The cost of restoring the 1956 VW Bug (working name: The Green Hornet)
I haven't really been too keen to keep track of how much I am spending on the '56 bug restoration. Partly because I don't really want to know and partly because EP thinks we have enough VW projects, and we don't need another.
Nonetheless, here goes:
- $200 - Cost of transporting the bug home from Napa
- $5 - car wash
- $99 - Bentley Manual
- $164 - registration
- $250 - period-correct plates
- $50 - Birth Certificate from VW
- $700 - Powder coating the engine tin and wheels
- $450 - 4 new tires
- $20 - Engine gasket set
- $46 - Fuel pump rebuild kit
- $28 - 5 lug nuts and a used bumper bracket
- $60 - New 6 volt Bosch Ignition Coil
- $136.95 - new battery
- $70.46 - new seat belts
- $20 - new (used) gas tank
- $10 battery tray
- $54 gas tank sealant
- $4 - transaxle gaskets
- $300 - order from WolfsburgWest that included items to restore transmission, all new brake pads and wheel cylinders
I guess I'll keep this updated as I go. I'll add it to the side of the blog. Feel free to check in on where Oak's college money is going!
2 comments:
Ha Ha! Maybe he will get a scholarship because he is so awesome. Then he can drive to school in style in the '56. :)
Fingers crossed!
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