BIGxPAPPA
07-13-2013, 09:26 AM
Hello all, i am hoping for some input on the rough pricing structure i have loosely researched.
As is in my nature i am weighting the cost of different options but I have no experience in this but i am eager to learn from soup to nuts. I plan to work with a close friends father who runs his own motor shop and will be my main running gear source of information. For the rest i have a friendly mechanic, any literature on Mustang i can find as well as, of course, the FF Forum. Below I have created a list of parts and their projected costs. Being that i know very little of cars, despite spending so much time commuting in one, many parts seem foreign to me... Spindles, control arms, lower A arms as well as the procedures to correctly install and maintain such parts....Anyway my hope is that any and all knowledgeable builders can adjust my assumed costs so that i have a better idea of the projects total expense. What I want when I’m done is an easy to drive cruiser that’s nice to look at (also the requirements I used when looking for a wife). I don’t have any intentions of ever taking the car to a track or winning car shows but I love the idea of a new, clean coyote engine with some up-to-date tech for the interior. This means no carburetor and 427s kind of scare me on a car so small.
I have made many decisions on what i want the car to be when it’s complete, only to convince myself that a different way is the better way to go. Here is my first step:
*Not including wheels/tires, paint, and body work
Non-donor + Complete Kit Option
$9,500 = 5.0L Coyote Crate engine from Summit racing (includes control packs, oil pan, fuel pump, Fuel pressure regulator, XS torque starter, alternator kit, speedometer adjuster)
$2,000 = A manual transmission (not sure which but whatever fits the roadster easiest and handles the peaks of the motor production)
$1,000 = 8.8” rear-end, purchased refurbished (ebay or something)
$2000 = Brakes
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$14,500 = Core Needs
$20,000 = Complete Kit
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* $34,500 = Total Cost (well controlled build, least amount of work/input, highest priced option)
Non-donor + Base Kit Option (Most parts priced from FFR parts catalog)
All of the above plus:
$1,000 – Coil overs
$1,000 – Other parts
$700 – Spindles
$400 – Control arms
$265 – drive shaft
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$14,500 = Core Needs
$3,365 = Extra needed parts for base kit
$13,000 = Base Kit
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* $30,865 = Total Cost (less controlled build, more research needed, more areas to miscalculate or mess up, most amount of input in parts selection and pride post-build. Slightly less expensive)
Donor Car + Base Kit
$10,000 = 2000 – 2004 Ford Mustang with less than 80,000 miles, running and in good condition
$13,000 = Base kit
$2,000 = minor replacement parts, emergency mechanic assistance
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• $25,000 = Total Cost (Most work to do, entry level finishes, used parts, highest possibility of deviation from anticipated cost. Start the project sooner. I can always upgrade non-core parts /evolve with the car.
Please let me know where i may be missing parts or misrepresenting the cost of certain parts. Thanks in advance i look forward to being a bigger part of the forum community!
As is in my nature i am weighting the cost of different options but I have no experience in this but i am eager to learn from soup to nuts. I plan to work with a close friends father who runs his own motor shop and will be my main running gear source of information. For the rest i have a friendly mechanic, any literature on Mustang i can find as well as, of course, the FF Forum. Below I have created a list of parts and their projected costs. Being that i know very little of cars, despite spending so much time commuting in one, many parts seem foreign to me... Spindles, control arms, lower A arms as well as the procedures to correctly install and maintain such parts....Anyway my hope is that any and all knowledgeable builders can adjust my assumed costs so that i have a better idea of the projects total expense. What I want when I’m done is an easy to drive cruiser that’s nice to look at (also the requirements I used when looking for a wife). I don’t have any intentions of ever taking the car to a track or winning car shows but I love the idea of a new, clean coyote engine with some up-to-date tech for the interior. This means no carburetor and 427s kind of scare me on a car so small.
I have made many decisions on what i want the car to be when it’s complete, only to convince myself that a different way is the better way to go. Here is my first step:
*Not including wheels/tires, paint, and body work
Non-donor + Complete Kit Option
$9,500 = 5.0L Coyote Crate engine from Summit racing (includes control packs, oil pan, fuel pump, Fuel pressure regulator, XS torque starter, alternator kit, speedometer adjuster)
$2,000 = A manual transmission (not sure which but whatever fits the roadster easiest and handles the peaks of the motor production)
$1,000 = 8.8” rear-end, purchased refurbished (ebay or something)
$2000 = Brakes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
$14,500 = Core Needs
$20,000 = Complete Kit
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
* $34,500 = Total Cost (well controlled build, least amount of work/input, highest priced option)
Non-donor + Base Kit Option (Most parts priced from FFR parts catalog)
All of the above plus:
$1,000 – Coil overs
$1,000 – Other parts
$700 – Spindles
$400 – Control arms
$265 – drive shaft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
$14,500 = Core Needs
$3,365 = Extra needed parts for base kit
$13,000 = Base Kit
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
* $30,865 = Total Cost (less controlled build, more research needed, more areas to miscalculate or mess up, most amount of input in parts selection and pride post-build. Slightly less expensive)
Donor Car + Base Kit
$10,000 = 2000 – 2004 Ford Mustang with less than 80,000 miles, running and in good condition
$13,000 = Base kit
$2,000 = minor replacement parts, emergency mechanic assistance
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• $25,000 = Total Cost (Most work to do, entry level finishes, used parts, highest possibility of deviation from anticipated cost. Start the project sooner. I can always upgrade non-core parts /evolve with the car.
Please let me know where i may be missing parts or misrepresenting the cost of certain parts. Thanks in advance i look forward to being a bigger part of the forum community!