baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck
4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
under 2k, and probably another k or so to get her on the road
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
How much you spent so far on ur Vdub ?
XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism
3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·
post some more pics of ur dub i love it!!!killakornkobb wrote:i just added all this up yesterday.. and including purchasing the car itself.. i have spent 4,500ish..
is it a 68?
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
mmm I have spent to much but it has been less than I made or I wouldn't have any left to buy what I want ..........
:duh
:duh
LOWBUG Insano Dub Head
738 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Dunno how.
The problem with a pic is that most of the money has been spent on things you can't see, you also can't see the previous engines etc.. spending money on an idea that didin't quite work and then re-doing it. Remember this is money spent over a 12 year period and it was a ground up build, with shell of pan, just about every nut and bolt was removed as well as a rebuilt gear box with a few extra tricks. Every thing that went back on the car was new(and man I've got all the paper work to show for it, but I like to torchure myself).
Even now I've got plans for further down the track after I finish the engine for the 4th time. It just dosen't stop it is a sickness I do need help.....help....please.
The problem with a pic is that most of the money has been spent on things you can't see, you also can't see the previous engines etc.. spending money on an idea that didin't quite work and then re-doing it. Remember this is money spent over a 12 year period and it was a ground up build, with shell of pan, just about every nut and bolt was removed as well as a rebuilt gear box with a few extra tricks. Every thing that went back on the car was new(and man I've got all the paper work to show for it, but I like to torchure myself).
Even now I've got plans for further down the track after I finish the engine for the 4th time. It just dosen't stop it is a sickness I do need help.....help....please.
soulsurfer Officially Full-On Dubber
220 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·
currently about 13K and counting
lobus Wolfsburg Wizard
618 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
12k.....if you say it quick, it doesn't seem as much.....
still better value than just about anything I can think of...those R type Valiants are a sweet ride though...and you can get a sweeet one of them alredy done for around 8 to 10 K
[Edited on 21-9-2004 by Dubnut]
still better value than just about anything I can think of...those R type Valiants are a sweet ride though...and you can get a sweeet one of them alredy done for around 8 to 10 K
[Edited on 21-9-2004 by Dubnut]
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62deluxe Custom Title Time!
1,718 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
Me spent about $13000 from memory.
That seems like alot but try getting the professionals to do it for that!
More to go yet, a full rebuild and twin carb conversion on the 36hp motor and gearbox reco etc etc etc...........
That seems like alot but try getting the professionals to do it for that!
More to go yet, a full rebuild and twin carb conversion on the 36hp motor and gearbox reco etc etc etc...........
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
.....I don't want to count my receipts but try muliplying by 2 as a rough idea by the time you count all the bits you buy....well it'll go over that....Would never get it back.....it becomes a love job..... or sheer insanity....
Well I wanted to save my sweet $1200 Bel...she was a bargain when I got her.... Damn expensive woman to keep now!!! 😀
....this
[Edited on 21-9-2004 by jenz58]
Well I wanted to save my sweet $1200 Bel...she was a bargain when I got her.... Damn expensive woman to keep now!!! 😀
....this
[Edited on 21-9-2004 by jenz58]
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...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
...to still unfinished this....
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"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
Mikeaus Commited Dubber
62 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
About $3,000 not including prchase price
Bugger Me Dead.
ikube Wolfsburg Wizard
580 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·
You never want to stop putting money into a VW to make it look better & better !!
agree ?
remember to always Love your Dub ! :kiss
agree ?
remember to always Love your Dub ! :kiss
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I've spent $7k+ including the purchase price of My Beetle...
I have receipts for most things....
I Haven't told the Wife what I have spent....
But at least She can see something for the money....
and it is appreciating ....
Not long to go know.... " " .....
Lee ..
I have receipts for most things....
I Haven't told the Wife what I have spent....
But at least She can see something for the money....
and it is appreciating ....
Not long to go know.... " " .....
Lee ..
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Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe
1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Way more than I would admit to.....
