hey guys,
im pretty new to the site and was just wondering what an average price would be to fully restore the exterior and interior of my LC GTR (minus the engine, running gear etc) as im only 17 and on a pretty average wage. ive got roughly 10k saved up and was wondering how far that would get me.
any help would be greatly appreciated,
cheers
Complete LC GTR Restoration
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:50 PM
how long is a piece of string man, depends wat you want. 10k could do the lot or just a paintjob. u need a good idea of what you want and where u want to get stuff.
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:52 PM
Doing it yourself or paying someone to do it??
All questions you need to consider
All questions you need to consider
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:54 PM
First of all welcome to the site question do you have a gtr? or are you talking about a mocka
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 10:02 PM
First of all welcome to the site question do you have a gtr? or are you talking about a mocka
its an original 70 gtr
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 10:03 PM
Hi Tyler, welcome to this mad place.
Id say if your car is in need of major panel work as well as paint you may pay more than 10k, on the other hand if your car isn't too bad you should be able to find a good honest painter and beater that will do the job for less than 10k, the engine, gear box would cost at least 3-4, then throw in suspension, brakes and so on get my drift!, this is even before you start the inside.......
But hey, it's only money
Id say if your car is in need of major panel work as well as paint you may pay more than 10k, on the other hand if your car isn't too bad you should be able to find a good honest painter and beater that will do the job for less than 10k, the engine, gear box would cost at least 3-4, then throw in suspension, brakes and so on get my drift!, this is even before you start the inside.......
But hey, it's only money
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 10:13 PM
Depends on what type of resto. your after ? For 10k .......I could do it for myself....$4500 for the interior and $5500 for the exterior but thats a low budget
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 12:04 AM
yeah you dont count 2runa your one gifted unit when it comes to body work..........
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 02:20 AM
Hi mate,to give you another quick idea,i charged my mate $1800 to file finish his Fastback Mustang,it was straight with a few ripples and dings here and there and no rust.He got charged $3-3500 to paint it.
Interior,im not too sure about the cost.
BUT,one thing is what you want the end result to be.By that I mean,if you paint the outside,you then will want to do the engine bay.Do that and you want to paint the engine.Then youll want the underside to match the smick body and paint.
Then youll want to redo the wiring etc etc etc etc and so on.How many simple paint jobs have snowballed to a full rotissery restoration!!!
Before you start make sure you know how you want the outcome to be.To me $10,000 should suffice but you can spend that on paint alone.
If your like my mate and had friends like me,i did him a favour really,it can get expensive.
My last advice is be patient and talk to the ones who have been there before because so many young guys have full stripped their car only to have it remain that way and sold as an un finished project.
Can you put up some pics as i love the LC GTR!!!!!
Interior,im not too sure about the cost.
BUT,one thing is what you want the end result to be.By that I mean,if you paint the outside,you then will want to do the engine bay.Do that and you want to paint the engine.Then youll want the underside to match the smick body and paint.
Then youll want to redo the wiring etc etc etc etc and so on.How many simple paint jobs have snowballed to a full rotissery restoration!!!
Before you start make sure you know how you want the outcome to be.To me $10,000 should suffice but you can spend that on paint alone.
If your like my mate and had friends like me,i did him a favour really,it can get expensive.
My last advice is be patient and talk to the ones who have been there before because so many young guys have full stripped their car only to have it remain that way and sold as an un finished project.
Can you put up some pics as i love the LC GTR!!!!!
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 12:07 PM
as others have said it really depends on what you want done, and who you get to do it. I had my gtr painted up and had a very very minimal amount of rust cut out (size of a 1c piece). i had quotes of 6k-10k. luckily though my dads mate is a spray painter and he did it for 3k. BUT he did it on the side when he had a bit of spare time so it took a long time to get it back. suited me fine though as i was living in another city and didnt drive it.
put some pics up so people can see the stage its at and what may need doing, this will give a more accurate price range.
as for interior i dont know but there are a few trimmers here who could tell you.
cheers.
oh and GIVE US SOME PICS!! we all love pics, especially lc gtrs
put some pics up so people can see the stage its at and what may need doing, this will give a more accurate price range.
as for interior i dont know but there are a few trimmers here who could tell you.
cheers.
oh and GIVE US SOME PICS!! we all love pics, especially lc gtrs
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 12:18 PM
I am in the middle of a full restoration where I have out sourced most of the work.
Here is what you can expect to pay....
Door trim, kick & parcel, head lining, seat belts, carpet: $1500
Seats retrimmed material & labour: $1800
Rotisserie restoration/ paint & panel: $12,000
I started out with a pretty good car...very little rust or damage
If you include things like rebuilding engine, gearbox, diff, crossmember etc
that has cost about $10,000.
Cheers
Here is what you can expect to pay....
Door trim, kick & parcel, head lining, seat belts, carpet: $1500
Seats retrimmed material & labour: $1800
Rotisserie restoration/ paint & panel: $12,000
I started out with a pretty good car...very little rust or damage
If you include things like rebuilding engine, gearbox, diff, crossmember etc
that has cost about $10,000.
Cheers
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 12:48 PM
Tyler, welcome!!
