all I care about it grip and autox. And if I could do it again I would.

 

THe cheastest thing I have money in right now is the convertible and it comes to 3k+- a few dollars, this was mostly interior pieces new top ect. To bad I have not had a chance to get it installed yt, mainly because I am still prepping the car for paint.

With all of my cars(just rx7s, and ive owned 13) i would say close to 60k, but this also includes the cost of the cars in the price, and I owned 2 fds that i sold and that was the bulk of the money.

 

god i dont even want to think about how much i spend on my car. but at least its fast, loud and has badass shoes.

 

1200 for a 87 T2 parts car
350 for a rear diff and axles
150 for FCON and FCD
730 for turbo, mani. WG and bov
300 for FD UIM swap

still need:
haltech e11x
atkins rebuild kit
ACT clutch
exhaust
FMIC
a ton of **** i will be 6k deep to have it up and running

 

$3k 88 TII
250 wheels
300 rtek
500 fmic
400 injectors
250 wideband o2
50 redline gear oil
80 stereo
+ a lot of freebe parts from my wrecked S5 GXL
..and about to spend $800 on a BNR hybrid
total = $4830 so far, still needs body work, paint, and new oil cooler lines

 

ohh yeah, and i need a roller or runner to swap all of that into

 

'86 NA... $1400
Used tranny...$250
Brand New Tranny rebuild with chryo'd gears...$2401
Clutch... $250
Fidanza Flywheel... ~$400
Intake system... $80
Exhaust from header back Cats eliminated... $150
Garrett GT35R turbo... $300 (not on car yet)
Dual Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pump set up... $200 (not on car yet)
850cc and 1600cc injectors... $75 each (also not on car yet)
Total so far $5481

 

Including or excluding the tools to do all the work? Including them, probably $4000 or so, excluding them probably about $3000... and it's still at least a month away from being drivable. Though thankfully I think I only need $100 or so more in the way of parts to have it actually running, and then whatever it costs to build the sub box and the wiring for the stereo. Not much compared to some, but then I am for the time being just getting it running and not doing much in the way of performance upgrades (that will come next winter).

 

my car = 1800
exhaust = free
intake = made it
minor interior pieces = free or made it
stereo = 120 and free

That's right, I'm a cheapass. As soon as I get something else to drive I'll be dropping around 20k into my 20bt swap. Can't wait to feel that GT42 spool up.

 

I stopped counting pretty much after I spent 5k on the car itself. I also stopped keeping a list of mods....

But I know im over 20k total. Track cars are expensive. They tend to eat brakes and tires very quckly.

91 Turbo

 

http://www.nopistons.com/forums/inde...w_item&CID=316

 

ive spend ~12k on a $500 car lol

 

Alright, thanks for all the responses! It made me feel better seeing that some people said $6K-$16K. I am at like $8K so far. I have bought quite a few new/reliable parts plus mods... so that may be why I have spent more than I thought.

 

Car - $2100
Donor turbo car - $1700
Rebuild - $1700
Clutch - $300
Other **** - $500

So $6300 so far, and I still haven't finished it. Yippee!

 

Enough, so that i dont even have to label the file in the file cabinet....

 

Paging Iceblue... I think his full restore approached the 50k mark...

 

well lets see

car one- 86' gxl with Tii swap
-motor core and rebuild(done by me)$1000
-drivetrain $400
-hood $150
-wheels $300
-exhaust $800
-stereo $2000

car two- 88 Tii

-TO4S $800
-megasquirt $400
-wideband $200
-tubular manifold $ 800
-wastegate $300
-boost controller $300
-racing seats & harness' $800
-custom exhaust $400
-fuel system (stainless braided lines, injectors, pump, etc.) $800
-FMIC $1000
-clutch $350
-rad. $300
-fan $65
-misc **** $???
-wheels $???
-tune $???

and all that **** doesnt even include the cost of the cars. im sure i forgot plenty of stuff. dont feel bad about putting money into teh 7, it is always good to feel dat boost in the end.

