I apologize @AAndrews ive been quoting you as saying $200,000 and you said $100,000. But I stand by what I’ve said. The taxi didn’t even cost that to build.
No problem TT5.9 |Mag , I recognized that immediately. Respectfully, I may be off somewhat on the cost to build the Taxi but I don't think by much. That Satellite is a step above most cars because of who built it, Hotchkis . That car was built to showcase their products and I think no expense spared. Most on this site do not have the skills and experience that you and 72bluNblu obviously have so the labor component is also a factor in the cost. (BTW, that Duster/Demon looks wild! ) Be interesting if someone from Hotchkis reads this who worked on the Taxi could comment as well. I also did the K Member upgrade, boxed lower control arms ,firm feel Cop car box , larger tie rods, sway bars. bilstien shocks. To do this , I removed the complete suspension and powertrain . My cost here in Canada was well over $5000.00. Ended up taking the whole works back out as although much better, it was still 50 year old technology , installed a full Alterkation front end system from RMS complete with swaybar, Viking double adjustable coilovers, and wildwood 11' drilled and slotted rotors. Its much lighter, rack and pinion steering and provides great clearance for headers. Although it cost a bit more, I am absolutely delighted with the transformation and my car handles like its on rails. Torsion bars and stock mopar suspension systems and recirculating ball steering systems can be massaged to perform better but you can't make them lighter.
Thanks for all the comments though, I will definitely read up on TT5.9 mag's build and yours as well . A lot for me to learn here for sure!