From this
[Edited on 22-9-2004 by Jay_1965vw]
From this
[Edited on 22-9-2004 by Jay_1965vw]
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Doing the interior Now.....
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Come on Jay, tell Us how much You spent...
We need to know.....
Lee
[and now, back to the Beetle...]
We need to know.....
Lee
[and now, back to the Beetle...]
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Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe
1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
To this...
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robnjo Veteran Volks Folk
2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
OK....now I do keep all my receipts...but I only show my wife one🙂
but hows this, since I joined AVD's, I have spent just on this site off you guys $3400.
also just parts on my splitty,$3220....holly crap and sort still looks the same as I got it off "Type_one"....then there is Ebay.....
.....but I do love Swapmeets:P
but hows this, since I joined AVD's, I have spent just on this site off you guys $3400.
also just parts on my splitty,$3220....holly crap and sort still looks the same as I got it off "Type_one"....then there is Ebay.....
.....but I do love Swapmeets:P
silver Dangerous when poked
2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
16k on the Splitty, and 13k so far on the Bug, not including purchase price or my time But I have 2 cool cars and much much better than any new car. (except a Carrera 3 maybe)
Keeping it real !
Andy Andy\'s Adventures
2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
Well, WAY too much like most of you.
Andy has had well over $20k spent on him (probably $30k, too scared to add it up). This includes purchase, 4 "parts" bus's, enough new spares to keep Andy on the road for many years to come and all the camping gear we used for our round oz trip :-).
My other VW's are not so bad, beetle came for free, and probably spent under $1000 in parts over the last 10 years. Type 3, $300 registered and driving :-).
Andy has had well over $20k spent on him (probably $30k, too scared to add it up). This includes purchase, 4 "parts" bus's, enough new spares to keep Andy on the road for many years to come and all the camping gear we used for our round oz trip :-).
My other VW's are not so bad, beetle came for free, and probably spent under $1000 in parts over the last 10 years. Type 3, $300 registered and driving :-).
57kombi Hannover Elder
2,544 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I have a P.O. Box and I buy things with money orders, that way the missus doesnt get to know how much i have spent.
I wouldnt put the real figure on here just incase she sees it.
Hello dear
Cheers
Dave
I wouldnt put the real figure on here just incase she sees it.
Hello dear
Cheers
Dave
Y2K Wolfsburg Wizard
500 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·
Well i spent $35000 on the last one and $50000 on this one, over 4 years. But im a new owner and should probably BUTT OUT.😉
2000 New Beetle White (SOLD)
2004 NB Turbo Black, APR (SOLD)
2007 Passat Black shaggin wagon
1955 Beetle white VWOVAL
1956 Kombi, rusty n lichen
2004 NB Turbo Black, APR (SOLD)
2007 Passat Black shaggin wagon
1955 Beetle white VWOVAL
1956 Kombi, rusty n lichen
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
67'bug: 3.5k and the $1800 motor was the best money I ever spent.
Buggy: bout 25k I think. Still fine tuning too. But I think that's ok considering the cost of some comparable projects. And it was my first full on project...so you always learn the hard (read expensive) way.
p.s. my wife says about the buggy, "we could have bought a new car for that much money", and that's true, but nothing nearly so cool or fast, 😎
[Edited on 23-9-2004 by pete wood]
Buggy: bout 25k I think. Still fine tuning too. But I think that's ok considering the cost of some comparable projects. And it was my first full on project...so you always learn the hard (read expensive) way.
p.s. my wife says about the buggy, "we could have bought a new car for that much money", and that's true, but nothing nearly so cool or fast, 😎
[Edited on 23-9-2004 by pete wood]
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
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lobus Wolfsburg Wizard
618 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Y2K wrote:Well i spent $35000 on the last one and $50000 on this one, over 4 years. But im a new owner and should probably BUTT OUT.😉
any butt as pretty as your bug's can butt in anytime I reckon...
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killakornkobb where's that clutch?
