Money I’ve Invested
Here is how much money has been invested so far into the car:
- Tune-up (electronic ignition, plugs, wires etc.) $180
- Systems check: (Check brakes, exhaust, rear end, drive system, replace some gaskets) $120
- Retro seat belts: $120
- Radio: $35
- Ashtray: $9
- Seat covers: $70
- Jack, creeper, stands: $20
- New windshield blades: $25
- Rubber floor mats: $20
- Radio faceplate/bezel - $25
- Trunk weatherstrip - $30
- Rear bearings - $55
- NOS choke - $21
- Ashtrays & misc - $14
- Chrome lockbuttons - $13
- New glovebox insert (plastic!) - $38.95
- New chrome lockbuttons - $13
- Rebuild carburetor - $130
- Weatherstripping: roofrail - $
- Weatherstripping: quarter window and rubber belts - $80
- Window felts - $85
- Labor: swap carbs, replace back bearings - $580
- Labor & gasket: check compression and #2 cylinder, change carb gasket - $100
- Interior light bulb replacement kit - $34
- Dash switch removal tool - $15
- Ignition switch removal tool - $20
- Door pins/bushings - $15
- Labor - weatherstripping - $120
- Wiper gaskets - $10
- Complete engine swap with associated replacement parts - $4,242.80
- Chrome spray paint - $17
- Headlight switch - $12
- Interior screw kit - $36.50
- Mechanic work: ignition system including labor - $140
- Brakes: all 4 drums and pads - $600
- Windshield wiper seals and lubrication, engine balance ($325 reimbursed from warranty) linkage adjustments - $782.40 - $325
- Investigating vibration labor, adjustments - $170
- Radiator seam fix - $60
- New rear brake drums - $214.38
- Bare metal replacement body complete - $1000
