[A.W.Dille]

Depending on how much you farm out and how much you want to do yourself $18000 is a pretty safe figure. Nothing wrong with doing what you want but myself I would get it running first as stated above and see what condition the engine and drivetrain is in. 68WarDog and I went and looked at a 70 GTO a couple of weeks back that would require a full frame off to get it right. I quoted the owner no less than 40grand and maybe up to 50grand to get it back to showroom condition. He wasn't expecting it to be that high but it would take no less than three years to do the car and that included the entire rear section at the trunk lip and bumper mounting area needing to be replaced along with an entire trunk floor and would require a donor car, and with the car sitting on the ground I couldn't see exactly what kind of shape the frame was in, it may be needing to be replaced also. I have done mine (71GTO in my sig) in my back yard and wish I would've had a garage to do it in. Bad weather has played a toll on the bodywork from it being exposed to the elements, going to need to be done again in the next couple of years, hopefully I'll have the money and be able physically to do the work myself. But my GTO has been in my possesion since 1986 and will go to my daughter (and hopefully my Grandson) when I get to the point I can't push a clutch anymore. Alot goes into doing an occasional driver if you plan on showing it. Alot to think about. My .02