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.

[lapuwali]

I think the lesson here is the AVERAGE conversion cost is going to be $9-10K, not the minimum cost. If you're patient, lucky, and resourceful, you can beat this number by a lot. Some will spend a lot more, either due to mishap, or because they want more.

The $4K number IS legit and realistic, but you're looking at the bottom end of the scale, where you have to work a lot harder to get a good result. Where someone can't or won't put in the time and effort that Trekkor did (not everyone has a job that allows them to repeatedly spend several consecutive days on something like this), is going to spend more. Trekkor also got the least desirable engine. Using a 2.7 or 3.0 would instantly add $2-4K to the pricetag, just in buying the engine, at a minimum.

Can it be done for $4K? Obviously. Can YOU do it for $4K? A very different question. For most people, the answer would be no.