What does it cost?

And what Mad Dart left out is the time factor. He has a nice build going but in the interim he bought a "done and running" pro-street car to play with. I have done the same with my ex-drag Demon that I have put a tag on. The fish sits but hopefully I will be getting to the rusty body this summer. But in the meanwhile I wanted to have some fun, so let's buy a heavy duty car and bring it back to the street (vs buying a street car and making it safe for the track).

So, how is that going? My "done and run" Demon is getting patch panels to remove the bondo rust. Next it will get ALL of the race car wiring replaced cause the last guy was an electrical hack and I want to also relocate the switches to where they make more sense for the track. The fuel system needs going through. I have another engine for it and will need a different radiator, headers, exhaust, and who knows what else. Maybe a BB K-frame. But it drives and I can do those things in acceptable bites.

Another factor is the kids these days just don't know about these older cars. They are into EFI not "controlled leaks" that they call carbs. They can put together a fast Fox rustang for a whole lot less money. They swap LS engines with turbos into anything and come out fast and cheap. That is hurting the resale of our old Mopars, but I think a lot of us don't care really as we want the toy to play with while we still can.

No regrets here.