91 Vert: $2000
91 TII used for swap: $3000 shipped
(w/ Mazda Reman, 2.5" DP, Pettit Hi Flow Cat)
TII swap (Labor): A couple cases of beer and some Taco Bell for my friends
RB catback: $600
K&N: $50

Not too bad, though I haven't really starting modding yet. Coming soon is an ACT clutch, 3" turbo back, SAFC II, 720cc injectors, Walbro, FCD, coilovers, rims, etc.

No real way to know what the TII vert is worth, but either way its so much fun I don't even care.

 

Beater Base w/Auto: 500
Rotten Pineapple Rebuild:3000
RB FLywheel: 250
PR Clutch:200
PR Miata Geared Tranny: 1000
4.3 Rearend: 300
Vert Rims: 300
HP PAds: 100
Brembo Rotors: 200
MAZDACOMP SS Lines: 60
KYB AGX's:380
Eibach Pro's: 200
MAZDACOMP Rear diff Mount: 65
MISC GASKETS from MAZDACOMP: 300
Clean Injectors MArren: 120
RB Header:125
Spintech Muffler: 90
Flowmaster: 75 (waste)
Magnaflow:100
Oil Cooler Flush:125
SS Oil Cooler Lins: 80
Nitto's: 440
Used Recaro's: 150 (thanks Dale!!!!)
K2RD Rear Camber Link: 90

Total: 8610 and its not running.

Note: that does not include Equivlent shop costs for the fabrication I have performed in the shop. If I had to do over agian, I would not have had a shop build my engine!

Parts here/not installed/needed to get running:
Microtech (used):450
Microtech upgrade and new harness/laptop adaptor:275
SDJ Header: 450
Rotten Pineapple Teardown and rebuild: ???????
NEW 4.3 Cutch LSD Rearend and set-up: 350
New Comp Diff Bushings: 120
Driveshaft Rebuild and balance:100
Alignment : 50

 

Custom built, door panels, panel behind the seats, rear side panels, and box. 5 amps, Dolby DTS in dash dvd player, 7" widescreen flip out head unit, DSP under the seat, center channels are built into the front of the rear view mirror, perfect components, 2 subs, kappas in the rear. Custon made glove box to hold the dvd player and DSP controler.

I bought most of the components online at auction but still had around 4k in cost plus the custom stuff was around 3.5k and about 2k worth of components and wiring from the audio store. I have 2 1f caps and a lightning audio battery as well. I've redone the back end once already and it's different from what the pictures on my page show.

The car domain link in my sig has some pics of my car.

 

'87 Turbo II with 120K - $2500
Fresh paint job and body straightening - $1500
Mazda reman engine - $2000
Rebuild of reman from blown seal @ 8K miles - $600
Koyo radiator - $350
RPS 6-puck sprung clutch - $325
60-1 turbo, manifold, wastegate, dp - $1500
Haltech E6K with term. harness & injectors - $1600
RP Denso pump - $260
A'pexi Dual N1s and twin chamber BOV - $900
Greddy Profec-B (replaced by AVC-R later) - $300
A'pexi AVC-R - $500
Gauges (mix of Greddy and Autometer) - $550
TechEdge v2.0 Wideband - $300
JIC FLT-A2s - $1500
JIC front strut bar - $135
5Zigen FN01R-Cs with Yokohamas - $1100
Momo steering wheel & adapter - $150
Razo shift **** & pedals - $75

Total: $16,145

I haven't included the numerous "little" things, like hoses/fluids/PM stuff, or misc things like alternators, starters, water pumps, brakes, etc.

Also, I didn't include three new items to be ordered next week...2 1200cc injectors and a new custom FMIC setup. There's another $1K combined.

I'm never gonna get rid of this car. Not only will I never be able to sell it remotely close to what I've put into it, this car has been my pride & joy project for the last 3 years. She was a complete wreck when I bought her, barely able to pass smog and keep up with Honduhs. Now she's a fire-spitting beast. Everything that's been done to my car, aside from installing tires, has been installed, fixed or rebuilt by me. Same goes for tuning.

