Originally Posted by wrk101

At the $25 price point, you did just fine. Be resourceful on the project, and you should be able to make significant improvements for very little $$.

I like to tinker, several of my keeper bikes have gone through several rebuilds and reworks, my Cimarron is on its third or fourth build, my Prologue is on its fifth, etc. I don't get hammered on the cost side as I keep an ample supply of take off/donor parts.