I saw a post just like this in the FC... I've spent over a $1000 on my GSL-SE....

$1161 to get it to pass emission.... TRI-POINT
New ACV... DYNOMAX SUPER CAT
$100 for a MAGNECOR R100 10mm wires
$70 (2)MSD blaster coil
$103 for RACING BEAT SS OIL COOLER line
$50 getting my OIL COOLER WELDED
$47 RACING BEAT OIL COOLER FITTINGS
$45 on a ECU from ebay N304
$36 for a cheap hks STYLE intake from ebay
>$150 junk yard shopping
$infinite GAS and oil

I'm never going back to a mechanic again... I'm gonna build up my tools to where I can basically run a small mechanic shop

 

Nada, just bought it

Lots into my other cars though, I have a stack of receipts wayyy too big to look at. Reading them may cause physical harm.

 

Spent about $180. $90 on an exhaust system, which fell off so it needed another $90 exhaust, lol. Thats the only money besides gas and oil I have spent on it, and it goes 15.8@86.5mph Actually it goes low 15s now, but I havent had a chance to take it to the strip so i cant verify that.

 

i paid $1400 for it.

~$200 for tires
~$450 for eibachs and tokico blues
~$600 for exhaust (header - muffler)
~$100 for sony cd player from my friend
~$45 for tie rods

 

Bought the car for 1500, put new interior in should have been around 2k but they never charge, guess they felt sorry for screwing some stuff up, just bought new 13BTT for 1200, I still have paint and other stuff to do.

 

HMMM , i dont really know. probably more that 5k

 

It's all the nickel and dime **** that's killing me....


New master cylinder
New rear brake lines
New front brake lines
new rear brake pads
new front brake pads
new e-brake cables
all new fluids
misc bolts, nuts, washers, cotter pins, etc.
new coils
new plugs
a buncha other ****.

I think AutoZone has taken almost a grand from me already

 

60$, which was just for 60$ spare trans (insurance). Needs paint (oxydized bad, but looks good from 10 feet), air pump making noise, has minor exhuast leak, original springs weak, front brake pads starting to squeal, and will need tires soon. I have put over a thousand miles on her already, and this is all that has shown up. Not bad for an old 1500$ sports car with cold a/c and a nice SONY CD player.

 

Well over 10K, closer to 15.

 

I've spent less than $500 on mine since I bought it this last January...but I haven't gotten started yet. If my woman knew how much I would probably be spending on this car, I'm positive she would hire someone to steal it.

 

around $3500.

Exhaust, intake, wires, sound system, gauge faces, engine paints, engine cleaners, interior highlights, suspension, etc, etc.

~Geoff

 

HMMM,


$600 RB Exhaust
$200 Sumitomo HTRs
$140 in-dash mp3
(+ $50 Manntis install kit)

Damn, $1010. It's now officially 10 bucks more than I paid for the car.

 

****, i forgot about the $193 set of tires that i bought, which were down to illegal tread depth in 500 miles from autocross/drifting Then I've replaced 2 of those tires so far with $20 used tires

 

Well providing I pick mine up tomorrow, I'll have just bought the car. So nothing yet I guess, hehe.

 

Im not really sure... All the performance stuff is in my sig and was bought new, and I also have lots of other brand new stock replacement parts... Like a radiator, starter, alternator, battery, battery cables, water pump, oil pan, oil pan gasket, rear main seal, thermostat, radiator hoses, tranny seals, brake pads, tires, etc, etc. I kept all the reciepts so I could add it up if I wanted too, Im just too scared . I got the car for free, and my goal was to get a car in the condition that mine is in for less than or equal to the price of an RX-7 in decent condition. I think I met that goal. That was my justification for buying all the new parts that I needed rather than used ones. I needed lots of parts and had small paychecks so I was borrowing money from my Mom and slowly paying her back. She kept asking me if I really wanted to put "this much money" into "that car". I just pointed out that by the time I was done (according to the list of stuff I needed I had on my computer), I would only be hovering around $2000 spent on the car (including the RB exhaust). Which to me is perfectly justifiable because even if I could find another 7 for that price, it wouldnt have as many new parts as mine did . So, I got the money and bought the stuff. Im obviously over that $2000 mark now with the Weber and other goodies Ive added. I honestly dont think its over $3000 yet though. Not bad even if I do say so myself .

~T.J.

 

In the 3 grand range as well.

 

hmm

1k+ full coil over suspension etc
~500+ wheels
4xx tires
5xx race tires
280 13x8 wheels
~500 used RB exhaust system
~100 optima yellow top
~125 Hawk pads
elec fan
K&N cone intake setup
clutch cylinders
+tools to work on this thing (if parts for the project are $X, usually rus about .5X in tools)

soon, AL Flywheel and nice clutch setup

I'm right about what I paid for the car right now...

 

I'm buying an 85 GSL-SE for $500. The only real problem is the exhaust (which will come off when i order the performance system), transmission (probably 350-450 to fix, and i might order a performance one) and the body, which is ruined from rust by the hatch. It's going to be a fun project car till my truck is paid off. Full coverage insurance is killing me. my truck payment is only $200/month, but the insurance is $400. Isnt that crazy? When i'm done paying for the truck, and paying for the insurance, I'll have lots of extra cash to buy another project car. Maybe another 7...

 

I dunno....add up everything in my sig.

How cold? My a/c is as good as gone. It barely works. My dad says my a/c has a small leak and needs to recharged, so I need to get around to that. LAter

 

Car..$175.

Parts=$900.

 

hey mrgslse just wondering, did you do all that stuff on your own? or did a mechanic do it? you know if you have receipts showing that you spent more then $400 they will give you a refund, im not sure how it goes but i have freinds that work for the state at referee stations and people spend more then 400 all the time to pass smog

 

Yep Tri Point did the emission stuff...$1161 but everything esle was me.... Do you have a number I can call... I have the receipts...

 

car- 200 candian dollars
parts to get it running - 500 canadian dollars

not too bad if I must say so myself...

 

*AJC13B cries

 

Haha, the amount some of you have spent on your car, I have done in an hour.