Spent more on mods that you have on your car?

[kamikazestorm420]

sr swap alone... already topped my car price.

+1. got my car for $2k. spent over 10k last time i checked. (not including maintenance)

[karmakaze]

Judging by karmakaze's list I'd say a ****load would about sum it up. But at least it's been a ****load well spent. Nice work man.

Thanks! but save the thumbs up for when its actually all assembled. Buying the stuff was the easy part!

[r34 gtr]

i kinda like keeping track of how much i spend. i dont give a flying fcuk how much i spend on my car, but my friends do. its a lot of fun when the go "but whyyyyyyy?!" or "so you could have had a new z?" i just laugh.

[srpowered240sx]

i kinda like keeping track of how much i spend. i dont give a flying fcuk how much i spend on my car, but my friends do. its a lot of fun when the go "but whyyyyyyy?!" or "so you could have had a new z?" i just laugh.

just tell them like i do...but my car will beat a new z in everyway except maybe for comfort, and im not really about comfort anyways.

[tyrannix]

ok.. ill bite, let me break out a calculator

original 89 silvia Y50000 (~$500 ill say)

total spent ~$28,000 (that doesnt include a perfectly running 93k mile 89 240sx coupe for me to strip and rebuild the silvia onto)29500 with the donor car

see my cardomain site for almost up-to-date part/mod list

$29500 / $500 = 59x the amount of the original car that i have spent (and i didnt need to buy the aero kit, those longchamps, frankenstein t28 turbo, or a bunch of other stuff that came with the silvia too)

and i still have a ways to go until its 'done' to inslude a glass/subframe off strip and repaint , with powdercoating the subframes and a thin bedliner coating on the undercarriage (for easy cleaning) ... while i have everything out, i will probably end up doing something weird to the fuel system... like dual pumps and surge tanks and stuff

and i still dont have the more in-depth suspension stuff (will add that as needed) just some tein HA coilovers, and a bunch of tie/tower bars

that stuff will come as i figure out what i need

so yeah.... 59X (and its going up as i stockpile parts for the next CA build too)

CJ

[Alfador]

I've never actually thought of it in this respect so lets figure this out, eh?

'90 S13 HB (No, its not a fastback, and never will be. Fastbacks are ugly anyways, get over it .) With the following on or with the car when I purchased it:

-S13 Kouki Tails-S13 Kouki "Type-X" spoiler and side skirts and real lip thing.-S13 Zenki front Lip.-17" ABS rims w/ Avon low profile tires (I'd have to look up the exact tire and wheel dimensions. I don't feel like doing that.)-An extra pair of all weather tires for front and snow tires for back on 15" crappy hubcap rims, with absolutely zero tread wear.-3 Fram oil filters and one full change of clean (unused) dino oil.-INJEN cone filter and intake piping (again, I'd have to look to find the exact model)-A nearly brand new EGR valve.-High gague plug wiring.-H4 headlights.-Front and rear strut tower bars-AGX Adjustable gas shocks and Tein springs.- No stereo equipment was included. However, wiring for all 4 speakers, an amp, and a woofer were all included and already run through the body.-Custom bent 2.5" cat-back exhaust with Magnaflow muffler.-Almost brand new WR Blue paint. (which someone has since ruined by leaving a big *** chip of paint missing ont he rear bumper from hitting my car in a parking lot (with what I do not know).-Decent job (could have been done better) 35% tint on passenger windows, darker on back.

I payed $2,500 for the car in that condition with all of that. I was given the reciepts for all of that work.

Since then I have put in...

a few oil changes - lets say $100 for arguments' sake (one was free due to included oil and filters)a new EGR control solenoid - just under $100 Meguiars NxT wax, Bug and tar remover, Armor All protectant and Armor All brand window cleaner, turtle-wax brand car polish, clay bar kit, additional car care knick nacks and solutions. - Maybe $75-100New passenger window (****ing ghetto rat wannabe gangsters) - $50 for window and Jaeger gift pack for my friend's brother in exchange for his help putting the new one in.

S13 silvia front conversion (in progress) headlights - roughly $220, fenders - $180

Thats about it. I'm going to pad that estimate with another $100 in case I missed something so not quite a thousand if my math isn't completely terrible. So yeah, not bad, all things considered. Of course as soon as the S13 front is done and painted I am starting an engine rebuilt leading into a turbo and whatnot. And in case anyone cares, the reason I am doing the front conversion before the turbo is that it is more likely for JDM body components to become incredibly rare / hard to get than it is for turbo and engine parts readily available in the US, especially since a really good rebuild for turbo is going to have some better than OEM parts required. So, if I suffer a financial setback and it gets delayed a couple years, I won't be at as high a risk of not being able to finish the conversion.

[AmoebAssassin]

My car was 2100 bucks, and now I have close to 11,500 in it.

[DJButton]

I like the option that says, 2k spent on ridiculously clean hatch: total bill when done... selling 3 other cars to pay for it, probably going in debt... and feeling grand all the same. I would like that option.

[vancouverbc]

Does it make economic sense to invest a bunch of money in an older style car? No matter what you do, the car still looks old. If it is a mustang, of course, it does make sense. When people are buying cars, they look for the cheapest car, they dont give you anything extra if tires, for example, are new or if you have really maintained the car and all repairs are done to date. For example, my car could have a broken muffler, dead battery,old tires, leaking water pump and brake master cylinder, brakes on their last legs, etc., but people are going to go more by the condition of exterior and engine and not consider it would cost a ton to fix up.

