Budget six conversion builders, Please tell us how you do it! Options

[anthony]

I compiled the following list of conversion parts. This is just to put a six cylinder engine in the car and doesn't include a 5 lug conversion or suspension mods. So for you guys that throw out low total conversion prices please tell us how you did it and how you cut costs. Often I see references to exceptional deals on engines that can't be easily reproduced or incomplete parts lists that don't include all the parts or headers/exhaust.

[brant]

Grant,

you spent your time...
not everyone has time to surf the internet or look for that length of time...

agree'd there are Way more used -6's out there.
but my point was that people keep comparing used to new, and those numbers are apples to oranges.
I put a NEW motor in my conversion. Thats Apples to Apples but I didn't get it for $1500 bucks.

all of the 3-4K motors with 90 day warranties are exactly what I'm saying... 4K for motor 4K for parts = 8K
(for the AVERAGE guy...minus 1-2 thousand if they do there own fabrication and search for deals.)

I don't disagree that its possible.
I think your car will be awesome.
I think Trekkor's car is awesome.
I think that its misleading to tell every newbie with less skills, less experience, and less knowledge that 4k total is the norm.

brant