*shrug* Friends who work in shops owe me favors... Not worried about the money. Put it this way, that 500 included the labor.

I also am getting the steel cheap, I used to work as a welder at a machine shop which I still have strong ties to and can get, for example what I did two weeks ago, a 36" by 36" 18 gauge piece of steel for $2.

The only thing now that I did not for see problems with is the gauges... I do have some mismatched mechanical VDOs in my garage, hmmm, VW and Volvo parts in the Lude... might make me sick :barf: Eh, we'll see if I can make it look good (totally doubt it)

I also have tons of spare parts in there too... I guess if you add the price of the parts I already have, then it might be quite expensive. This isnt going to be a full build, just something to keep me occupied over the winter while the VW, Austin, and MG projects sit. I hate being miles away from home.

Who knows, maybe this weekend when Im about to take out the engine or cut out the floor pan... I might not be able to bring myself to it... stock it is a fun car... We shall see. Saturday is drop day.