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    Tried to copy some pics here, but it doesn't work. Here' a link to more....

    http://www.kruzinusa.com/blog/ponygi...k-week-g3-rods

    While there are a couple of things I don't care for, like the exaggerated fender bodyline, I think it's a awesome car. It retains most of the classic Nomad styling but updates it. I'd take it!
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    Confused build I thought painted bumpers went out in the 1990s, then if I read right it has a 409 style W motor, now that is old school stuff.

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    At least it doesn't have 15" Cragars or Torque Thrust wheels on it.

    What painted bumpers?

    "An in house fabricated engine compartment is the perfect berth for the all aluminum 409 that's been punched out to a 515. According to Tyler, it's a screaming machine putting out about 650hp".
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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Confused build I thought painted bumpers went out in the 1990s, then if I read right it has a 409 style W motor, now that is old school stuff.
    Some people 'follow the trends', some 'set the trends', and others just don't care what others think... and they build it for themselves..

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    Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
    At least it doesn't have 15" Cragars or Torque Thrust wheels on it.

    What painted bumpers?

    "An in house fabricated engine compartment is the perfect berth for the all aluminum 409 that's been punched out to a 515. According to Tyler, it's a screaming machine putting out about 650hp".
    Really don't think much of that additional 116 comes from boring, but when you start out at 3.5 stroke there is a ton to be gained there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
    Tried to copy some pics here, but it doesn't work. Here' a link to more....

    http://www.kruzinusa.com/blog/ponygi...k-week-g3-rods

    While there are a couple of things I don't care for, like the exaggerated fender bodyline, I think it's a awesome car. It retains most of the classic Nomad styling but updates it. I'd take it!
    yeah they did a ton of work on that thing. the rendering is pretty sweet, but that's because the rendering shows it on air ride which I like. I can appreciate the work that went into this thing, but would have been much better looking with a stock 56 front end, smoothie bumper right side up, and two tone paint IMO
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    Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
    I guess the labor rate is a big factor. Around here it's anywhere from $65-100 per hour....I don't know what Joe charges. The guy that bent my upper radiator hose and beaded them charges $100 per hour.

    Parts cost the same just about anywhere. Here's my estimate of the cost of parts plus body/paint and interior for Bruiser. I think I double-counted the hours in paint and interior work because the $35K for interior includes labor and my estimate for paint included labor. But there has to be a lot of hours in disassembly, assembly, and fab of some custom parts I didn't count.

    Morrison chassis 15,000
    IRS adder 9500
    Exhaust 2000
    brakes 1000
    plumbing 1000
    Gas tank/pump 600
    Frame prep/painting 1000
    Driveshaft 500
    Engine 6000
    Engine accessories 2000
    Radiator/condenser 1000
    Transmission 2500
    Steeing shafts/joints 250
    Steering column 400
    Bodywork 10000
    Paint 8000
    Bumpers 1500
    Glass 1000
    Seats 300
    Stainless polishing 2000
    Chrome work 2000
    Madmooks parts 1000
    Steering wheel 300
    Interior 35000
    Electrical 3000
    VHX gauges 800
    Wheels 3000
    Tires 800
    Total 111,450
    So if there's 3000 additional hours over 3 years at $60 an hour, we're talking about a $291K car. If the shop rate drops to $45 an hour, it's "only" $246K. Sounds like that's about where it's at.
    You forgot to add the purchase price of the Nomad itself to the overall total !!!

    Even adding in the purchase price of the Nomad - you are still about six figures off!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomadder View Post
    You forgot to add the purchase price of the Nomad itself to the overall total !!!

    Even adding in the purchase price of the Nomad - you are still about six figures off!!!
    I was estimating the cost of the BUILD, and had no idea what you paid for it originally. I paid $550 for my Nomad as a driver, so the cost of that is in the "noise".

    Are you saying my estimate of $246K-291K is "six figures off"? Most of the cost of building a car at a shop is labor. I have no idea what their labor rate is, but I included bodywork, paint, and interior in the parts cost. I'm sure I left a lot of parts out of the list so it's probably over $111K.

    Why don't you tell us what it actually cost and break it down a little so we understand where the cost is?
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    Whatever it cost, it was too damn much. My $15k/4000hour Camaro is way more fun.
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