Anyways, the car does exist, and the mods are real.

Click here for pictures and the modification list.

 

Car was $6500 cdn.
Total cost of mods and misc about $20,000 cdn

 

yo jreynish, where'd ya pick up a 400$ custom intercooler?

 

1998 RX-7 Vert Bought very late 2003
Car = $2000
Shipping = $400
Tune up fluids, parts and tools = $100
Power window switch = $40
Total so far = around $2600

Need Cat, better audio, some interior mods, maybe some POR-15 in places...and a paint job later.

-Max

 

I am at about $5,000-$5,500 right now.
My car hasn't ran since I bought it six months ago on a blown rotor. It has most of the interior ripped out, had a messed up 1/4 panel, with maaco paint. Should be finished with the engine in about a week. I have done all the work by myself and/or with friends. Mods in sig, plus many more stock replacements...

 

1987 TII with 95K that I got due to the seller not knowing a loose AFM made it stop running- $600
Progauge Boost and Water Temp- $60
Off-brand Strut Tower Brace- $20
A-Pillar Mount- $25
Apex'i Turbo Timer- $90
Apex'i AVC-R- $270
Apex'i S-AFC 2- $270
Headlight Cover- $60
Custom Cold Air Box-$40
2.5 DP/MP Combo- $170
Walboro 255lph-$100
FCD- $25
knock-off intake with adapter- $25
New Battery- $100
Booster pack for that new battery I drained- $50
BOV- $90
Mechanix Gloves- $15

Limited Edition Initial D Dogtag for rearview mirror- $30
Initial D Team Logo stickers-$15

Total Cost: $2055
Hmm.... Now that I think about it, I didn't do too bad for Stage I.... not bad at all...

 

dubrc; my 400 custom intercooler, I baught the core for 300 the rest I made myself!

 

Car:$2700.00 Turbo II bought in San Diego 45,000 Original miles
Rebuilt engine:$3600.00 streetported cryo-treated rotors and apex seals
Paint:$4300.00 PPG paint, color, Brave Blue
Radiator: $450.00 austrailan built
Front mount:$300.00 spearco with piping
Turbo:$350.00 91 turbo and manifold
and alot of accessories:$900.00
So you see alot of money has been spent, lucky for me I work in the Tech industry or my car would be sitting in my parking lot. Please tech gods don't lay me off!!

 

Because I live in Sweden and have to order everything from US and pay 35% xtra in taxes + shipping for alot of money I have spend more than $24000 on my car and It´s still far from finished... haven´t driven it since the summer 2001!
The amount is without EMS, any exterior mods... I wish I lived in the USA!

 

car price- $2200
t2 swap $3000
Exhaust- $450
Wheels & Tires- $1100
Turbo upgrade- $3000
Suspension- $2000
Paint- $3000

hovering about 15k now that I add it up. Should be 20k when i am some what done

 

87 Turbo II - $5500
Racing Beat Exhaust - came with the car
K&N Cone Intake - Came with the car
Rebuilt Motor: Large Street port, Atkins apex seals removal of all Emesions crap - 2100
Deletion of Power steering and replacing with manual rack - 200
Deletion of ABS and replaced with normal brakes - 200
2 680cc injectors also cleaned/flow tested - 200
Walboro 255 LPH Fuel Pump - 130
Autometer Boost, A/F, Water Temp gauges - 150
Electric Fan and thermal sensor - $180
S5 Front Bumper Skin - 300
Feed Lip - 300

Total- $9260

Im sure theres lots more stuff, i just can't remember

Oh and probably a couple hundred bucks in Car washes hehe....

