Quote Originally Posted by playwme View Post
+ eleventy billion. Don't settle on a shell either. Just buy a complete car that has most of the good expensive bits on it. If you have to stuff around finding every little piece, bracket, bolt and thingamyjig and buying them individually then you'll end up spending a fortune. Get something like Rokvan's Tuxedo Black HJ for $7k, do a bit of a tidy up and you'll have a nice van at a good price. If you buy a basketcase you'll either end up with a very expensive nice van, or an ebay listing that nets you a third of what you spent.
+ eleventy billion and one.

I went to tamworth from vic to pick up my sandman which spent its life inland and had not one speck of rust. Paid 5k for it 5 years ago and the entire sanding/repairing/2 pac paintjob cost me 3 grand! mates rates admittedly, but well worth having a good shell.