How Much Does An Elite Show Car Cost To Build? | Road To Summernats Top 60 #22

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Welcome to the twenty second instalment of Road To Summernats Top 60 by Astill Design. Please subscribe to our channel if you haven't already.
IN THIS EPISODE: Howard starts to work on the body and shows us how he fixes a little issue with one of the doors. Door handles are a big one in this episode, too. Both Darren and Howard take a look at both internal and external handles in terms of how they will function and look.
Also, we hear from Howard about the true hours and costs of building an elite show car such as BOSS XC. And as per usual Howard takes us around the car to see the latest progress.
And in Astill Design EXTRA: The FPV Super Pursuit gets even more TLC with the installation of a new seat. And more!
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@chriswood9815 2 года назад

Nice work Howard. Another super video. I think being open with the cost is fantastic, as I believe many people don't understand what it takes to build a car at that next level standard. Great work and can't wait to see some paint on the beast.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks Chris, it will be good to see some colour.

@wayno23 2 года назад

Good to see your enthusiasm towards your FPV too, they're a lot of fun. Got myself a HSV Maloo one of my favorites rides & i had a few.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yeah it pretty easy motoring and still pulls a few heads.

@brendan2546 2 года назад

Great channel! I always loved the Sony coupe, made me get an xa coupe for my first ever car. Love to see an episode where you take us back through all the cool builds you have done 😎👌

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Hi Brendan, yeah the PIONEER COUPE was something special back in the 90’s. I do plan on getting something done with the old builds.

@Imafreedomfighter 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing The standards and craftsmanship is the best I’ve ever seen Appreciate it

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks very much

@bpaulet739 2 года назад

Another cool episode with some great tips, parcel shelf, more on gapping and brake lines. Liked what Darren did, pinning the internal door handle.🤘 very nice

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yes lots of little things to think about.

@tonyhorton9563 2 года назад

Darren needs to smile, I'd be smiling working for you😁👍

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Hard to smile when your concentrating.😀

@hugelavalava 2 года назад

Always a great way to see out the week by watching these episodes, you are a genius sir. Cheers mate.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks mate, good to hear your enjoying the show

@olibomb6560 2 года назад

Yep … has become my fav You Tube channel ! Elite car building by Astil Design 👍🏻 keep up the terrific content !

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Glad your enjoying it.

@Brendan.Wheatley 2 года назад

Another entertaining and informative video from you, great viewing mate!

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@SYNiC77 2 года назад

I was just finishing up at work for the day thinking, oh it's Thursday, a new Astill video to watch when I get home!

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Good to have you along for the ride

@bpaulet739 2 года назад

Me too.... but i had to feed the kids 1st

@aaronclausen654 Год назад

Worth every cent, awesome video

@AstillDesign Год назад

Glad you think so!

@mickholgate3347 2 года назад

Another great video mate! love the ute too. Very similar to my GT-P, although mine doesn't have leather.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yeah it’s a Super pursuit, so pretty much a GTP Ute.😉

@TheSuzukik5 2 года назад

Coming together now Howard, great work, looking forward to the next episode.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks mate, appreciate the support.

@catey62 2 года назад

Great video, and I had sort of guessed you'd pretty much need very deep pockets filled with a lot of cash to build a decent show car. look forward to seeing this one finished.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yes, it’s a lot of work and I can’t wait to see it either.

@chrisrigoni 2 года назад

Great to see!

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks Chris

@Dragferret 2 года назад

Great videos Howard, really enjoying the build. I drive a hot rod. The most common question from strangers is about cost to build. They don't understand that as a hobby it's cost in time or money doesn't matter.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks Brett, yeah it’s a lifestyle and a album of memories.

@stevensmith7926 2 года назад

My trade school teacher used to always Scream at me for holding my panel hammer the way you do Howard. I loved seeing you hold the hammer like that. I still do

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Whatever works mate

@blairread4414 2 года назад

Fpv seat .....yep I'd love some of them in my ba....👌💯...like../ was running on short piece of string....given up on that idea.....suspension is all new nolothane ....like the xc build...👍👍👍

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yes was lucky mine came with them and I took Darren Blackman’s advice a bought a spare when I could 3 years ago.

