stickin to a plan and a budjet

alrighty, i'll post all the reciepts that i have, i don't have them all, cause i know that devin has a few of mine as well, and a few things that i just bought with cash so.

1991 Mazda b2200 = $400
4 sheets 16 gauge sheet 4x8 = $342
new rad core support = $171
4x4 hood = $171
4x4 box = $912
20" chrome wheels and 225/30/20 tires = 2611.58
radiator = $142.50
Air ride kit ( bags, 8 valves, 4 link, notch) installed, and 2 inch traditional BD = $5300
Fuel door from full size chev = $35
aim spindles = $400
custom modded Grant Kustoms bumper = $673
bumper brackets = $56.50
seat = $169
Hagan suicide hinge kit (Hidden hinges, bear claw latches, install kit) = $565.90
Flaming River polished steering column and floor mount = $653.14
auto tranny brckets = $33.90
Automatic Transmission = $621.50
Chrome Plating = $2713.75
Powder Coating ( Frame, rearend, backing plates, drums, engine crossmember, tranny bracket, ect) =$1100
all new rear brakes everything including new e-brake cables = $332.43
Gasket set = $197.41
front 4x4 fenders = $100

Total = $17,301.61

So yea, thats all the stuff i have reciept for, now think about it, i'm missin pretty much all the grant kustoms sheet metal off of there ( skin/rollpan combo, corner fillers, b-piller fillers, tail fillers). the 2 inch chop, suicide doors install, all the body werk supplys, the grille, and i'm sure a bunch of little things, so i know thewre is at least another $5000 of stuff that devin has the reciepts for!!!!!

I also still have a bunch more stuff to buy, more chroming to do, i need to paint the truck, top and bottom, build a fiberglass dash with 2 10'' woffers and deck and amps built into it, then have the interiour wraped.

I'm sure i'll have around 35-40K into this truck by the time i'm finished with it!!!

I obviously am building this truck for show, it is a trailler queen that i will only take out on occasion, this is my hobby and what i want. I don't have a budget. If i want something done i do it, regardless of the cost$$$. thats y it takes 3-4 years to get it done

this is a pic of the truck the day i bought it


the truck after mock up, before brake down, more mods have been added!


Truck as of now, frame

i figure i'm into mine for around 50k. no way i can sell it for even %25 of that but oh well i have what i wanted. and dont plan on sellin it.
my guesstamation on flameds10s mazdasfinal price is around 40k. and i think thats cheap considering how its going to turn out

haha,don't worry,I'm planning to go rotary too.

One thing I pride myself in throughout my build,that other than having to borrow for the engine build and paying back,I have been able to stay out of debt the entire time. I may run myself almost dry during the week saving up for parts,but man,it's so worth it once you reach that goal.

Purchase price - 1800
H4s - 105
Clear corners - 57
Clear signals - 75
Red out tails - 9
chrome grille - 75
chrome bumper - 60
bumper assy - 94
4x4 hood - 50
stamped gate - 40
4x4 grille - 40
bedliner - 50
tonneay cover - 320
tint - 175
interior swap - 150
Grant steering wheel & install kit - 90
2 pairs of 4" speakers - 56/pr
6x9s - 100
Speaker boxes - 30
Sony headunit - 325
Sub,amp & box - 500
Stereo install - 180
Lowering - 685
stock chrome rims & chrome bezel tails - 250
flip tires around for white stripes facing out - 100
flip black because i hated it - 100 ($200 wasted)
Eskies - $580
new tires when I bought the truck - 386
Engine rebuild - 2300
cyl head rebuil - 500
accel air filter - 60
exhaust - 500
battery - 100
alternator - 245
rollpan - 60
plate box - 50
gauge cluster w/tach - 25
primer /body supplies - $120
carpet,seatbelts,chrome centre caps - 40

That's all the big stuff right now and what I had saved in my file of expenses. Might be a couple other things,but at the moment,my grand total is...

$10 538

Hmmm...not as bad as I had expected. But that's not EVERY penny accounted for. I might be a couple hundred bucks higher,but all in all,I think that's really not too bad at the point where I am with my truck. It still needs to be bagged,upholstered & painted,then it's pretty much done,so easily looking another $5k for that stuff atleast,so I'll be right on target if I can come in around the $15k mark.

well, I see everyone elses budget and almost toss my cookies!

I did not include a tool budget, I consider that a separate issue, And this purposed budget is on top of what was already spent.
Which is at least 10,000 including purchase price.
I also have a parts truck so that helps.

Here is what I have to show for it so far lol.
://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l24/mazdamandan/dans%20mazda%20b2200/DSC00949.://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l24/mazdamandan/dans%20mazda%20b2200/DSC00840.://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l24/mazdamandan/dans%20mazda%20b2200/c826b725. Power windows and keyless entry

Its got a rebuilt engine and a new clutch brakes exhaust saftied and all that in it too.

yeah,I didn't put tools in mine either. I got a MIG welder (birthday present,so I didn't have to pay for that,but it was still $500),a bunch of air tools,sander,angle grinder,jack,stands,car shelter 11'x16' and a couple other things,so all that is easily putting me over $12k all together.

But,I'm proud of what I've been able to accomplish while working jobs where I was only making $10.50 and $12.50/hr.

Wow guys, Just wow..I've got abit into mine. i dont keep track. but enough.

probably better you don't keep track,lol.

that's a lot but you wanna hear something crazy? where i work we built a 32 ford roadster and it has $80,000 in CHROME!!! talk about trailer queen/showcar here's a pic of it finished