It is asked how much it cost to restore a vehicle. It costs between 40000 to 100000 dollars. In the last two years I have bought two "restored" vehicles. I got two pigs with lipstick. On both vehicles nothing was done correct. Amatures did both. I had to rebuild every single thing. They did everthing wrong, from using three different size main bearings, wrong gasket material, and the one single item using the the wrong bolts. All of them use cheap hardware bolts where grade bolts are necessary. If you want it done correct you have to pay a skilled mechanic to do it right. You have to know what after market parts are correct. Often aftermarket oil pumps are better then factory while other pumps are junk. If you do not know your parts you project will turn in to a pig with lipstick. When I get done the vehicle is factoy new with ever single part inspected. When you try to sell it you lose money as you never get what you have in it.
