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The problem is Everything I need to get for the car is 1k or more!!!! The engine was 4.5k, interior will be 2k. Just bought rear tyres and they were £800!
Not a cheap car to build, oh and don't want o think about painting the damn thing, that will be about 4k!!!
I know where you're coming from with the prices as i actually started out building a Countach clone before i switched to the Sammio, which is why i'm interested in what you're up to!
In my case after a year learning a load of good skills, including learning to Weld and even chopping and lengthening the MR2 donor (don't ask!), the financial realities you mention kicked in and i reckoned that it would cost me at least 17k to finish it, so i cut my losses and opted for the Sammio instead!
I always remember that due to the IVA test it meant that i would have to buy some original parts such as the electrically adjustable wing mirrors, and they were about £300 each!
Even though i scrapped mine, i do still have about a dozen boxes of Countach parts in my attic, just in case.......
Cant wait to get this baby fired up again :-) Design the exhaust to crossover above the gear box thus stopping the typical uneven burble of the chevy v8
These mirrors are off a Ferrari 308 - they used the same ones as Lamborghini did , just need to figure a way of getting the badges off with out damaging the mirror or the badge.
