I bought this black 85 vette on ebay for $3000. All it needed was a TPS sensor and paint. So I installed the sensor and phoned around for quotes on the paint. I was quoted anywhere from $5500 to $15000. So with the theme of being a budget build vette:
vette $3000
sensor $100
MAACO $899
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It actually turned out great and the paint has stayed nice for 4 years.
vette $3000
sensor $100
MAACO $899
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It actually turned out great and the paint has stayed nice for 4 years.