My rust repairs cost $250 on my coupe, passenger floor and boot and I payed for labour. I went down to a local smash repairer that also runs a welding/panel beating course and they gave me the steel, even after I offered to pay. I borrowed a welder off brewskie and payed a mate $250 to come and weld the plates in. I dressed the repairs my self.

The only reason he wanted that much is becuase he came from mudgee. If he still lived in Sydney I reckon he would asked for less, oh maybe more like $50. The quality is very good, there are plenty of pics on my build page.

Getting back to this poor guys thread. Acerobbiebmx a few points of advice. Wheather its rust or a conversion and wheather you pay top $ or your lucky like me and have some great mates that can help. You need to research and do quality control. If its not quite right or your not happy, do something about it. Oh yeah and get your bank account ready. You have heard from both ends of the spectrum. Pigdog who has built his car him self which still has a budget of 10k, which still big money for a young bloke. And the other guys who are right in saying it could cost 25k plus.