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.