Firstly - pics please!! We lurve LC GTRs round here.
Secondly, give a brief description of thecurrent piant, body and interior.
As it is original, you may want to keep much of the original interior, even if a little tatty, as it is just that - original.
Grant..
Firstly - pics please!! We lurve LC GTRs round here.
Secondly, give a brief description of thecurrent piant, body and interior.
As it is original, you may want to keep much of the original interior, even if a little tatty, as it is just that - original.
Grant..
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 02:46 PM
Good point!!!! its good to keep the interior original,just dont retrim for the sake of it.Ive never sat in a freshly retrimmed car but my interior is 40yrs old and has that antique smell to it.For me that just adds more character to the car.Tyler, welcome!!
Firstly - pics please!! We lurve LC GTRs round here.
Secondly, give a brief description of thecurrent piant, body and interior.
As it is original, you may want to keep much of the original interior, even if a little tatty, as it is just that - original.
Grant..
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 03:13 PM
welcome to the forum..as others have said thrown up some pics.
Give us some description of where the rust is that you know of.
In my opinion 10k can go along way but alot depends on condition of body as it is
Give us some description of where the rust is that you know of.
In my opinion 10k can go along way but alot depends on condition of body as it is
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 04:33 PM
and I agree ....welder $1250 ....donor $1200-$1500 Paint-consumables Say...$2500 And your time ZEROwelcome to the forum..as others have said thrown up some pics.
Give us some description of where the rust is that you know of.
In my opinion 10k can go along way but alot depends on condition of body as it is
And the unpicking time
Edited by 2runa, 16 June 2009 - 04:36 PM.
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 11:03 PM
Hi mate,to give you another quick idea,i charged my mate $1800 to file finish his Fastback Mustang,it was straight with a few ripples and dings here and there and no rust.He got charged $3-3500 to paint it.
Interior,im not too sure about the cost.
BUT,one thing is what you want the end result to be.By that I mean,if you paint the outside,you then will want to do the engine bay.Do that and you want to paint the engine.Then youll want the underside to match the smick body and paint.
Then youll want to redo the wiring etc etc etc etc and so on.How many simple paint jobs have snowballed to a full rotissery restoration!!!
Before you start make sure you know how you want the outcome to be.To me $10,000 should suffice but you can spend that on paint alone.
If your like my mate and had friends like me,i did him a favour really,it can get expensive.
My last advice is be patient and talk to the ones who have been there before because so many young guys have full stripped their car only to have it remain that way and sold as an un finished project.
Can you put up some pics as i love the LC GTR!!!!!
cheers rallystripes, thats help put things in perspective a bit for me haha.
As soon as the rebuild begins ill start posting some pics up, thanks alot for your help
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 11:18 PM
thanks guys for all the help and kind words,
thought id post some pics up for anyone whos still interested
the bodies in pretty good nic but the interior needs alota work.
cheers.
thought id post some pics up for anyone whos still interested
the bodies in pretty good nic but the interior needs alota work.
cheers.
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 11:21 PM
All I had was $10 grand to do my LC GTR resto. I think she looks a bit of alright?
See its all about WHO you know and how much they like you and if your willing to barter. ** Before any comments start I am NOT referring to X rated favours **
I got the paint done by a guy who owed my Dad a favour, went with Acrylic over 2pak due to money, stripped the car ourselves, etc, We paid $5grand, she's not going to win a show but she'd not crap either.
Dad's hotrod buddies were lifesavers:
* full rewire including cost of materials, loads of extra's etc : $250
* Full interior fit out (handed over all the new stuff) and he started with a completely stripped interior : $200 **this guy did a top job, was an ex BMW upholsterer
New door skins (to original specs) : $500 (more now as did mine 5 yrs ago)
Roof liner (orig specs) : $250
Re co'ed dash : $200
New carpets : $200??? I think
Seats : bought for $600 a set newly retrimmed
Full set of door and window rubbers : think $600 ish?
Be prepared to scour swap meets and the trading post (Ebay is a rip off most of the time - sorry to the ebayers here). Took us 8+ sets of LC tail lights to get a good set. Scored interior lights, rear parcel shelf and loads of little finishing bits cheap at swaps but takes time. When budget is tight, time to resto grows LOL.
Getting new front and rear windscreens took a while for me, mine where scratched to buggery. In the end they werent real cheap but yeah this is 5 years ago, so numbers are a bit foggy.
It can be done, just start making lots of friends
Good luck,
Kelly
See its all about WHO you know and how much they like you and if your willing to barter. ** Before any comments start I am NOT referring to X rated favours **
I got the paint done by a guy who owed my Dad a favour, went with Acrylic over 2pak due to money, stripped the car ourselves, etc, We paid $5grand, she's not going to win a show but she'd not crap either.
Dad's hotrod buddies were lifesavers:
* full rewire including cost of materials, loads of extra's etc : $250
* Full interior fit out (handed over all the new stuff) and he started with a completely stripped interior : $200 **this guy did a top job, was an ex BMW upholsterer
New door skins (to original specs) : $500 (more now as did mine 5 yrs ago)
Roof liner (orig specs) : $250
Re co'ed dash : $200
New carpets : $200??? I think
Seats : bought for $600 a set newly retrimmed
Full set of door and window rubbers : think $600 ish?
