Mate - Welcome to ClubCobra !
I'm afraid that 20 gorillas is a bit short of a Cobra. I've seen the work that Scott from Venom Custom Fabrications (A Cobra builder in Brisbane) puts into his cars. With all his experience / MIG / TIG / lathe / hoist etc, he can't get one done for anywhere near that, and that's not taking into account all his labour costs.
The money pit that a Cobra build represents is relentless.....
Figure $10K for a bare body/chassis
$1.5K just for a windscreen and surround
$4K (?) for a late-model EFI V8 and trans
$2K for wheels / tyres
$1K for fuel system (including filler cap)
$2K for electrical
$3K for interior
$3K for paint
$1K for engineer
$1K for stamp duty etc
$1K for lights, trim, mirrors etc
$1K for rego/insurance
Already up to $30ish, and what have I forgotten...... gauges, roll bar, driveshaft, suspension, brakes, radiator, all hoses/clips/custom brackets, labour charges....
Oh yeah - I did up a budget for my car. On the most part, I ended up spending about 50% more than I budgeted. It was stressful to realise how far over budget I was heading, but I grew to accept that I'd never again have spare money. After I came to that realisation, I just rolled along with the punches. If it wasn't for guys like Scott , and other friends in the trade to keep things on track, I wouldn't have ever finished the car.
