charger restoration?

Question

was wondering if someone could give me a ball park figure on what it would cost to restore a dodge charger with only the empty body available to me ,and the body not being in the best shape few dents and dings and surface rust.im planning on doing alot of the work myself,anyone with any idea on what
the vast amount of parts i need would cost me .

Answer 1

I would say an honest $20,000-$25,000 should be expected. You would be best to buy a donor car. They can still be had for about 4-6grand. I just had my lowest bid on my 1970 charger. The total for the sheet metal was about 5grand. The work for someone else to do it (If I decided not to) was (the cheapest I found) was $12,000 and that was just the metal. No body or paint prep. I suggest you go get yourself a book called Project Charger. It can be purchased at amazon, bdalton etc. for like $25. It goes through one man's restoration from start to finish of a 1970 Dodge Charger. It will give you a lot of info and idea of how to go about it. But a complete car is always the best start. But parts cars (like what I bought) are still easily found. Probably 3-4 on Ebay right now. Good luck.

Answer 2

Sure you should buy it and restore it; then drive the wheels off of it!! Those early Chargers are great fun, classy looking and will often times hold their value. If you have the time, energy, are capapble of doing most of the work and the money, why not turn it into a project? My only questions are, "What do you mean by 'abandoned'; is it in a field or on somebody's property?" Make sure the seller is actually the owner as you wouldn't want to put a lot of money into it only to have the original owner claim it was stolen or misappropriated! Even if you have to spend 10 to 15 thousand dollars restoring it, think of how proud you'll be behind the wheels of a classic Dodge. I say, "Go for it!!"

Answer 3

this is a big undertaking. only the body, im assuming doors and trunk lid and hood are included. so youll need amog other things, an engine(plus headers and exhaust system and countless other bolts and lines and hoses and clamps), transmission(plus all lines for the fluid to run to the radiator and bolts etc.), drive shaft( plus bolts), rear end ( housing and ring and pinion gears. not to mention figuring out the ratio for your use), axles, tires, rims, an entire brake system(lines, master cylinder, calipers, pads etc.) thats just some things under it not counting your interior which could cost thousands.
youll sink at least 15 grand into just the drivetrain and getting it to run right and probly another 10 at least on the interior. 25 grand or more for a restoration AT LEAST!

Answer 4

i did one three years ago and wound up with about 20 thousand in it and that was with me doing the majority of the work my self including the paint and body,and mechanical,the interior i had done,but still 15 grand that wasn't counting what i gave for it that was just the part that i done,my total i had about 20 grand in to it,this was a fine looking car though,and i replaced all rusted panels, no rust was left in the car,it took me about a year to do this the way i did,average time on restoring one is anywhere from 12-16 months,and a lot of hard work,good luck with it.

Answer 5

Truthfully, you can sink over $50,000 into it and still not be finished. Paint and interior will easily pass $20,000, not including a frame off. A nice engine will blow $5000 easily. Etc, etc, etc.
Classic muscle cars are NOT to be restored for profit, only because the owner wants to.

Answer 6

I assume you're speaking of the second generation Chargers, 68-70. "A LOT!" As a rough estimate, between 35-60,000, unless you can do all the work yourself, and I mean "all", paint, mechanical, bodywork, interior. It's a labor of love not profit.

Answer 7

A large amount.

You need to find a donor vehicle for the chassis parts you don't have - and that will be a very very small part of the money you'll spend; even doing your own work.

Answer 8

it depends i restored one for about 6'000 bucks
i know ppl that put well over 100'000 grand into it depends on how much u can do by urself and how good u wanna do it and i don't care what anyone says if u bye it at a junk yard and they guarantee it its just as good as new

Answer 9

No Motor? Just a shell? No frame? Axles?Drive Train?
$100,000.00 easy

Answer 10

i have one