Be prepared to scour swap meets and the trading post (Ebay is a rip off most of the time - sorry to the ebayers here). Took us 8+ sets of LC tail lights to get a good set. Scored interior lights, rear parcel shelf and loads of little finishing bits cheap at swaps but takes time. When budget is tight, time to resto grows LOL.
Getting new front and rear windscreens took a while for me, mine where scratched to buggery. In the end they werent real cheap but yeah this is 5 years ago, so numbers are a bit foggy.
It can be done, just start making lots of friends
Good luck,
Kelly
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 11:28 PM
Ok just saw your pics - I want your steering wheel and your centre console !!!!!!!!!! LOL
A few picks I found of my interior during resto:
A few picks I found of my interior during resto:
Edited by Ms_Cameo_Gold, 16 June 2009 - 11:30 PM.
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 11:31 PM
All I had was $10 grand to do my LC GTR resto. I think she looks a bit of alright?
See its all about WHO you know and how much they like you and if your willing to barter. ** Before any comments start I am NOT referring to X rated favours **
I got the paint done by a guy who owed my Dad a favour, went with Acrylic over 2pak due to money, stripped the car ourselves, etc, We paid $5grand, she's not going to win a show but she'd not crap either.
Dad's hotrod buddies were lifesavers:
* full rewire including cost of materials, loads of extra's etc : $250
* Full interior fit out (handed over all the new stuff) and he started with a completely stripped interior : $200 **this guy did a top job, was an ex BMW upholsterer
New door skins (to original specs) : $500 (more now as did mine 5 yrs ago)
Roof liner (orig specs) : $250
Re co'ed dash : $200
New carpets : $200??? I think
Seats : bought for $600 a set newly retrimmed
Full set of door and window rubbers : think $600 ish?
Be prepared to scour swap meets and the trading post (Ebay is a rip off most of the time - sorry to the ebayers here). Took us 8+ sets of LC tail lights to get a good set. Scored interior lights, rear parcel shelf and loads of little finishing bits cheap at swaps but takes time. When budget is tight, time to resto grows LOL.
Getting new front and rear windscreens took a while for me, mine where scratched to buggery. In the end they werent real cheap but yeah this is 5 years ago, so numbers are a bit foggy.
It can be done, just start making lots of friends
Good luck,
Kelly
thanks kelly, interior should be a breeze as dads an ex uphulsterer.
cheers for the prices and ill start to check out the local swap meets
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Posted 16 June 2009 - 11:33 PM
Ok just saw your pics - I want your steering wheel and your centre console !!!!!!!!!! LOL
A few picks I found of my interior during resto:
looks alot like mine haha! and na no sale lol.
how much did it cost for you to clean up your interior?
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Posted 17 June 2009 - 12:18 AM
This is true its all about who you know but sometimes it doesnt work out.. Like for example with my panel job they said 3 months it actually took a year.. Alright next was my dads mate is spray painter he said 3-5months. It turned out to be 14months.. So always say you need it for a photoshoot and you have a deadline etc..so you need it done as soon as possibleSee its all about WHO you know and how much they like you and if your willing to barter. ** Before any comments start I am NOT referring to X rated favours **
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Posted 17 June 2009 - 05:04 PM
This is true its all about who you know but sometimes it doesnt work out.. Like for example with my panel job they said 3 months it actually took a year.. Alright next was my dads mate is spray painter he said 3-5months. It turned out to be 14months.. So always say you need it for a photoshoot and you have a deadline etc..so you need it done as soon as possible
haha thanks for the tip, ive already experianced something like that, to many dodgey mechanics out there.
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Posted 17 June 2009 - 05:22 PM
Hey Tylerthanks guys for all the help and kind words,
thought id post some pics up for anyone whos still interested
the bodies in pretty good nic but the interior needs alota work.
cheers.
The car looks like a great project but the lawn looks south of the river
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Posted 17 June 2009 - 05:30 PM
First Welcome!
Second great car mate.
Third are those wheels original and if so what hubcaps are they ment to have?(not knowing alot about LC Gtr's)
Darren
Plus i just got my interior for my LH (i would say the prices would be about the same)
Seats Re trimmed $1700.00
Door Cards $700.00
Carpet $250.00(ment to be like original.
Headlining $200 about (original material)
Etc.
Parcel shelf not sure but one of these guys will tell you. I made mine.
Rear bumper not sure (I'm sure one of these guys would have one laying around for a price)
Darren
Second great car mate.
Third are those wheels original and if so what hubcaps are they ment to have?(not knowing alot about LC Gtr's)
Darren
Plus i just got my interior for my LH (i would say the prices would be about the same)
Seats Re trimmed $1700.00
Door Cards $700.00
Carpet $250.00(ment to be like original.
Headlining $200 about (original material)
Etc.
Parcel shelf not sure but one of these guys will tell you. I made mine.
Rear bumper not sure (I'm sure one of these guys would have one laying around for a price)
Darren
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