Being resourcefull helps too.
If you are paying someone else to do all the work it will cost a lot more.
But if you can do most of yourself and get refurbished parts from other
vendors
then you can do wonders.
My buddy EJ here in Fort Worth bought a DeLorean that sat for about 20
years.
It loked like hell when he got it and to be honest at the time I thought he
should
have junked it and started over with another car.
He has done miricles with that car, I am so impressed with what he has done
with it
so far. He got a lot of his stuff from Josh, ... a recovered dash, binnacle,
etc.
When I bought my seat covers from DMCH, my original seats were pretty darn
good condition
so EJ bought them from me and they look good in his car.
He done the stereo up real nice, lowered the car and got the engine up to
shape.
Now all he needs to do is paint the fascias and few other things.
I am not sure how much he has spent so far but I don't think it is too much
more than $5000.00, I will have to ask him.
-VB
>From: "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [DMCForum] De Lorean appearance...
>Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:09:08 -0500
>
>I was curious how you went from "rich mans toy" to being able to "refurbish
>the whole car for about $5000". That would be a toy way more in line with
>what us common-folk can afford.
>
>Interestingly enough, I was having this conversation today about the cost.
>The owner I was talking with added his up and it is over that amount, he
>isn't done, and he bought a very nice car to start with. I am not trying
>to
>discourage anyone, though.
>
>
>Greg
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Videobob Moseley [mailto:videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:46 PM
>To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [DMCForum] De Lorean appearance...
>
>
>
>Sure, if you bought an average good running DeLorean that is all original,
>you can replace the seat covers, dash, carpet, headliners, switches and
>minor engine parts
>for well under $5000 and have a car that looks like new.
>If there are other major mechanical problems then that is a different
>story.
>- VB
>
> >From: "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [DMCForum] De Lorean appearance...
> >Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:19:17 -0500
> >
> ><snip>
> > >This is a rich mans toy, if you can't afford to play then don't.
> ><snip>
> >
> >...and then...
> >
> > >Hell, you can refurbish the whole car for about $5000
> >
> >
> >I don't get it.
> >
> >Greg
>
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