@beyondcitylimits 2 года назад

I had to write this down to fully comprehend it. "Any decent built will start at about 2,000 hours hours in labour with removing skins and that sort of stuff and then add to that $50,000 - $200,000 in parts. Cobra 400 was about 2,500h, gold 4 door about 2.500h, Pioneer coupe was 4,500h, Tail Spin with their involvement 15,000h and XBOSS at 30,000h" XBOSS would be 14.5 years for 1 person, working 40h a week, 52 weeks a year, Tail Spin just over 7 years, Pioneer Coupe just over 2 years (watch that video!) Cobra 400 just over a year! Awesome video as always

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yes most people have no idea of the total hours. Plus that’s not all the hours laying in bed thinking about what has to be done.😂😂

@jriveraaustralia 2 года назад

I’ve always wanted to know how much an elite car cost to build. Very informative video Howard, thank you. Nice work on the daily. Joel.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Cheers mate. Yeah there all different in design and the hours required to make it right.

@micka4697 2 года назад

Looking pretty good Howard 🖒

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks mick

@Welshy90 2 года назад

Love seeing the progress. Be careful using the FG door handles they have a tendency to break

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks Sean.

@smithy2 2 года назад

The last bit talking about the ute 😎🤘, i forgot what the rest of the video was about..

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Good one👍

@stevendurieu6938 2 года назад

Another great vid Howard 👌👍,i really like the blend of the fg door handle to xc catch look like it works well

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks mate, should work a treat

@dinosshed 2 года назад

Weld a washer where the cracks are in the seat base. I don't know how you find the time for these builds when I can't get enough to do the lawn. Always a bunch of interesting takes on your thought process, excellent design.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Hi Dino It helps when your ADHD. 😂😂

@dinosshed 2 года назад

@@AstillDesign my wife thinks the same of me. I'll be 80 by the time I get to my project cars as too busy working on everyone else's stuff

@karlproctor5291 2 года назад

Hey mate, what are you using for the brake line bulkheads?

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Get onto Phil at Fuelworx, he’s on Facebook.

@bigdavedownunder Год назад

Thank you for the answer good to know....I need to win powerball

@AstillDesign Год назад

Cheers mate

@michaelsimovic2507 2 года назад

Can’t those rear retractables be reverse mounted under the parcel shelf on an XC? I’ve reverse mounted them on both my XT and XW much much cleaner…Hemco sell these as a kit ready to be installed

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

I’m sure that’s a viable option, this has been all about FG interior. The car came to us with all new FG belts, we have been working with the engineer to incorporate the full package.

@jamesbrooker5286 2 года назад

👌

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

😎

@FlattardiansSuck 2 года назад

Mate...followed your work for years, real life got in the way...mrs split etc. Lost my project coupe...my 3rd XA n best. Love seeing good cars built properly. Had my own business until my split, had a great name, and was shooting high until I lost everything. The normal man's tale....

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Thanks for the support, You will come back. Never too old to start again. Best of Luck Cheers H

@FlattardiansSuck 2 года назад

@@AstillDesign im buying an ultralight instead. Lol. Coupes are far too expensive and time consuming for me now. I do occasional work for custom car shops and private customers. Once you do a job well enough to make the customer smile, and don't charge a million, you have a customer for life. I have many who still call me after 15 years out of my shop. I enjoy putting effort into making what I do as perfect as the budget allows, and seeing people look at my work and say "old school tradesman..." That to me is a huge recognition. It hurt to close my business after it took years to get to that point of trust. I'll be travelling next year. I'd love to drop in and say hi if that's OK. Looking forward to seeing more of your work mate. Stay safe n have a great one.

