Bought mine in 2000 for $5500. 10k into drive train (motor, trans, rearend, driveshaft). Another 10k into paint, rounding up missing stock parts & pieces. The car is now ready for another paint job as the first was done in 01 so I figure another 7k for next paint and then and maybe then the ole girl will be where I want her to be. So all in all I am looking at 36k when it is all said and done...