My 69 GTS cost $25K for the body and paint. Both quarters replaced, one front frame rail, all inner front unibody parts replaced with NOS parts, used NOS fenders and hood, and the drivers door needed lots of work. That was in 2001 and by 2012 I had $65K in and it still needed about 100 hours of work. Unfortunately I have to start over from scratch again after my garage fire.
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
