how much can you really spend on a 1200.......sorry no offence but cant see 55k
never recoupe that back....must of been for the love

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Datsun-1200-Ute-1976-CA18DET-modified-55000-spent_W0QQitemZ260496306895QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Cars?hash=item3ca6ca32cf

i looked at this one and personaly cant see the $55000 no offence to the owner but he must have had some expensive labour bills because i cant see where the money went i have seen much nicer datsun 1200 utes built for way less

"Front 180B struts with Audi discs and Commodore calipers"
Why would you go Audi disks when verada ones are dirt cheap and do the same thing? Maybe lighter? dunno.


55k is a lot of money. I also don't see it, although I recently heard of people paying 20k for paint/panel jobs..so I guess it's possible.


Straight car $5000
engine / gearbox and ancilleries $10000
panel and paint $10000
diff $2000
front brakes $1000
Interior bits $2500
wheels $3000

$33,500 inc labour is my guess.

He may well be adding up the bills from the time he has owned the car i.e it's had three motors, 2 different brake set ups, 2 different diffs, blown 2 gearboxes etc, etc.
If that's the case a 55K spend is possible as you don't always get things right the first time and bits break.
Having said that I personally think "saying this build cost X" would be a better way of advertising it.
Matty

It must be a very nice Coupe.

looks like they have changed it now

awesome looking ute though..

gee cant see 55k and its only a ca18 :P that white one for 20 or 30 was much better ( porn imo)

It is easier than you think to tip that sort of cash into a car if you don't do most of the work yourself. If you pay someone to do a full under over respray properly can cost a small fortune. Not like most of the quick jobs that you see these days. They look good for 12 months or 2 years before the bog starts to fall out and turn to crap.

ps, can I edit my thread.. I didn't really mean a 1200 was good looking... tee hee..