rotorhead1

$5500 on the car

$6000 on mods with a reman.

engine stuff not listed in sig.

carbon apex seals
high volume oil pump
brand new injectors
oil pan baffle

body mods not listed

camber adjuster
rear toe eliminators
kuhmo victoracers v700 set

Evil Aviator

Hehehe, this is true.

The main thing that I have noticed in the car world is that most people are not very accurate about the total amount that they spend on their hotrods. I don't think that the misinformation is intentional, but for some reason the "little" things like fasteners, wires, sealant, polishing, welding, etc. never make it into the stated cost of a mod. I have been very accurate in accounting for all the costs in my cars, but it is difficult to relate my costs to others because of variables like my labor, free or reduced labor from friends, sponsorships, etc.

Anyway, back to the original question, I have spent over $30K USD on my 88 for go-fast mods, and a little over $1K on the 84.

Turblown

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1988 GTU : 3800
Repairs: 1200
Paint & Dings: 1200
Speed: 1200
Time: can't even add all that up

FEDREX

I'm afraid to add it up...

j9fd3s

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i didn't want to read that, i just wrote a $3700 check for a motor!
i could have gone to eurupe or japan for weeks

mike

T2 vert

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I have about $15k US in my TII convertible. That includes the cost to convert it to a turbo. Right now it is down for a new rebuild, got about 2500 miles out of the last engine, ran a little lean.

ZoomZoom

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Lats month I added up some items off the top of my head. I came up with Mods and maintinence 13k last year alone! including payments and insurance right at 20k. Last year alone!! And I am still not done. I have about 3 grand left to spend on just parts before I am at my goal.

RETed

$9000 for the car used back in 1996.
I've spent over $10,000 EASY on the car for parts *AND* tools.




-Ted

0piston

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Oh mann! I don't want to think about it... I have a folder the size of a couple of science textbook in reciepts

Nick110

'87 gxl - $2000 (came with racing beat springs, tokico shocks, and alpine rear speakers)

paint job - $1000
hks megaflow intake - free from cousin
mazdatrix headers - $200
straight pipe/welding - $50
indiglo pedals/installation - $50
glass headlight housing/superwhite bulbs - $70
tenzo foglamps/superwhite bulbs - $40
rear spoiler - free with paint job
brakes/calipers/new set of tires - $900
razo shift **** - free from cousin
panasonic head unit/installation - $400
seat covers - $20
nardi steering wheel - $200
flashing led's - $30
tint - $40

repairs from being rear-ended - $1700

so that makes a total of....$6700 including the car n repairs

mazdaspeed7

Not nearly enough. $1k for the car, $1800 rebuilt engine, and $1k or so in mods.

Kurgan

Oops, I forgot that I was doing a 20B swap... so here is some more stuff to add:


6-puck clutch disk from clutchnet - 177
FJO wideband - 962 (but I split this with a friend)
2 more leading coils - 60
1 more 1680cc injector - 97.33
flow matching 3 1680cc injectors - 83
new silicon hoses - 69.85
pack of 10 B10EGV spark plugs - 59.31
J&S knock sensor - 350
J&S Dual Display - 183
17 lb flywheel - 355
new wiring harness for haltech - 50
parts for 20b rebuild - 1340.50
engine - 2500
battery relocation kit & hoodpins - 73.35
Fluidyne radiator - 412
Hybrid IC - 580
Rebuild and porting w/ custom fuel rails - 1500
random shipping charges - 276
motor mounts - 450
new UIM and TB - 160
Custom TB adapter - 175
Flow testing and cleaning primary injecots - 96.50

Subtotal = $8,890 Since December...
Prolly spend another grand before its running... then $600 on tires, and another 600 on a rollcage. By the end of the summer, my car's grand total will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 35-40k. Next year, I'm doing a single turbo swap on the 20B, adding a Geforce tranny, custom rearend... so that'll be close to another 10k... ouch. I could have bought about 100,000 Kit Kats for that money

UniqueTII

I have spent about 8 grand, purchase price included. Too bad it's not worth a whole lot right now.

FDxc

black 88conv 106k- i spent around $6k on the car, mods, stereo sys, and extras..
red 90 GTUs 175k-$1500 for the car... nothing extra so far.. waiting to get a high flow cat...

turboGXL

damn, I'm selling my 90 gxl t2 tommorrow and buy one of those civic hybrids. j/k

But seriously, I've dumped about $6000 into mine, that is not counting the money other people's insurance companies have sunk into it, then it would be closer to $12000. I'm not even including the price of the car.

