RRTEC

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I am just wondering how many people have spent way more then the blue book value is on thier car.... Please post it lke this-

car price- $1300
rebuilt- $800
Exhaust- $700
Wheels & Tires- $700
Seats- $400
s5 tails-$210
Turbo upgrade- $600
misc junkyard bits- $300
Suspension- $500
Sound system- $150
Body Mods- $600
Paint- $800

then give a total like this- $7060

it'll make you sick!......I did it on my first gen (becuase it is way more modified and It came out to $6800 and the blue book on it was only $1300

Let's see who could have bought a 3rd gen with all the money they spent on their FC! BE HONEST!

hpram99

s5 90 'vert - $3800
interior blacklighting - $30
total - $3830

and now I'm parting it out.
to add next month:

t2 front clip - $3000
fix the door I broke - $800
dealer repaint - $2000
total soon to be wasted next month - $9630

Rpeck

Just over $13K so far. That is no labor costs, I did everything myself including the engine rebuild and the paint job. Only thing I did not do myself is my Turbo rebuild/upgrade.

-Robert

West TX RX-7

This message would be 2 pages long if I did it that way.

Mint Factory Condition 88 TII = $6,500
Engine/exhaust/fuel/haltech ect = $13,000+
Sound Sytem = $9,500
Wheels and tires, Hood, Front end@ Misc = $5,000
Suspension = $2500

Total = 36,500

Expensive yes, But everything is done the way I wanted it done and done the right way. Only lacking a paint job now.

amused

Car - $5650
Intake - $130
Timer - $100
Exhaust - $800
Rims - $1100 (no tires on em yet)
CS MS front lip - $200
RB Downpipe: $90
Midpipe: $50
SAFC - $200
Blitz BOV - $220
Walboro - $120
Gauges and pod - $100
HUD - $160
ACT Clutch - $300

$9270+... i knwo there was more and that isnt including all the small stuff ive spent money on..
Alt Pulley - $50?

Rpeck

Not to bash or anything, your car, your money but...

$9500.00 Sound system is just insane! I must see what makes a $9500 stereo system. I have installed many many systems. Multiple amps, X-overs, Subs, Caps, .. top of the line systems and never payed over $3k.


-Robert

Sir Rupert Hobo

oh damn.. here it goes... you know what? i feel like i'm wasting my life.

car-2000
POS temporary paint-500
seats-500
exhaust-550
misc. engine parts-100
wheels/tires-750
stereo-550
used tranny-100
momo steering wheel-200
leather boots-55
floor mats-50

things to get in the next couple of months..
GC's-400
shocks-400
cheapo strut bar-25
rear camber bar-100
full black interior, including radio surround-350
i'll be doing my own grounding.. but that shouldn't be much...

total=$6630...

****!

hpram99

I don't know what you consider top of the line, but damn... that isn't that hard.
Top of the line speakers from alpine, just for front full range (complete with x-over's etc.) are $1000. Then add another $1000 for the back.
then you need amps to drive them. $400 each, wiring $100
Dvd player w/indash screen -$2000.
thats $4500 allready, not including low-end or caps, battery's, enclosures, alternators.

Drakk0r

I wont bother posting the whole list... Lets just say I've made many mistakes and have had to do several things twice...

Total = $11,775
Total - Car = $8,275

Rpeck

I was talking about stereo equipment, a fukin DvD player in a 2 seater sports car is nothing but and not stereo exuipment in my mind. So yes add up what you said $3k is about right, minus the 27" drop down LCD DvD player.

seriously ... who/how/why a DvD player in a sports car?


-Robert

imloggedin

lol someone who has money to waste i dont think i could build the best stereo i could think of for 9k, shoot even for 3-4k youd be hittin so hard youd have to change the glass.

hpram99

who said 27" drop down lcd dvd player?

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S...=0&cc=01&avf=N

this is a head unit. this is also a dvd player. and surprisingly (like I said) an in-dash screen. These are not an uncommon thing.

edit: the "who how why in a sports car?" question. I think a who how why should be asked about putting subwoofers in a spports car.

nonameo

lets see....

1600 for 88TII with dying engine
200 for turbo back exhaust and AFM and some other things as well
2500 for rebuild(new housings etc.)
4-500 in misc parts and such
CAR SET ON FIRE BY SOME ******* *******!
250 for '90 GXL with bad auto tranny
hopefully I can recover by summertime.(I'm away from home now, at college)

so somewhere around 4950 so far. I am expecting another 4-500 in parts to get the GXL running right with the turbo engine and drivetrain/rearend

Rpeck

I was being facetious about the 27" LCD.

Subwoofers are at least music, and should be a part of any quality sounding stereo system. You don't need 4 15's .. just 1 or 2 good quality subs for the low end bass, properly dialed in .. not just bass on top of bass. Also my subwoofer can easily be removed for Auto-X or any weight reduction needs.

andrew lohaus

right on rpeck it doesnt make any sense to me to weigh down a nimble sportscar with 100's of lbs of permanently instaled stereo equipment. i have a 10" sub in an enclosure i can pull out in 10 sec. if i feal like it (gota find a way to strap it down tho) and a small d-class amp. i spent about 1k and did all the instalation myself. it sounds damn good, sure its not a competition dominator but im at the point where id have to start shreding up my car to make it sound better and i cant even hear all the nuance its capable of over the exhaust while im driving anyway. i just listen to it while im parked cus parent/roomates dont like loud music indoors.

