Restoration Costs

Below is a comprehensive list of the cost of restoring my Mk1 3000GT

This does not include any labour costs on my part. The restoration took more than two years, with most of that time being at least two hours every weekday evening and most of each weekend day. In addition I was able to spend my lunch hour of each working day sourcing parts from the specialists I was fortunate enough to have close to where I worked.

General :

  • Purchase Price £800

  • Body shop (body preperation and painting) £2,400

  • Front Valence £259.68

  • N/s headlamp mount panel £32.90

  • Weld through primer £18.50

  • Corroless rust stabiliser £18.21

  • Rear wheel Arch repair panels £50

  • Chassis Black £15.28

  • Engine enamel £21.15

  • Aluma blast paint £17.50

  • Underbonnet black £8.22

  • Hammerite £19.17

  • Sunroof, headlining £430

  • Sunroof Runners £152.75

  • Grommets £11.16

  • Screen Rubbers, door seals, glass seals, -
    chrome inserts, window channels, boot rubber £139.40

  • Door rubbers, boot rubber and overrider
    rubber channels £62.00

  • Bonnet fake air vent (USA) £55

  • 2x Number plates ANM 107H total £18.98

  • Interior mirror £22.50

  • 2x Overtaking mirrors total £33

  • Trim clips £13

  • Rear hockey stick trim £78

  • Mk1 boot trim £40

  • Vin Plates (blanks) £9.40

  • VIN Plates stamping £29.99

  • 3000GT Wing badges £30

  • Wiper arm seals £1.13

  • Gear Knob £7.00

  • Stainless screws and bonnet nuts £5.00

  • Hammerite paint spray £6.99

  • Cheap wax for first polish £4.29

  • Autosol £3.99

  • 2x NOS Overriders £45.24
    Total £4859.43

    Engine :

  • Exhaust manifold blasting £20

  • Inlet manifold blasting £20

  • Timing gear £109.90

  • Head gasket set £22

  • Sump gasket £16

  • Gasket £9.99

  • Oil pump and drive £48

  • Ring gear £33.70

  • Thermostat housings £19.39

  • Unleaded Head Conversion £140 per head £280

  • Flywheel Skim £12

  • Clutch £79.27

  • Spigot bearing £13.12

  • Temperature sender £8.97

  • Carburettor refurbish kit £22.50

  • Air Filter Element £6.16

  • Air Filter Housing £15

  • Radiator recore and refurbish £72.87

  • Heater Matrix recore and refurbish £52.86

  • Camshaft Kit (inc surcharge) £186.63

  • Camshaft surcharge £15

  • Inlet manifold gasket £15.72

  • Engine hose kit £18

  • Heater hose kit £12

  • Exhaust manifold gaskets £14.95

  • Full Zodiac hose kit (Mercury) £38.35

  • Fuel tank seal £0.30

  • Oil, Plugs, Distributor cap, points, condensor, -
    rotor arm, oil filter, belt £77.81

  • Water Pump £51.47

  • Fuel line - £49.62 returned - handling charge: £7.23

  • Fuel tank filler rubber tube £13.01
    Total £1312.64

    Running Gear :

  • Wheels stripping £60

  • Suspension bushes £150

  • Gearbox crossmember rubber £19.98

  • Speedometer cable £7.93

  • Brake servo refurbish £15.86

  • Pedal Rubbers £6.00

  • Pedal Box bushes £8.00

  • Tyres and balancing etc £188.46

  • Front brake pads £17.61

  • Braided brake lines £26.40

  • Brake master cylinder refurbish kit £5.66

  • Brake lines (copper) £15.30

  • Brake line unions (front) £12.33

  • Brake line unions (rear) £5.29

  • Brake fluid £10.00

  • Rear brake cylinders £15 each £30

  • Rear brake cylinder clips £2.94

  • Rear brake shoes £18

  • Rear brake cups and springs £2.35

  • Rear brake springs £2.61

  • Bear brake rubber boots £9.98

  • Back axle cover gasket £2.79

  • Gearbox and differential oil £21.73

  • Handbrake linkage wire £15

  • Rear gearbox seal £2.25

  • Black It metal blacking solution £27.99

  • John Blythe credit for discs and shoes £55

  • 2x Track control arms pair £32

  • Front springs 1' lowered £28.44

  • Gearbox Linkage bushes and clips £14.88

  • Wheel nuts and studs x8 £14.10

  • Front anti roll bar bolt retaining claps £1.58

  • Front strut tops (rubbers) £70
    Total £898.25

    Electrical:

  • Heater motor £20

  • Front headlamp assemblies £70

  • Coil £15

  • HT Leads £15

  • Loom clips £5.64

  • Fog and Driving Lamps £30

  • Fog and Driving Lamps £5

  • Battery leads (+ and -) £5
    Total £169.64

    Misc :

  • Exhaust manifold bolts £3.60

  • Haynes Manual £13.50

  • Bolts £10.77

  • Bolts £10.95

  • Bolts, washers, clips £21.54

  • Bolts (starter motor) £2.24

  • Bonnet release cable £9.73

  • Bonnet release cable end clip £1.29

  • Bonnet stay clips £2.43

  • Halfords consumables £7.97

  • Curtesy light switches £3

  • Dash panel £40
    Total £127.02

    Tools bought :

  • Brake flaring tool £17.57

  • Welding Gas, wire etc £19.42

  • Welder £200

  • Sanding Discs £20

  • Angle grinder £22.21

  • Air line and compressor tools
    Total £279.20

    Spare Cars bought :

  • 1970 2000 GT V4 Came free with car. Used for front wings, 1x door,interior loom, servo (scrapper) £25

  • 1974 3000 GXL Used for back axle, drivers seat £325

  • 1971 1600 GT XLR Back bumper, interior trim + scrapping £125

  • Total £470

    Grand Total £8121.68


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