Let's see.
90 Gxl busted front bumper cover w/105K miles -$800
one high speed crash in a curve on wet roads -$2000
new clultch -$500
tranny -$400
one drunk little rich **** who paid me off not to sue him when he hit me +$4900
to fix the damage the drunk **** caused-$1000
new stereo system -$1000
new 17in wheels and slightly used pilot sx tires -$1000
j-spec series 5 T2 conversion -$2300
NPR FMIC and piping -$500
FCD = FREE!!
the SHITLOAD of metric tools I had to buy TWICE, cuz they got stolen once, to be able to work on my car -$800
turbo 2 aluminum hood and repaint -$700

What insurance companies have paid-
close to $2800 from 2 break-ins to my car
approx $4000 from the three accidents I've had the past year(not my fault!! all were dumbasses that didn't realize little black cars are allowed to drive at night)

I also threw in $900 to one of the body shops fixing my car for a new paint job.

Not to mention the close to $1200 in parts I simply could not find any other place than the Mazda dealer.

HOLEE **** ALL THAT EQUALS ALMOST $18000 into my car!! That's 22.5 times what I paid for the car. Then again I'll swear I have the nicest FC in OKLAHOMA, which isn't saying much.

fast13b

Amen.

I actually figured it out on paper a while back. I bought the car built for $8000, and after adding it up, it had a bit over $20,000 in mods at that point. A good deal I say Since then, I have spent at least $5000 more in repairs and mods. Too much is never enough...

~Jeremy

91REX

I spent about 1000bucks doing preventative maintenance to my 91 FC (new clutch/flywheel/tranny fluid/plugs&wires/paint job/brakes) just to make sure everything would be in perfect condition for modding and now I have to sell the car b/c I lost my job. Would have cost less if I knew how to install or change the stuff myself but I didn't.

Oh well........Hey anyone want another second gen? I got the perfect one for you!

The Ace

Bought my '92 TII for 15K Euros.

Since then:

New clutch/bearings
New tires (SportContacts)
New brakes
Meticulous service/tune-ups every 5K km

These sum up to about 1100-1200Euros

And:

Aiwa MP3R + speakers
K&N Doublecone
Custom exhaust
Interior stuff (Momo, Sparco etc)

These sum up to another 1200Euros

In the immediate future (about a week from now): new rotors, new oil lines so another 500Euros

So in total, about 15K+1200+1200+500=18K euros

gnx7

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Buick GN powered RX-7: 11.62@114mph

'87 GXL with smoking 13b/5speed paid $700
sold 13B/5speed/radiator minus $600
sold GXL posi diff and halfshafts minus $150

in the plus $50

purchased burnt up T2 paid $450
removed rims/tires, T2 diff/halfshafts/brakes

sold T2 brakes minus $200
sold 13b longblock minus $200

Starting investment including car: $100

used complete Buick GN engine from intake to oil pan and headers to Cheetah Stage 3 turbo/stretch GN intercooler with trans $1200
* find out crank is bad and trans also needs redone

Sell Cheetah turbo $300
Sell Stretch intercooler $150
sell stock headers $150

New starting total: *$1000*
buy used GN longblock transfer good parts $1200
used ATR headers w/ 2.5" downpipe $500
Spearco intercooler new $700
intercooler piping (fabbed w/ friend) $70
Griffen 27.5x15.5" aluminum radiator $169
dual 10" flexalite fans $189
custom universal GN wiring harness $600
custom 3" driveshaft w/ Spicer ujoints $210
cheap single 3" nonmandrel bent exhaust $100
used 3" Dynomax muffler $20
Walbro 340 fuel pump $109
Westberg Manufacturing boost/EGT guages$129
VDO H2O/Oil Pressure $99
42.5lb/hr injectors $229
57mm Throttlebody ported to 62mm $80
AAMCO trans rebuild with Art Carr parts $450
Nitto DR's 245/50/16 (2) $260
Stock GN turbo used $150
used B&M Megashifter $40
transmission cooler $45
Total to run mid 11's with crappy handling and 192K mile stock suspension: $6349

New additions:
'89 T2 rims $200
S-02 205/55/16's up front free from neighbor
S-03 245/45/16 rears $335
K2RD.com coilovers, AGX, caster/camber plates rear camber link bar $950
braided steel brake lines $100
Motul brake fluid $20
Hawk HP+ pads front/rear $96
1 1/8" front sway bar used $100
polyeurathane bushings all corners $100
toe eliminator bushings + install $60
custom 3" s/s downpipe elbow $165
3" + 3.5" piping/u-bends 3.5" Dynomax muffler, muffler reducers, clamps etc...................... $320
MIG welding wire/gas (to make exhaust) $60

Car with 11.20's@119mph potential and good handling

Total: $8665

Needs paint badly........ still running stock turbo