $6000, can get me the frame sandblasted and body blasted, primed and painted, I can replace mechanical components, thats no big deal, just dont know how to do body work....if the engine has 68000 on it, (its the 360) is it better to rebuild it now, or clean it up and rebuild later?
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The most you can do is start looking for a bodyshop and get quotes. Just remember, it never ends up at that price. Remember all the "added" things like new rubber gaskets and small parts that might need replaced. They add up QUICK. If you are removing the body, then you will need new mounts and such. It is rare that you can reuse some of this stuff.
The motor can go 100,000 miles more if taken care of. But if you want something that will actually get out of its way, rebuild it and improve it. That will have to be your call. If you are not interested in HP right now then clean it/paint it and forget it.
Larry
The motor can go 100,000 miles more if taken care of. But if you want something that will actually get out of its way, rebuild it and improve it. That will have to be your call. If you are not interested in HP right now then clean it/paint it and forget it.
Larry
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Spend a $1000 and replace the whole brake system, including all the metal and rubber lines. Then while you are at it, install a brake line lock (www.brakelock.com) so the vehicle is almost impossible to steal without a flat bed truck.
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Take your best estimate, triple it then add about a grand. If married or in a serious relationship, find every opportunity for romance now as you may be cut-off later when the truck has absorbed all of your time and money.
Enjoy your project :-)
Enjoy your project :-)
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Gtex is right! over estimate money and time to be spent. I was planning on about 5 grand and mabey a month to get my crew on the road and now it is triple that amount and not on the road almost 2yrs later. With 2 kids and a wife it has been a hairrasing experience. Hotwheels in a new radiator to the wifes constant nagging about the supposed junkyard that has inhabited my backyard and cost of all the garbage I buy to put into the crewcab. As for beeing cut-off that happened when the ring went on the finger so I wasnt worried. My buddies call me a sex camel, not sure if that is really a good thing though. But all in all for a basic restoration I think you should be looking in the ballpark of 5000 depending on how extensive of a paintjob you buy. Then from there on out it will nickel and dime you till your done with it,which is never.
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Seriously though, I would think you could get it blasted, cleaned and painted for $6K. Particularly if you are willing to do some of the disassembling and reassembling. And that should be a decent job. Of course, I've been wrong before.
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If there is no rust, no bondo, and no dents, you can get a fabulous blast and paint job for 3k. Now, if you start finding hidden rust, old bondo that you didn't know about, then the numbers start rising and fast.
Also, what do you mean by "frame"? If you want someone to pull the cab off, and blast the frame, paint it, blast the undersides of the cab, bed, paint and put them back on, same story for the front inner and outer fenders, then I think you are talking more, and that's not with many replacement parts.
Just my thoughts.
Also, what do you mean by "frame"? If you want someone to pull the cab off, and blast the frame, paint it, blast the undersides of the cab, bed, paint and put them back on, same story for the front inner and outer fenders, then I think you are talking more, and that's not with many replacement parts.
Just my thoughts.
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Why don't you go out, buy a $500 compressor, $50 sandblaster, $15 "how to" book and a $50 paint gun and do the majority of the work yourself. I had zero experience with paint work and have been amazed with the results I've gotten. Granted, I haven't shot the entire truck (I think I'd leave that to the professionals), but have done the interior, entire frame and engine compartment, rearend, etc.
The compressor (along with an impact wrench, cut-off tool and air ratchet) is a "must-have" tool for any restoration. If you start with a relatively clean truck and do most of the work yourself, $5000 to $6000 will go a long way, albeit it will probably not get the entire job done. Again, it just depends on how nice (and fast) you want the finished product to be.
Good Luck.
The compressor (along with an impact wrench, cut-off tool and air ratchet) is a "must-have" tool for any restoration. If you start with a relatively clean truck and do most of the work yourself, $5000 to $6000 will go a long way, albeit it will probably not get the entire job done. Again, it just depends on how nice (and fast) you want the finished product to be.
Good Luck.