How Much Does it REALLY Cost?
I know this is the pot calling the kettle black, but please don't clutter this thread up with discussion, just let people post their info.
Sometimes on these rigs there are thousands of dollars in them, and they still look like poo. Post up your itemized list of mods and a ball park figure of what it cost you. This might help people see what it really costs to build one of these rigs. Include major overhauls of major parts like engine or tranny rebuilds, but not oil change type crap. I am going to include the wrong paths I took as well, such as lift springs, when I went to springover later, and had to repurchase stock springs because I threw away the original ones :(
(Chadnuts you can just attach an excel file if you like) :)
Fred feel free to do this with your camaro instead.
'79 Scout, great condition, stock everything, lots of miles, pretty paint, just a small amount of rust, kickass boat winch and 400 lb bumper abortion on front. -,$4,000
33" BFG all terrains & chrome wheels ~$1000
Triangle 4" lift Springs-$400
New body & spring bushings-$100?
4 RS5000's-$120
19 gal polyethelene tank-$165
Front EZ-Locker-$220
True duals, two 3 chambered flowmasters-$400
Warn XD9000i Winch-$450
Hella lights-$40 at swap meet
Body lift-$20 for aluminum bar stock
Front/rear Bumpers-$60 in steel worked off mowing yards
Camaro seats-$free.99
tranny rebuild~$1000
front/rear dana 44's rebuilt, SOA'd, cut & turned for caster correction, 4.10's full detroit rear, drop in front-$1100
New to me stock springs for SOA~$60?
Flaming river steering joint~$60?
Electric fans from Dodge Intrepid '01 and up-$20 at swap meet
EFI setup~$250 including "freebies" from the junkyard
US Radiator 4 core~$250?
4 RS5000's for SOA-$120
2 ford truck shock towers-$20
3 35" BFG mud terrains pretty much brand new-$300
1 35" BFG mud terrain brand new- $220
4 chrome wheels~$80
scout knuckles for high steer, machined, tapped, and studded w/ hardware~$200
DOM tubing, Chevy Tie Rod Ends, machine work on pitman arm, and assorted hardware for high steer~$200
High Steer arms-$200
Tranny cooler-$30
Power Steering cooler-$30
Scout Madness shackle reversal kit~$200 (I thought, "Hey it's a kit, it will go on fast and it will be WAY proffesional :rolleyes: )
Driveshafts-original front was from Tom woods, had another front one since then, and modification of the rear one, let's underestimate at ~$500
optima yellow top $120
That's :eek: $11,685 and I am sure I am forgetting some stuff.
That is why it is important to research things and listen to people that have done it before kids. I figure around $1600 can be deducted from the total from wrong paths, but I said to include it to give an accurate investment.
For Sale: '79 Scout over $11,000 invested, will take $10,500...:)
This also doesn't include the $800 in DOM I have laying in the shop waiting to be bent into a jungle gym.