 

Lmao I love you icon

And im looking to spend 3K max on a TII, so ill keep you posted :P

 

Well for one I could be driving an RX8 paid for easily for the amount I put in my car (And still have cash left over) and it never ends. Its crazy. I try not to even look at it and then one day all of a sudden bam a few more bills goes into it. I tried when I smashed my gxl like 7 years ago to walk away from rx7's. I ended up getting my 10th AE.

I will not even post my amount for shame!

 

88 vert, paid 5K for the car 4 years ago, Motor rebuilt: with Street Port, Turbo Housings for around 4 K

Bonez intake, Racing Beat Headers, Bonez High flow catcon, no name cat back. about 1K

Racing Beat vert springs, KYB AGX shocks, Suspension Techniques sway bars, Energy suspension bushings, Racing Beat steering toe eliminators, Mazdatrix on-car camber adjuster, About 1200$

Russell SS brake lines, new rotors, rebuit calipers and new pads about 450$
All in Canadian $$$ so far about 12K

Next Audio and bodywork and paintjob. so I should end up around 15 grand. Then maybe wheels and tires.

 

I've spent about 13-16k so far. All I need to do is paint it and it'll finally be done.

 

1750 - bust *** T2
250 S5 turbo+mani
150 corksport exhaust
3000 turbo/clutch/pp/exhaust/2nd s4 motor
400 fuel-pump/pr/lines
300 injectors
150 BOV
1500 haltech
250 2nd wastegate

total 7750 - here i come 400+ HP

 

on my 7, let me see.
1k for the car
like, 500 for **** that keeps failing
1000 for the sound system
free tanabe gf210 (christmas)
about to get tokico illumina
300 for tranny/lsd
80 for driveshaft
90 for halfshafts
still need rims and tires, sway bars, poly bushings, endlinks, camber plates, ****, this isnt good

my datsun is somewhere in the 5k mark, just underbody there, NOTHING insde, and a 3K motor.
ya, its an addiction

 

I've spent over 15k, most listed below..

1990 Mazda RX-7 GXL (Series 5 FC) $1000

Greenstuff brake pads $100
Silver cadmium plated, slotted, brake rotors $400
Rear subframe mounts $52
Rear differential mounts $50
Turbo driveshaft, LSD and rear axles $150
Engine and transmission mounts $88
Upgraded clutch and pressure plate $500
Mazda Competition Front Differential Mount $85
Shineautoproject Aero Bumper $475
SMP Oil filter pedestal w/ two 1/8 $60
Innovate Wideband controller w/ Bosch O2 Sensor $215
Haltech Standalone EMS $1550
Racing Beat TII exhaust $780
Mazdatrix floor mats $70
Mazdatrix short-shifter $90
Flex-a-lite Black Magic 150 electric cooling fan $215
Stainless steel brake lines $90
Corksport Stainless Braided Clutch Line $20
Koyo Radiator $250
SAMCO Radiator Hose Kit $100
Racing beat sway bars $240
Adjustable sway-bar end links $135
DTSS Eliminators $40
STANCE FC3S Coilovers $1300
Rear suspension camber adjuster $110
Oil drain line $100
Pinion snubber $9
NPT plugs for throttle body $8
Bridgeported S5 13BT engine $4000
Transmission Seals $12
Battery relocation $155
Muteki Blue Lug Nuts $60
Enkei RPM2 17x8 and 17x9 with tires $1400

Links for everything on http://irixbox.com/?s=rx7

 

an updated

the original below

86' N/a -- 1000.00
tune up -- 70.00
electric fan -- 45.00
mufflers -- 70.00
RB exhaust -- 715.00 (btw just bought yesterday WOO WOO)
Racing seats with steering wheel -- 300.00
Headlight harness -- 25.00
S5 aero mirrors (with paint job) -- 75.00
current rb dp and pre silencer -- 250.00 (sold now but still has been bought and still on car)
SAFC -- 55.00 (awaiting arrival)

current grand total 2605.00 and rising


now lets add another 150.00 for more racing beat exhaust
puts my total up to 2755.00


Dave