1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
yes it's a 68! in members rides.. the 68 Auto-Stick🙂XXX-1.8T wrote:post some more pics of ur dub i love it!!!killakornkobb wrote:i just added all this up yesterday.. and including purchasing the car itself.. i have spent 4,500ish..
is it a 68?
Tagedeezee Heezy
t2 stop taking life so serious
1,102 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
i guess including the purchase price ,the cost of all the tools (welders, compressors, spray guns) those things i wouldnt have bought if i didnt own a kombi sand paper and any other materials, it starts to really add up. then for me to be happy i had to buy all the extras like the westy rack, ladder, side step and make every window open.
so far i estimate around the 18k mark ,i still have to build a motor and do the interior , id say i need another 10k . imagine how much it would cost to get someone else to do it for me.
maybe i have made a few mistakes along the way and it could be better in areas but f--k it feels good to know that i am the only one to touch this car.
around 7k to build a bug wow i could have 3 and be running a wedding car buisiness
so far i estimate around the 18k mark ,i still have to build a motor and do the interior , id say i need another 10k . imagine how much it would cost to get someone else to do it for me.
maybe i have made a few mistakes along the way and it could be better in areas but f--k it feels good to know that i am the only one to touch this car.
around 7k to build a bug wow i could have 3 and be running a wedding car buisiness
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem
9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
my first bug was up around the $15g mark once we included the labour for 4 resprays, three engines, 5 head units and a complete retrim
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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billholmes Dragging my 61\' Baja and 62\' Beast
262 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
I have spent over $1500 and that is alot of money and i had to earn it.
ratty 63 Custom Title Time!
1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·
I'm not going to add up all the reciepts (which I have kept) as I'm sure that it will scare me!
...but, round figures, heres the list:
$2k for the EFI
$2.5k for the engine
$1k (so far) for the pan
$500 for baja kit (includes complete donor car)
$ not much for the body - but I haven't really started this bit yet!
...and thats just the major stuff, could probably add another $1000 for the little bits and pieces that I have hidden in the shed and have forgotten about. Won't even try to put an estimate on the time I have spent:duh
Lucky the car was given to me for nothing....
Hey Y2K, can I guess from you signature that you have been investing in CHIPS? (of the silicon variety...that would plug into a certain cars computer?) Sounds a bit fishy to me :puke
R
...but, round figures, heres the list:
$2k for the EFI
$2.5k for the engine
$1k (so far) for the pan
$500 for baja kit (includes complete donor car)
$ not much for the body - but I haven't really started this bit yet!
...and thats just the major stuff, could probably add another $1000 for the little bits and pieces that I have hidden in the shed and have forgotten about. Won't even try to put an estimate on the time I have spent:duh
Lucky the car was given to me for nothing....
Hey Y2K, can I guess from you signature that you have been investing in CHIPS? (of the silicon variety...that would plug into a certain cars computer?) Sounds a bit fishy to me :puke
R
40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements 😂
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
Founding member of the Gold Coast Dub Club Inc. 🙂
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice!
Founding member of the Gold Coast Dub Club Inc. 🙂
blk56 Officially Full-On Dubber
217 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
56 Beetle
In the 7 years I have spent around $5 or $6 grand so far on 36hp rebuild ,gearbox rebuild pan blasted and resprayed black Maico disc brakes,Judson,Fram filter,rear popouts and other bits and pieces and I still need to paint the body and retrim the car I think another $8 to $10 should cover it.
What I would like to know Where everyone get the money to spend big dollars on their cars everyone must be doctors ,lawers or have great paying jobs
In the 7 years I have spent around $5 or $6 grand so far on 36hp rebuild ,gearbox rebuild pan blasted and resprayed black Maico disc brakes,Judson,Fram filter,rear popouts and other bits and pieces and I still need to paint the body and retrim the car I think another $8 to $10 should cover it.
What I would like to know Where everyone get the money to spend big dollars on their cars everyone must be doctors ,lawers or have great paying jobs