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This is the frightening page! Below you'll find how much this restoration is costing me.
It's not actually as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still every time I ring a specialist and ask the price of some parts I cringe as they are regularly double my estimate!
| Item | Cost | Supplier |
| Cost of car | £550 | Private Sale |
| Trailer Hire | £35 | Congleton Trailer Hire |
| MIG Welder | £169 | Welding Warehouse |
| 2m2 1mm mild steel | £20 | Tatham Steel, Stockport |
| 3m 4.5mm hydraulic line | £10 | Pleaides |
| Valve seal kit | £10.69 | Brodie Engineering |
| Heater water pipe gaskets | £1.46 | Brodie Engineering |
| water pump gasket + spare | £4.87 | Brodie Engineering |
| Spark plug seals | £10 | Brodie Engineering |
| Inlet manifold gaskets | £9 | Brodie Engineering |
| Rocker cover gasket | £10.99 | Brodie Engineering |
| Exhaust manifold gaskets | £10 | Brodie Engineering |
| Exhaust downpipe gaskets | £6.40 | Brodie Engineering |
| Head bolt to replace sheared | £2.35 | Brodie Engineering |
| Rear suspension balljoint boots | £5 | Centreville |
| Rear suspension pins | £5 | Centreville |
| Right hand floorpan | £75 | Centreville |
| Left hand elephants ear | £20 | Centreville |
| Chassis black paint | £46 | Halfords |
| Seam sealer | £15 | Sandbach Motor factors |
| Welding gas | £158 | BOC |
| Gas cylinder hire | £30 | BOC |
| Welding wire | £37 | Halfords |
| Rear light housing | £5 | John Howard |
| Front Centre armrest | £10 | John Howard |
| Front Valence | £25 | John Howard |
| Front bumper rubber | £5 | John Howard |
| Pre 1972 Steering wheel | £30 | John Howard |
| Front left door | £40 | Jon Lord |
| Rear left door | £20 | Jon Lord |
| Bootlid | £60 | Jon Lord |
| Boot seals | £8.50 | Tatton Park Autojumble |
| 3m high pressure fuel hose | £10 | Holmes Hose, Sandbach |
| Fuel line clamps x16 | £4 | Holmes Hose, Sandbach |
| Water pump housing gasket | £1.20 | Centreville |
| Steering rack gaiter | £19.99 | Centreville |
| LHM ring seals for rack | £0.90 | Centreville |
| Spark Plugs (Beru Ultra Z40) | £4.29 | Euro Car Parts |
| Head Gasket (Meillor) | £15 | Euro Car Parts |
| HT Leads (Electricfil Bougicord 3102) | £11.99 | Euro Car Parts |
| Rubber sheeting for mudflaps | £7 | NEC Classic Car Show |
| Exhaust manifold studs replaced and holes tapped | £10 | Stockport Engines |
| Starter motor cable and new eyelet | £5 | Crewe Auto Electrics |
| Loom wrap tape | £6 | Frost |
| 3mm cable for new injection harness | £4 | Halfords |
| Spark plug tube 'cigars' | £2 | Peter Wells |
| Spare fuel pump | £5 | Chris Trow |
| Lucas super coil | £15 | Tatton Park Autojumble |
| 2m LHM rubber high volume supply line | £12 | Pleaides |
| 1m 6.35 HP line | £9 | Pleaides |
| New gearshift rubber | £8 | Citrogaz |
| 'Citroen Prefere Total' sticker | £5 | Citrogaz |
| 'Total Antigel' sticker | £1 | Citrogaz |
| 'Total oil' sticker | £1 | Citrogaz |
| 2 metres 4.5mm cupro-nickel hydraulic line | £6.50 | eBay Auction |
| Stainless steel indicator trims | £10 | Len Drew |
| Spare rear left wing | £5 | CCC UK National Rally |
| Leather needles and upholstery thread. | £8.50 | Drummond Wools, Edinburgh |
| Replacement Hydraulic Pump | £50 | eBay Auction |
| New HT Leads, to replace wrong set ordered earlier. Bougicord 3113 | £22.33 | Peter Wells |
| Spare set of keys | £10 | Brodie Engineering |
| Replacement front bumper | £0 | Tony Jackson |
| Pallas Wheeltrim | £24 | eBay Auction |
| Reversing lights | £0 | Tony Jackson |
| Right hand side Epaulette panel | £25 | Centreville |
| Right hand elephants ear rubber | £11.50 | Centreville |
| Ingersoll-Rand Compressor | £210 | eBay Auction |
| Relays for EFi system | £10 | Motor World, Crewe |
| Replacement Fuel injector (0 280 150 043) | £50 | Brodie Engineering |
| Replacement multi-pin plug for the injection harness + spare connectors | £7.60 | Vehicle Wiring Products |
| High build Cellulose primer | £10 | Various |
| High Gloss Black Cellulose paint | £20 | NEC |
| Thinners | £6 | Various |
| Wet and Dry paper | £12 | Autopaint |
| Italian Market clear front indicators | £75 | eBay |
| New wing mirrors | £13 | eBay |
