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Originally Posted by Robert Swartz
So, I'm gonna play the part of a fish here and BITE. What makes these cars SO expensive to initially build??
I'm just trying to grasp the concept. I have built a couple cars in my lifetime, albeit that was a long time ago. I'm currently resurrecting my old bracket 66 Chevy II, that I parked 20 years ago. That has reschooled me a bit on what things cost today
I'm not asking for secrets, just someone explain to me, WHY, one cannot build one of these cars. This 20K+ number keeps rearing it's head. Or perhaps let me rephrase my question, is it just you can build a car BUT will it take this 20-30K to build a nationally competitive level car?
I'm a man of modest means. I can build something, given time. I just don't have 10-15-20-30K lying around, doing nothing that I can soak into a vehicle all at once. Educate me, in the end, perhaps I'm out of my league and truly CAN'T do this?
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As many have stated or tried to state, the parts add up real quick. Stuff you never thought you'd need are needed and hard to find or expensive...... OR BOTH....USUALLY BOTH. The engine aint no big deal but all the stuff needed to allow it to run are. Wanna run fast.....how much you wanna spend ???? I dont care how thrifty you are parts are parts and cost money. Fast parts = more $$$$$$$ In MY opinion it doesnt cost that much more to build a .4 under stocker than it does to build a good bracket car, but how long are you gonna be happy with that ???? WAY, WAY cheaper to buy a turn key car. Personally, I know of a turn key Super Stocker that has gone 1.0 under for less than 12k !!!!!
JMO......
bob