I can see where buying just routine things such as hoses, belts, fluids,
plugs, wires etc, etc.can easily add up to that kind of money. Then you start
getting into things such as brakes which could top $1000. on a 67-69. Then you
have the cooling system,the fuel system, the tranny, tires, the suspension.
John
"D. Dardalis" wrote:
> At 05:09 AM 3/2/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Silver, my '67, was 1500 and
> >a basket case. I've had to sink over 3000 into her
> >just to get her up to my mechanical standards (brakes,
> >engine, drivetrain) and the body is still a mess,
> Mike, I am curious as to how you managed to sink 3K on mechanicals on an
> Imp. You did not rebuild the engine, right? Even if you had to redo the
> trany, that's only $500-600! Even the brakes. Even if you had to replace
> all your calipers, that wouldn't have cost more that $300-$400. WHat did
> you do in the suspension? When a few years back I replaced all the front
> bushings on GM, I spend $200 in parts and $100 for labor to a friend that
> helped me. I could have spend #500 on labor if I had asked a shop to do
> it, but it still does not quite add up to 3K!
> D^2
>
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