Itemised Billing
Paul said he had no problem with the prices being online, so here we go. Note that because I want it in black, the panels (excluding the internal ones) are a bit more expensive. If I was having a white one, I could knock 10% of the panel price.
- 100″ Rollcage Frame - £1300
- Pedal box (fitted) - £95
- Screen frame - £80
- Chassis prep* - £250
- Roll cage fitting - £450
- Dash (fitted) - £135
- Internal lower panels including GRP tunnel** - £290
- Upper rear bulkhead - £70
- Rear floor*** - £185
- Grill panel - £55
- Front outer wing (pair) - £165
- Front inner wing (pair) - £132
- Side panel (pair) - £264
- Roof - £209
- Truck cab rear panel - £93.50
- Upper doors**** - £264
- Tailgate - £66
- Rear inner wing (pair) - £135
- Front roof hoop trims - £49.50
- Bonnet - £148.50
- Body cappings***** - £55
* Bead blasting, bracket removal / repositioning and cleaning.
** I have no idea what a GRP tunnel is (Glass Reinforced Plastic, the Internet tells me).
*** This is for a truck cab Tomcat.
**** I’m not convinced I want these (update 17/10/08 - I was right).
***** Aluminium channels to finish rear body and corners
Not on the list are the seats and harnesses, heated front windscreen or removable steering wheel.
What else am I planning on getting? Well, in a rough order of importance, and not including parts I need for building (rivets, bolts, duct tape and cable ties*, etc (all these prices are approximate):
- Rear lights - £40
- Pacet electric radiator fan + fittings - £100 (or maybe two smaller fans at £70 each)
- X-Therm dual fan controller - £35
- A car cover - £30
- An alarm - £75
- Lockable waterproof boxes for the rear section - £?
- Seat covers** - £20
- Performance air filter - £50
- Performance exhaust system - £??
- Snorkel - £130
- Interior lighting - £20
- An ARB front diff lock (fitted) - £600
- Rear winch + bumper - £500 to £1000
- Spotlights - £90
- Extra battery + split charge system - £200
- Performance ignition leads and plugs - £80
- Voltage (one for each battery), oil pressure and oil temperature gauges - £30 each
- Simex tyres (312 900 R15) - £720
- Momo Racing pedals - £30
- Ground anchor - £90
- Waffle boards - £100
- Spare Simex tyre - £180
- 2.5 gallon air tank - £65
- Winning Lotto ticket - £1
- Road tyres on Range Rover Storm 20″ alloys - £400
- TVR Engine - £2500
*I jest (I hope)
** Unless the ones I already have fit
I’ll be adding more bits to this post as I think of them. No-one is to add this all up and tell me - I don’t want to know, cheers.