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QFT!

Geez, counting everything I bought, the mistakes I made, the unexpected bad surprises and all that **** that end up costing you more because you decided to change or add something.....probably 10-12k....

And I fixed my budget for 6k, and the car was supposed to be finished on may first...


But now its getting painted and will be ready in about 2 weeks.

With a reliable +/- 225rwhp. Enough to beat an FD, I'm happy.

 

white 88 se -1800
about 5k into maintenance and replacement

 

i haven't added it up in a while but here goes, some parts are overlapping as i have had to upgrade to keep up with turbos:

'87 TII $1365

engine overhaul $2200 (in parts alone)
flywheel $250
counterweight $135
clutch $200
exhaust $375
S4 hybrid turbo $450
intake $75
Intercooler $60
IC piping $50
e-fan $40
Battery $65
Battery relocation cables $50
Microtech LT8 $850
4X 720cc injectors $300
Techedge wideband $200
5 star AE wheels/tires $350
ADR Cypher wheels/tires $600
Polyurethane susp. bushings $100
255LPH fuel pump $85
SS turbo manifold $50
alternator $30
sport reclining seats $400
dvd player $180
LCD monitor/radio $175
rear spoiler $85
misc gauges $100
misc switches $50
fuel filter $28
1000/1600cc injectors $200
T4 SS manifold and v-band downpipe $150
T4 oil feed and dump fittings $100
MP T70 turbo $600
4" air filter $22
black interior $200
HKS HyperD coilovers $1000
misc maintenance and paint, etc $450
re-overhaul after cracking a rear iron X2 $350
brakes $65
HID lighting $150
front and rear strut braces $120
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total $12305 and still need paint and body work

plus i'm sure i'm missing about $1k in there somewhere, just crap off the top of my head, keeping in mind i did go as cheap as i could with reputable parts, those figures could easily be doubled by using big name brand junk. also keep in mind there is absolutely no labor in there either.

 

only if he was a true fool, keep in mind the cars only cost less than half that brand new so why bother buying brand new OEM everything?

 

well my car didnt come with a price but i have spent a grip on my car but i love it
$1800: engine,tranny,wire harness, and everything that comes with the engine
$2900: engine rebuild
$310: mazda trix custom drive shaft
$250:for another wire harness
$300:turbo rebuild
$200: tII hood
$600+ : on tools that includes engine hoist and floor jack drills and hand tools
$500: just to add up all spare parts and little ins and outs parts
+6860+ and im still buying parts for my car man thats why im broke

 

CLick on my signature.

And I'm not done yet

 

$$ yeah Rx7 require money, save it then build it. its fun

 

All in all I am still under $6000 including the car.

Plus I have extra parts like a ceramic coated S5 turbo and mani, doors, a fender, a hatch, 2 NA hoods, a full S4 interior, all the crap I removed and am still holding on to. a set of baloney cutters, and on and on and on.........

See sig.

 

I can say i have spent about 3-4g's so far and about to spend another 2-3 to finish my car. Im only 17 now/soon 18, Its my first car but it has to be done right. Hell i have been through two other rx-7s, about to buy another and still wont be done with my dream car. All in all when my pride and joy that i created with my hands is done it will be so0o0o0 worth it

 

Deep into the 20k mark but that's over the course of 10 years. Biggest is up now... Motec's are $$

 

I budget a strict $300 a month for gas, repairs, maintenance, upgrades. I decreased the budget during about 5 months of school, so I'm probably up to ~$2500 or so now. Most of that is gasoline from driving almost 10,000 miles. The rest is maintenance items, body work, repairs (vandalism x 2). Haven't done any upgrades yet, but the car is fully restored now so I'll be upgrading soon.

I figured out all my planned upgrades and it comes to about $2500.

 

8k so far on a bone stock 86' GXL.

I'm restoring her

 

Wow... I am glad to see people are still posting on this thread. I am close to $11K now. (compared to the $8K when I started this thread... lol)

 

'86 GXL $400
New radio (old one was stolen) $20
New suspension bushings - $130
New tires - $245 (cheap kumho ecsta ASX)
New rear trim ($12.00)
New mufflers (FREE from a friend)
New wiper/headlight switch ($50.00) (high and intermittent still don't work)
Unbroken logicon and center console ($100)
Several oil changes ($35.00)
Rear diff fluid ($20.00)
ATF ($25.00)
New rear brake pads ($32.00)
Good front diff mount ($50.00)
AutoX tires - $150 (used BF goodrich pro comp R1s)
Miscellaneous wire/ screws/parts to fix Previous Owners mistakes ($50.00)
New intake boot over radiator ($20.00)

Grand total 1,339 dollars into a 21 year old car (that is an awful lot of fun to drive.)

This total does not include Insurance ($400/year) Inspection ($25/year) and Gas (I don't want to think about it.)

 

lets see, bought an 87 TII for $2650 2 months ago w/ a blown motor.

I have spent about $3k (about $5k total) on it

rebuild/s5 turbo/flywheel/SAFC/cleaned injectors/fuel pump/delrin mounts/hoses/fluids/random interior pieces/blah blah blah...

but its almost done! I hope to start her up this weekend and if she cooperates then it was all worth it

 

uh, ya, update. sad thing is, i dont ever remember posting on this thread.
but all in all, as of right now, im prolly at ~3k, maybe more.
so, with both cars, ~7K

peace

 

I'd say after the microtech is done, I'll be at about 6k in parts, labor etc.. + the car.

 

3250 - TII
20 - New OMP *still leaks oil...*
70 - New brake Pads

That's almost about it....there are a few here's and there's I don't remember, but jeez, I've got nothing in comparison to you guys :p

 

88 TII with blown coolant seals- $500
beer for pulling the engine/ rebuilding- $30

lots more to come...

 

And this is the reason I will probably just end up buying an FD <.<

 

'87 TII: ~$1300
Registration: ~$100
Driving all over creation to find one: ~$500
The smile on my face when I spool that turbo and blaze down the road: priceless.

 

$4000 - Ito rebuild (new housings, replaced rotor, plates etc)
$400 - original TII engine, turbo, manifolds etc
$150 - TII tranny
$300 - TII diff, halfshafts, driveshaft
$550 - Exhaust
$100 - Turbo rebuild kit
$500 - New leather seat covers
$700 - new top
$250 - Megasquirt, wiring components etc
$250 - LC-1 wideband and gauge
$500 - miscellanious parts, fluids, hoses, tools etc
$200 - new brake rotors, pads, SS lines
so about $7900 so far (damn, more than i thought)

and then $1900 - the car itself (88 'vert), so after $9800 I'll have a pretty nice turbo 'vert that needs paint and an FMIC, and i still need to do suspension

ouch

 

im glad to see im not the only one to dump 10K into my car!! :/
just when you think its almost done you remember all the other little things that you need. its a never ending battle to get a 20 year old car back to health!

 

n00bs.... you need to at least be in the 5 digit range. Don't let your gf/wives see this thread. But if they do, you better be damned certain that whatever ring is on there finger better cost more than what you spent on the FC.