Around how much would it cost to buy an 87 banshee and rebuild everything? I'm talking engine, plastics, tires, suspension, intake, exhaust? i'm thinking about buying one and rebuilding it. thanks

 

engine rebuild i whould figure 350-400. plastic new i figure about 400. tires 250 (no rims), intake 200, pipes about 500-600.suspestion- the sky is the limit. 500-4000? not a banshee pro but thats my best guess

 

cheaper to buy a newer one thats running, becuase brakes, and every seal, and who knows what all else will proabably be shot.....

 

Unless you do ALL the work yourself i have to agree with pmcc37. Plus you would want to find a 91 and later. 87-90 had what is called the J-arm front suspension. I think the J stood for JUNK!!!!! lol. No really i have rebuilt mine at least twice through. Each time i i sunk over 500 in the motor alone. If you have to do the crank the center section is $400 alone. Than you have to find a reliable shop to do the rest of the crank. Than on a machine that old you'd be hard pressed to find one that doesn't have cracks all throughout the frame. Don't get me wrong the banshee is a good quad but an 87 is 21 years old!!! thats allot of time to have serious damage done to a Banshee.

 

I want to do the same thing one day. First off as floppa said '91 or newer. It's best to make it your project not build it so you have a ride that way you can spend time and save money for it.

As far as price well, It'll cost you whatever you want to spend. I don't think you will necessarily be better off buying a running one because it won't come how you want it and you may dump the same amount in it for engine/suspension/exhaust/rims.

It basically depends on what you want to do to it. Get stock suspension off ebay for couple hundred or drop 2 grand for the good stuff for example.