How much did you spend on your GL Bug?

[kdanie]

I guess I'm the low baller, cheap SOB in the crowd....

I have about $6,800 into my stealth GL so far and will have about $8500 into it when finished and painted. I call it a stealth GL because it won't look that much different from any other nice bug until you look under the skin and realize it is almost all Porsche except the body/pan. I want to keep the cost down and don't want it too flashy or it will get stolen....

Here's the major items: (approximate $$)
$3500 for a fairly stout 2.0L type4 with 911 cooling and dual 40mm Dellortos
$350 for parts to fab the header and ceramic coating
$550 for N/A 944 brakes all around (includes machine work/stainless hoses/caliper kits/hard lines/master cylinder)
$450 for a 902 5 speed, includes clutch and shifter (I just machined a sweet aluminum shift knob from some scrap)
$550 for set 912 steel wheels/hubcaps/new tires (includes a 356 Porsche 4.5" wheel for the spare tire)
$250 for a pair of 911sc seats for the front
$350 for gages, NOS 914 tach, 912 speedo, 5 more VDO gages and senders including CHT on each cylinder head
$600 for suspension, I narrowed the front beam my self, HD shocks, CB dropped spindles, front adjusters, 944 26mm rear torsion bars, 944 rear sway bar, custom front sway bar, new bushings/bearings

The rest is all the other little stuff that really adds up quick.

I expect paint/body work to be about $800. I used to be able to paint a car for about $400... those days are long gone!

Tunes will be about $350.

I do all my own work except engine machine work like heads/crank balancing/rod rebuilding etc.

It's about 2/3 done after 2.5 years of on/off work due to other projects. My wife's getting pissed....

Oh yeah, when finished it will be about $2500 over budget!!!
ken