C.N. 7

Car- 4625
injectors- 400
TPS- 400
+ E-fan- 100
5525

LS1FC

iTrader: (4)

Im bored so Ill post as much as I can think of...

1990 Turbo Rx7 = 6,000.00
Pineapple Rebuild = 3,200.00
JIC FLT-A2 Coilovers = 1,850.00
JIC Spec 90 turboback exhaust = 1,340.00
Microtech LT8 = 950.00
Atkins Serpentine Pulley Kit = 300.00
Koyo Radiator = 375.00
Black Magic E Fan = 200.00
Mazda Competion Engine Mounts = 100.00
Mazda Competition Transmission Y Mounts = 25.00
Racing Beat Aluminum Flywheel = 430.00
Racing Beat Stainless Oil Cooler Lines = 200.00
Racing Beat Toe Eliminators = 40.00
RP Nippondenso Pump = 265.00
ACT HD Pressure plate/street strip clutch 350.00
Momo Competition Steering Wheel/hub = 200.00
Mazdaspeed Rear Strut Tower Bar = 230.00
Enkei RPM2's = 1,000.00
Nitto 555's = 700.00

Total = 17,755.00

This figure does not include all the new stock parts Ive purchased, Plating/polishing, gasket kit, and Im sure Ive forgotten a few things. 20,000 is more like the right figure...

RRTEC

iTrader: (13)

SOME OF YOU WITH THE 20K CARS POST PICS...

Seraphx7

I wont post prices for all but including purchase price im a bit over $14,000.00 that also includes repairs.

jreynish

iTrader: (2)

Prices in CND FUNDS;
car = 10100
new turbo = 1000
new engine #1 = 1200
new engine #2 = 1100
Custom intercooler = 400
turbo xs BOV = 200
Custom exhaust = 300
microtech lt-8 = 1280
new clutch and flywheel = 1082
mistlanious things = 800
fuel pump = 100
fuel injectors = 130
Total and there will be more = $17,692
I am certain there are many things that I am missing!

LS1FC

iTrader: (4)

BTW - Dont do what I did, save your money. Now Im thinking of selling my car for 12,000 and as you can see Id be taking a major hit for that price.

Edit: Whats even crazier is that I spent all of this money within the last year and my car is still in the garage with brand new parts on it.

Rpeck

whats the problem? Start driving the thing, you will enjoy it alot more. I had the same thoughts once upon a time ... It's a given though anytime you modify any car .. you are not going to get out of it what you put into it. Cars as old as ours that holds especially true. I knew this ahead of time, and even if I decided I wanted another ride I would not sell this one, it will be mine forever, just to much blood, sweat, tears, $ and time into it to even consider selling it. Plus it's entirely paid for I would just hang onto it and get another vehicle if thats what I wanted. Though I have an *** load of vehicles anyways now

walken

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88SE 1600
Shipping 800
Tires 250
Header 150
Intake 50
Exhaust 30
s5 tails 200
Speakers 40
H4s 50
tune up 50
4.10 rear 70

total of 3290 just a little over blue, not bad for all the enjoyment it gives me.

I wrote down a list for my T2 to turn it into what I want it to be and it was around 20grand, that's when I decided to sell them both and get an FD.

2ndGen.rocket

Car (purchased 6 years ago) $4500
Rebuild, streetport, install-$1500
Bodykit-$1200
Bodywork, Paintjob-$4000
I don't even know about mods. Considering brake upgrades, 2 sets of wheels, tires, sway bars, springs, struts, bushings, 2 exhaust systems, short shifter, lights, gauges, clutch, flywheel, misc. engine parts, stainless steel oil & brake lines, re-upholstered leather seats and doors, fully upgraded black interior. Countless hours of work, Damn. Im pretty sure Im forgetting stuff too.

I would have to say that including the car, about $17,000 has been spent on it to make it what it is currently. This isn't including any repairs or **** that I did to it before the engine blew and I started over again on it. This car is an N/A too. Its kind of weird looking back and realizing you could have bought a nice FD for all that money. Oh well, It will be a sweet *** NA.

1987RX7guy

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87Sport N/a- 1800
Mazdatrix True Duals- 1328(shipped)
CAI-160(cheap filter included)
Clutch master/slave-60
SS clutch line- 18
SS oil lines- 169(overpaid)
Brembo rotors(front)- 100 dollars
MT SS brake lines- ~90
Metal Masters brake pads- 50(front and rear)
Mazdaracing Short Shifter- 169
Nordskog Guage Air Temp- 60
ECU code checker lamps- 10

Total 4014

Thats all I can remember for now on the N/a

89 TII- 300
Fuel pump- Traded for it.
AFM- 50
ECU- Classified
Custom Block off plates- 4 dollars

354 Total(still not streetable)

Santiago