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So, what do you think it costs to build a one of a kind buggy/bouncer?
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<blockquote data-quote="mcutler" data-source="post: 480408" data-attributes="member: 1641"><p>I built mine myself on a bare Jim's Garage built chassis. Took me four months start to trail. Axles, motor, tcase and built trans came from my yj-(lt1, th350 ,atlas , 60/14). In that for months i spent $35g's. Keep in mind only labor i paid out was drive shafts, and regearing axles. Well, i thought i was done. ...then came new wheels and sticky 43's(5500), then toasted the lt1 and in came the ls2 (7000), and now dropping the ori's and moving to coilovers/bumps and aluminum links (est 4500). That puts it at 52g's. No labor included. ....</p><p></p><p>I roughly figured about 500 hours labor throughout with changes that were made, on myself. Don't know shop rates but if i had charged myself it would have been $35hr , nearly 18g's; total $70,000- I'm sure that rate is low compared to we'll known builders. And i don't have any super special drive train parts. So i could see some of these bills being upwards of 100g's easily.</p><p></p><p>We can't put a price on happiness can we? ....cuz this **** sure is a blast! </p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm really happy that i have the tools and ability to do it myself for sure 8)</p><p>matt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcutler, post: 480408, member: 1641"] I built mine myself on a bare Jim's Garage built chassis. Took me four months start to trail. Axles, motor, tcase and built trans came from my yj-(lt1, th350 ,atlas , 60/14). In that for months i spent $35g's. Keep in mind only labor i paid out was drive shafts, and regearing axles. Well, i thought i was done. ...then came new wheels and sticky 43's(5500), then toasted the lt1 and in came the ls2 (7000), and now dropping the ori's and moving to coilovers/bumps and aluminum links (est 4500). That puts it at 52g's. No labor included. .... I roughly figured about 500 hours labor throughout with changes that were made, on myself. Don't know shop rates but if i had charged myself it would have been $35hr , nearly 18g's; total $70,000- I'm sure that rate is low compared to we'll known builders. And i don't have any super special drive train parts. So i could see some of these bills being upwards of 100g's easily. We can't put a price on happiness can we? ....cuz this **** sure is a blast! I'm really happy that i have the tools and ability to do it myself for sure 8) matt [/QUOTE]
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