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Ziggster · 04-27-2019, 10:04 PM

I'm new to this, and maybe I was lucky and picked up parts cheap (C59 engine in good shape (no cracks) - CAN$100, Model A front and rear axles with rims and radius rods - CAN$250, T5 Trans - CAN $150.00. The guy that sold me the engine was tired of it collecting dust and had planned to use it. The guy that sold me the Model A stuff was willing to give me the entire chassis and drivetrain for the same price as he also wanted it gone from his yard, but my trailer was too small to haul it all away. The guy that sold me the T5 threw in a couple of extra complete T5 cases, and misc parts. This lead me to believe I should be able to build my speedster for under CAN$10K. What I have quickly realized is that building a flathead is NOT cheap. I'll likely have CAN$5K into my non-performance build with no fancy parts, and that is for a short block. I'll be assembling the long block. I listed a bunch of Model A and flathead parts I didn't need and didn't get one call. So yes, hoarding the wrong parts is a waste of time, and some parts are expensive.

04-27-2019, 10:04 PM	#14
Ziggster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 992	Re: Price of parts I'm new to this, and maybe I was lucky and picked up parts cheap (C59 engine in good shape (no cracks) - CAN$100, Model A front and rear axles with rims and radius rods - CAN$250, T5 Trans - CAN $150.00. The guy that sold me the engine was tired of it collecting dust and had planned to use it. The guy that sold me the Model A stuff was willing to give me the entire chassis and drivetrain for the same price as he also wanted it gone from his yard, but my trailer was too small to haul it all away. The guy that sold me the T5 threw in a couple of extra complete T5 cases, and misc parts. This lead me to believe I should be able to build my speedster for under CAN$10K. What I have quickly realized is that building a flathead is NOT cheap. I'll likely have CAN$5K into my non-performance build with no fancy parts, and that is for a short block. I'll be assembling the long block. I listed a bunch of Model A and flathead parts I didn't need and didn't get one call. So yes, hoarding the wrong parts is a waste of time, and some parts are expensive.