[Bumnah]

car $1100Sr swap $2000parts for sr swap up there as well.

[tyrannix]

Does it make economic sense to invest a bunch of money in an older style car? No matter what you do, the car still looks old. If it is a mustang, of course, it does make sense. When people are buying cars, they look for the cheapest car, they dont give you anything extra if tires, for example, are new or if you have really maintained the car and all repairs are done to date. For example, my car could have a broken muffler, dead battery,old tires, leaking water pump and brake master cylinder, brakes on their last legs, etc., but people are going to go more by the condition of exterior and engine and not consider it would cost a ton to fix up.

excellent points, and i counter with:

personal preference. me, i liked my silvia... so much in fact, that i figured out the american equivelant (240sx) and started on how to make it legal in the states without importing the whole car (just most of it)

for a car that i *will never be selling* my toy rebuild project is a hobby... as will racing be a hobby again once i get my back surgery, move into the new house and find an organization to join (wether it be SCCA or whatever else) to build a track car for.

so much, in fact, that i have been pricing options for the work truck that i will buy thats sole purpose will be to support my hobby.

a 95+ turbo diesel extended cab, standard transmission (maybe a 5+2), dually rear with a utility body, with 2000 lb liftmoore crane, and 30 gal air compressor with a 5th wheel under a hidden panel in the bed (not really picky on dodge vs ford vs gm....

with this truck, i should be able to pull 15000 lbs worth of trailer (toy box), gooseneck or not, lift an engine, transmission, or entire front clip into the bed (probably at an angle) without needing a forklift or anything at any pointand it will be the ultimate track support vehicle

i can get it all for under $15k.... maybe under 10k if i can find a deal or slide on some options..... like get an automatic, or standard cab or something and ive found a few sources for this truck near teh area i will be moving to

and i wont be buying this truck for another year or so

its a hobby.... which extra time and money gets thrown at... and when you start talking things like custom cam grinds, custom intake plenums, tomei forged pistons, to name a couple and machine work, the total spent starts jumping up in $500 and $1000 increments (especially things with 'custom' in teh name)

looking back, yeah theres some purchases maybe i shouldnt have made, or waited on.... and some mods that i should have waited to do ... but overall im satisfied

CJ

[Tulsa_S-13]

i have a reciept folder that i am afraid to count up (so i put the x2-x3). but everytime i get in the car and boost comes on, i get a huge smile on my face. so i dont care how much it cost.

Haha ME TOO! I keep all of my reciepts in an organized folder, and I have actually spent the time to add up them up. It's really sad.

And now that I'm building a KA24DE(G)T(32) the numbers will be going up even higher. But meh, boost is worth it.

[RogerHinga]

i need an option for 10-15x what i paid for the car

I am with this guy I need a 10 to 15x option

I got my 240 for like $500SR/motor/drivetrain/brakes- about 7k+ Cage/suspension- about 4k+wheels/exterior/interior/guages- about 3.5k

thats just a low guess I am 2 scared to sit here and figure this out..

sad part is my car doesnt help me score chicks.. maybe I should be like borat and buy a pu$$y magnet for the car...

[New2SR20]

400 for the hatch...and around 8K in parts so far in the car

[nvrplzd240]

Paid 500 for the hatch.

So needless to say I've spent more on her than that

[Iscariot]

car was 1400

suspension was 1700

the rest of the chassis work adds up to about another 2k

still bone stock engine though...but i do have a ghetto CAI

[thomasjamal]

I paid $1300 for my coupe which came with intake, headers, exhaust and 17s.

I haven't done much since other than maintenance (don't think it's fair to count tires and brakes as mods unless I'm doing a brake swap) and some de-ricing of stickers and purpose window tint.

[Gspec]

I got my 240 along with a acura integra in tade for my old drag CRX....i've since pent 10,432.27 on the 240...according to my spreadsheet.....with no end in sight, lol

[chitownguy]

I dont have a 240 but I though I'd join in.

Bought my car for $800. Spent $900 on Weber carbs and about $300 on other misc. parts to get it running well. Up next is a 5-speed...YAY!!

[HashiriyaS14]

i paid $300 for my car. putting 2-3times the amount that i bought it for was not hard

Your car is t3h awesom3r.

[anumeric]

i paid $300 for my car. putting 2-3times the amount that i bought it for was not hard

lol I'm in the same boat as eds13 on this one. The CA swap with a new set of tires was already 4x cost of the car.

[DevilMB3017]

newfengshui, sorry I didn't reply sooner.I got the advanced rebuild kit, (http://www.amsperformance.com/store/pro ... cts_id=303)

Also have a water pump, oil pump, and camshafts sitting in my room waiting to go in sometime soon

[Britt]

1995 240sx se....$5600rb motors15 conversionsuspensionbrakeswheels$25000 deep and not done yet...lol

[95silvia14]

Easily with the cost of the motor build and the rear clip replacement im about 5x's the cost of the car but im really scared to add it all up

[lucky7]

1995 240sx se....$5600rb motors15 conversionsuspensionbrakeswheels$25000 deep and not done yet...lol

same, minus the S15 front, and my car is a 97 that costed $3500ish.

[JustinStrife]

Paid 650 for the S13 coupe. I'm in it about 13k right now. Probably have another 5k in mods planned down the road.

The sad thing is, it still pales in comparison to what my C5 is going to cost me to get where I want it(about 20k in mods + 20k price). Oh well.