to the people building pace cobras

[Paintwerks]

Originally Posted by deano59

hi all
I was just wondering what sort of budgets people are allowing for there build to hit the road just a ball park fig will do . and what stage are you buying your kits at ie just the body and chassis kit or a full roller .
im just wondering what it would cost to put one of these babys on the road .

cheers dean

Dean,

My assembled rolling chassis with the Trigo 15" knock-off wheels, M/T tyres, Steering wheel and LSD with hardened gearset owes me just under $39K (that included the freight to get it to me).

I'm going to be running a new LSA supercharged 6.2. The overall complete cost of the LSA, transmission and engine controller package (believe it or not) is the same in the end as an vanilla LS3, trans and engine controller combo.

I'm buying the Pace comprehensive package using all new parts. The car on the road including engineering should cost approx. $75K complete with trimming and engineering, less paint.

Even though I own a bodyshop and will paint the car myself, I'm allowing $8-10K for paint (my body was one of the early ones and while the body is generally awesome, it still needs some bodywork/shaping before it can receive topcoat).

So...if you budget $85K all up, you should be good.

Cheers,
Sime

[Zedn]

Originally Posted by Paintwerks

Dean,

My assembled rolling chassis with the Trigo 15" knock-off wheels, M/T tyres, Steering wheel and LSD with hardened gearset owes me just under $39K (that included the freight to get it to me).

I'm going to be running a new LSA supercharged 6.2. The overall complete cost of the LSA, transmission and engine controller package (believe it or not) is the same in the end as an vanilla LS3, trans and engine controller combo.

I'm buying the Pace comprehensive package using all new parts. The car on the road including engineering should cost approx. $75K complete with trimming and engineering, less paint.

Even though I own a bodyshop and will paint the car myself, I'm allowing $8-10K for paint (my body was one of the early ones and while the body is generally awesome, it still needs some bodywork/shaping before it can receive topcoat).

So...if you budget $85K all up, you should be good.

Cheers,
Sime

What sort of paint are you using thats costing 8-10k? Or is that the cost of your time or paying your guys included?

[Paintwerks]

Originally Posted by Zedn

What sort of paint are you using thats costing 8-10k? Or is that the cost of your time or paying your guys included?

Definitely the latter!

Materials and overheads will run about $2-3K....the rest is in labour (my time and my employee's time). Our current shop labour rate is $100hr + GST so between removal/refitting of all parts, bodywork/correction, priming, blocking, priming, blocking (yes. two lots), painting/clearing (incl. Painted stripes) and coloursanding/polishing, I estimate there will easily be 80 hours in the job (but most likely a fair bit more).

[T.L.]

Originally Posted by Paintwerks

I'm going to be running a new LSA supercharged 6.2. The overall complete cost of the LSA, transmission and engine controller package (believe it or not) is the same in the end as an vanilla LS3, trans and engine controller combo.

I run the same sort of system, but LS3 and Harrop 1900 supercharger through a TKO600.

Love the combination.

If I was doing my build again it would be a Pace without a doubt, love the look of the product.

[400TT]

Dean, have you got a copy of our packing lists for our various kit levels. The packing lists give you a lot of information on what is included and more importantly exactly what parts you need to build a PACE 427 or by extrapolation any Cobra.

You can just email us to get a copy.

[deano59]

Originally Posted by Paintwerks

Dean,

My assembled rolling chassis with the Trigo 15" knock-off wheels, M/T tyres, Steering wheel and LSD with hardened gearset owes me just under $39K (that included the freight to get it to me).

I'm going to be running a new LSA supercharged 6.2. The overall complete cost of the LSA, transmission and engine controller package (believe it or not) is the same in the end as an vanilla LS3, trans and engine controller combo.

I'm buying the Pace comprehensive package using all new parts. The car on the road including engineering should cost approx. $75K complete with trimming and engineering, less paint.

Even though I own a bodyshop and will paint the car myself, I'm allowing $8-10K for paint (my body was one of the early ones and while the body is generally awesome, it still needs some bodywork/shaping before it can receive topcoat).

So...if you budget $85K all up, you should be good.

Cheers,
Sime

can I ask where abouts you are pricing your engine and trans package from ? cheers dean

[Paintwerks]

Originally Posted by deano59

can I ask where abouts you are pricing your engine and trans package from ? cheers dean

Hi Dean,

I got my engine from Barry Bourke Holden in Berwick for $10,900, but you will not get one for this price now. That was back in January before they were 'popular'. The price has gone up as you can see. Most sellers are asking between $12-13K, but one Ebay seller has one for $11,600.

Retail price on the MG9 TR6060 is $3K + GST. I can get one at my door for $2900 inc.

I'll be sourcing the engine controller kit directly from the 'states...about AUD$1400 (plus postage).

Cheers,
Simon