| New front bumper brackets | £10 | eBay |
| Used front right wing | £35 | Citromobile |
| New air intake tube | £20 | Chyparse |
| New rocker cover breather joint | £12 | Chyparse |
| New points | £2.50 | Chyparse |
| New Condensor | £2.50 | Chyparse |
| New Rotor Arm | £2.50 | Chyparse |
| New Distributor cap | £12 | Chyparse |
| New indicator trumpet brackets, in stainless steel | £15 | Citromobile |
| Used rear right door | £75 | Citromobile |
| Fibreglass front valence | £30 | Gerd Schneider |
| New drivebelts | £30 | Chyparse |
| New steering rack | £400 | Pleiades |
| Various pieces of red carpeting | £0 | Parts DS |
| Parking brake pedal rubber, with chrome trim | £15 | Citromobile |
| Coolant hose clamps (x6) | £6 | Holmes Hose, Sandbach |
| Ducellier Ignition Coil | £25 | MyParts.org |
| New thermostat | £8 | MyParts.org |
| 6x3 of mild steel | £10 | Mellards, Stoke-on-trent |
| New Starter button | £5 | NEC Classic Motor Show |
| New Battery Terminals | £5 | NEC Classic Motor Show |
| Replacement heater assembly | £22.95 | eBay Auction |
| Replacement Rear Lights | £31.89 | Adie Pease |
| Spare front Indicators | £10 | eBay Auction |
| Rear left door | £50 | Citromobile 2004 |
| HP Pump bracket | £0 | Citromobile 2004 |
| Turning headlights rod | £0 | Citromobile 2004 |
| Radiator pressure cap | £8 | Citromobile 2004 |
| Ball bearings for rear suspension pushrods (x2) | £2.50 | Chyparse |
| Aluminium boot hinges | £30 | Citromobile 2004 |
| Circlip for thermostat | £0.50 | Citromobile 2004 |
| 4.5mm Pipe flaring tool | £50 | Pleiades |
| Hydraulic pipe, fittings etc. | £25 | Pleiades |
| Pallas trim for rear doors | £5 | eBay |
| Heater controls fascia | £3.90 | eBay |
| Leather Interior | £50 | eBay |
| Stainless steel headlight rim | £9.33 | ebay |
| Replacement rear bumper | £22 | eBay |
| Battery | £50 | Halfords |
| Off-white vinyl for door cappings | £15 | Leons Fabrics, Chorlton-cum-Hardy |
| Red velour fabric for door cards and armrest | £12 | Leons Fabrics, Chorlton-cum-hardy |
| Battery negative terminal | £8 | ebay |
| Wiring harness from ECU to engine bay | £250 | ebay |
| Various electrical connectors | £7.32 | Vehicle Wiring Products |
| Wiring harness to injectors | £110 | CitroWorld.com |
| Decals for LHM tank | £7 | Citromobile 2012 |
| Repair panel for front door | £35 | Citromobile 2012 |
| Repair panel for left front wing | £12 | Citromobile 2012 |
| Seals for brake accumulator | £0.50 | Citromobile 2012 |
| Rubber buffer for rear bumper | £3 | Citromobile 2012 |
| Main accumulator sphere | £27 | Ebay |
| Alloy door handles | £15 | ebay |
| Original Bosch Fuel Injection relays x2 | £30 | Citroen Classics |
| Fuel injector hose and clamps | £9 | ebay |
| Replacement rear seal holder | £10 | Citroen Classics |
| Rear left bumper mount | £31 | Citroen Classics |
| Header tank mountings | £10 | Citroen Classics |
| Rear suspension crossover pipe | £20 | Citroen Classics |
| Rear spheres | £50 | Citroen Classics |
| Parcel shelf cover | £27 | Citroen Classics |
| New starter motor | £200 | Citroen Classics |
| Exhaust, plus fitting kit | £300 | Citroen Classics, Der Franzose |
| Rear seatbelts | £22 | eBay |
| Replacement fuel sender | £50 | Citroen Classics |
| Fuel injector seals | £15 | Citroen Classics |
| Water hose between AAV and head | £20 | Citroen Classics |
| Front spheres | £60 | Citroen Classics |
| Carpets | £430 | Der Franzose |
| Front inner wing panels | £70 | Citroen Classics |
| Front right door repair sections | £40 | Der Franzose |
| Front bumper end sections | £30 | Citroen Classics |
| Rear window seal | £17.28 | Citroen Classics |
| Roof seal | £17 | Der Franzose |
| Front right door skin | £350 | Citroen Classics |
| Carpet set | £500 | Der Franzose |
| Seat covers | £700 | Der Franzose |
| Door cards | £750 | Der Franzose |
| Total so far: (Monday 06 January 2020) | £7539.73 | |
You can also add to that the cost of the hundreds of new nuts, bolts and washers, not to mention things like primer and rust converter and the thousands of hours of labour I've put into this car...
Andy Todd all images and text ©citroen-restoration and may not be reused without permission