@Dylby94 2 года назад

G'day Howard, another question from me... what's the difference between using the air compressor to cool a weld and a wet rag? Cheers, Dylan

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Air is not as aggressive as water. The water can potentially quench the metal and change it molecular structure making it shrink and/or harden. Cheers H

@Dylby94 2 года назад

@@AstillDesign thanks for the quick reply! That makes sense, going back to one of the previous videos where you were heating up the bonnet skin with the oxy, did you use a wet rag there to achieve that quenching affect? Cheers, Dylan

@dalesutton7413 Год назад

Hi Howard hope you guys are well. If the cost is so high to build is there any prize money to be won, as I would think cars like XBOSS would be at the upper end of 2or 3 million yet was sold for $860,000 I believe. How do the guys recoupe the cost is it sponsors? Anyway keep up the great channel very informative I've used several of your techniques thanks. Cheers

@AstillDesign Год назад

Hi, it’s all about people living their dream of owning these cars. The prize money helps with travel costs that’s about all. There is definitely no return on a show car. Restored collectable cars can sometimes recover the cost of sold. Sponsorship is mostly product.

@dalesutton7413 Год назад

@@AstillDesign thanks Howard some of us just love cars👍 I've never built a show car I don't have that talent but I have restored a few classics some you win some you loose bits it the building an end result for me I guess it's the same for you to. Cheers

@xbeast666 2 года назад

Howard, are you interested in a Black BF ute Magnet??? Xr8

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

No thanks got a full garage.

@paulcoote3094 2 года назад

Well done mate. Brutal honesty not often seen in the car industry at the 10 minute mark. I always wondered why they deleted the build cost in street machine magazine. They used to have it. The cars I build are usually 1000hrs and $200k but they aren't elite show level that's for sure.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yes I thought it needed to be said. They are a time consuming beast.

@alandawson1197 2 года назад

What colour are your going to use

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

With be doing some spray outs soon

@michaelcullen8278 2 года назад

This might be a stupid question but was there a reason for not going cable actuator

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

The effort required at the lock end to make an outer cable retaining bracket and the need to weld the lock arms and therefore not a stock replaceable part in the event of a need to replace at a latter time.

@michaelcullen8278 2 года назад

@@AstillDesign ok fair enough i have toyed with that idea of using the new actuators and modifying the door to suit but its still in the mesuring and thought process.

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

@@michaelcullen8278 if I knew at the start that I was doing FG interior and computers etc I would have put the FG door locks in for sure.

@michaelcullen8278 2 года назад

@@AstillDesign i thought that there may have been anther reason but cool i get the its a major op and not exactly necessary.

@markkukiel8536 2 года назад

Hay bud why don't you use spray gun stripper to strip small things like your door handles?

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

I will try that.

@DeepseaSteve 2 года назад

I’ve spent 90k and counting and that’s still with doing a lot of work myself

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yeah it was a hypothetical, most build have a lot of hours done by the owner and friends. That’s how I got started.

@timwhalan6417 Год назад

👏👍🏻🍺

@AstillDesign Год назад

👍

@MafiaboysWorld 2 года назад

Can be as little as $6000, which it cost the 2021 SMOTY winner Howard. 😎👍 But generally, 6 figures is not uncommon. Even a rusted shitbox like mine is deep in the 5 figures. 😬😭

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

That’s true for a people’s choice, but judged Elite is another ball game all together. It’s all based on what we’re trying to achieve.

@MafiaboysWorld 2 года назад

@@AstillDesign Yeah, hence the 6 figure comment for proper show cars. I saw the quality in the elite hall at RockyNats. 👍

@paulcoote3094 2 года назад

$6000 for 2021 SMOTY????? I don't think so!!!!!!

@MafiaboysWorld 2 года назад

@@paulcoote3094 Go watch the article buddy on Street Machine. Cost him $6000 to build it.

@rayseal1099 2 года назад

As howard said difference between a elite class than street machine .about $100k for a cheap paint job for elite. If you doing it yourself a lot cheaper. If your paying some one like howard try about $150 plus per hour

@7071t6 2 года назад

This is OCD about perfection on panel and paint work for au cars, especially the older fords and holdens. :) 250K to 3 million dollars, how long is a string, lol:) labour does not cost that much at all, its the tech and knowledge base your paying for 100% anyone can paint and do panel work but its perfection to the ten degree which counts?

@AstillDesign 2 года назад

Yes mate just a guide as many car are build at home with mates and others are full customer cars