All these prices are in CDN dollars

 

 

Car= 1 1988 RX7 Vert ($4000ish)
Gauges= $400
Catback= $800
DP/MP= 125
MBC= 50
FCD= 50
Intake= 150
Headlight cover= 150
Mint s5 parts car for conversion= 1250
Strutbars= 200
Rims= 400+ set of stocker with new tires (200)
Fuel pump= 50
rebuilt injectors= 100
New PD= 150
Amp= 200
Sub= 175
speakers= 100
Other interior upgrades= 75
Turbo timer= 50

I probably missed some things... but oh well.

Total= $8700
Then how many 100's of hours or labor have I put in myself? Alot.

 

Too much.

What started out as a $150 car has spiraled into almost $5k. Not done yet, either.

 

1987 base model=$900
pacesetter header=$150
Mufflers=$240
Rebuild kit=$1,000
cold air intake=$60-70
junkyard pulleys=$10
paint=$500
paint labor=$200
S5 Tails=$200
ACT clutch=$300
SAFC=$300
Eibach springs=$250
KYB AGX shocks=$400
Front Tri-point tower brace=$100
Vert rims=$225
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$4835

I'm sure I've spend money on other stuff I cant think of right now. Probably totalling alittle over $5K.

 

1986 GXL (Clean Great Car: No Tranny)= $250
Tranny = $130
Clutch= $150
Slave Cylinder= $30
Random Junkyard Parts = $40
Strut Bar = $30
K&N Intake= $50
Starter= $30

Total= $710 (Isn't Ebay the best...)

 

My $250 Baby

 

Wow, this is going to be embarassing.

Talked a used car dealer down to $5000 tax/tags/title. It is a '90 'Vert w/ warentee and free radio (Bought it w/ a non-functioning radio, so the dealer said he'd give me $150 + labor twards whatever unit I got)

The car runs perfect, everything except the wipers on "INT" setting worked. Inside the trunk I found all the parts I would need to preform a full tuneup.

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$1100 differential change-out screw up on my part, leaving me with three spare differentials. I don't want to talk about it :-p
$500 Headers/Used RB Catback/Streightpipe
$150 Bought a Bonez Cat from Santiago
$45 K&N
$230 minus $150 Audio (including dynamat of entire interior of car)
$250 Audio upgrade: 12 disc changer, XM radio.
$200 Clutch job #1 (Including oils seals and all), the Sachs unit (I hated it sooooo)
$350 Clutch job #2, I love you ACT.
$180 New Kumho tires through connections
$90 New 'vert rim and Kumho tire, was run off the road by a black expadition with diplomatic plates. He diecided it was not in his best intrests to stop, and drove off.
$70 Full tuneup (new . . . everything)
$20 Oil drain switch
$95 Fully rebiult starter w/ lifetime warentee
$25 For a new heater hose and anti-freaze when the thing BLEW UP after a race, leaving me stranded in front of somones house with it all pooling up. I'm glad no one asked what I was doing while I was under the hood . . .

$750 for a mint condition 89 Toyota Corolla SR5 for my girlfriend, whom I met because of this RX-7.

 

Total for Car Insurance: $1,800 a year (Oh yeh, beat that.)

Total for work to car: 3255
Car itself: $5000


Here is a sligtly photoshopped pic of the car in my driveway the very first day I got it.

 

How about mods list, total, and dollars spent to (rw) horsepower ratio, like mentioned before?

I'm about $11,000 : 140rwhp, thats $79 per horse.

Doesn't really work since most of my money is in suspension.

 

88 Vert - $2000
New top - $300
GXL seats - $200
CD player - $200

So far: $2700

Still needs new struts, springs, tires, hood, mirrors, body work for all the dings, carpet, the freakin stereo trim that costs a bajillion dollars, new antenna, top motors, and a paint job. It will fall victim to the turbo II swap next year...muahahahaha.

 

500 for a running 86 n/a 150 in maintenance she needs a lot of parts, but is very respectable as she sits came with a racing beat header, twin fart cans, 2 pioneers, and a back "seat"