How much did it cost to build your car?

[DriftGirl]

Id keep the WRX and get the 240...they're so cheap right now that it'll be less than your rims that you'll put on it.

use it for a 'daily' till its up to standard for Drifting

[J-BloodAE86]

Originally posted by wrx/240sx
Thanks for your replies everyone...Well it looks like the WRX is going to have to go then. I would post it here but AWD cars don't like to drift (unless of course they make big power). Anyone interested in an 02 WRX?

wagon?? what color?

[ArchangelX]

RX-7 Build Up List and Cost:

$1100 - Engine Removal & Reinstall (Paid a guy to teach me how everything comes apart and goes back together. EVERYTHING.)
$2,495 - Engine Rebuild
$165 - Stage 2 Oil Mod to Engine
$350+ - Street Port
$400+ - Tranny Rebuild
$95 - Blockoff Plates
$149 - AST Replacement $1,370 - Blitz Intercooler
$38 - Fuel filter
$79 - Fuel pulsation damper
$125 -Clean and flow injectors
$80 - New fuel hose kit (Includes upper intake, ACV gaskets, 4 injector seals, hose clamps and fuel hoses with fittings)
$160 - Motor mounts
$450 - ACT Clutch
$40 - Silicone hose
$130 - ALL 13 coolant hoses
$425 - Fluidyne radiator
$200 - Turbo exhaust gaskets and exhaust manifold gasket
$79 - Cork Sport Front Strut Bar
$700 - Mazdaspeed Bushings
$207 - Downpipe - HKS
$569 - Koni Sport Struts
$219 - Eibach Lowering Springs (Progressive)
$553 - Sumitomo HTR+ Tires + G-Stop Steel Brake lines
$149 - EBC Greenstuff Pads
$50 - Polished UIM, Throttlebody
$110 - Polished Efini Y-Pipe
$800 - Apexi PFC with Commander (ECU Replacement)
$300+ Brembo Slotted & Dimpled Rotors
$75 - Mazdaspeed Carbon Fiber Shift Knob
$ ? - TONS OF DYNO TIME!
$ ? - Every single piece of rubber or oil line, all the wiring.

Overall Total: $10417

That's if I didn't screw up the math..lol...plus I know I'm forgetting something but for the life of me I can't remember. I keep good track of what I spend on the car...it helps to keep things in perspective.

Like I said...I built it up to be practically a new car again, and I'm still not through. I spent alotta hard work and time on it, and I want it to be reliable from the begining..so I had EVERYTHING replaced on the car. It drives like it's new now.

[DriftGirl]

Originally posted by nightracer
I'm interested in your car. I've been thinking of building an SC after college. Let me know whats done to it. A friend of mine in town has one with a built Supra motor. Goal is 1000rwhp.

Heres his motor: dayum

Pics didnt work

numbers are 'at least' since most of the stuff had to be custom outsourced and one-off work.
Car: Lexus certified 17k
Auto couture/exclusive kit: 1500 used
BN Sports kit: 2k smashed in the spring and again this summer
sold remaining good pieces and bought:
Junsei kit= One off 1800
Paint: has been painted 3 times since Aug 03...all candy 5k
Body work (custom) 2-3k
Hoods= 2500 plus a ruined stock hood (I have 2 /HAD 3)
Trunks= 2k plus a ruined stock trunk (2)
Standard weave and double weave sets.
Please note that the hood and trunk had never been done on an SC before, so I had to foot the bill to have them custom built.
Tranny work= 2k (2 new ones and custom ecu work)
Engine= @1500-2k for ecu ,Misc parts.
Management system 1800 w/ laptop..on tha fly!!
currently with in the middle of purchasing a new engine R'now...4 boostin'
Dragon Torque convertor=1000 installed
suspension= 2k all misc undercar stuff, custom front and rear CF bars, supra parts here n there etc
Interior= full swap/custom bout 5k LOTS of custom 'stuff' and OEM (OEM more expensive than custom stuff at times )
19in custom rims & tires= ???hmmmmmm......
18in rims & tires By Carving: 2600 sold pretty recently
16in custom rims & tires= about 1k used SSR & Work
MISC STUFF: a lot, car has had a lot of 'looks' to it, changed suspensions for a different ride,brakes,Nitrous systems,custom CF intake, LOTS of custom CF in interior, CF gauges, Misc re-wires,cosmetic stuff etc....ok thats enough, gettin a headache now

Theres more, but thats all I can think of now (or care to list)

Car wasnt made to run like this and it showed with the amount of time and work it took.

A lot of stuff was trial and error. Lexus Trannys cost a lot when yoo keep breakin/tuning them...

Mini Lexus:
Mini car= JDM Gift not sure how much they were worth over there but I do know they were rare and made for a very short period.
Every time the big car gets painted she gets a new paint job.
Candy paint
CF hood
She's now remote controlled
bout 1k into it.



Nissan 240: $500
misc stuff im stock piling for its release this spring/summer: about 4k so far.

Other cars:

[DriftGirl]

white w/ 5ziggen rims?

[Ghost of Duluth]

I don't know if any of you live in Atl but there is one wicked SC 300 that has a tt soarer engine in it. Sae at Finish line owns it. Man that thing is amazing. I'll post a pic if I can get one.

[DriftGirl]

Originally posted by nightracer
I'm interested in your car. I've been thinking of building an SC after college. Let me know whats done to it. A friend of mine in town has one with a built Supra motor. Goal is 1000rwhp.

Heres his motor: dayum

Pics didnt work

1uz block is superior but Build a 300. The 400's require all custom work (mechanical and electrical) and are one of the hardest cars ever to work on. May as well been 'drive by wire'

Ive been thinking about buying another 300 because I know someone that has a wrecked/totaled Supra in his back yard...would love to run a 2jz on sleeper status!

I'll try to come up with numbers/stats later today......too early R'now

[CRASHDRIVE]

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[power_over]

2001 VW Jetta Wolfsburg 1.8Turbo 5SPD - $16,700
Giac X-Chip ECU - $390
Forge 006 Diverter Valve - $135
K&N Cone Filter - $45
Forge Dogbone Engine Mount - $35
VDO Boost Gauge - $45
VDO Voltmeter - $35
H&R Sport Springs (1.5" Drop, 40% Stiffer) - $170

Current Total - $17560

*Future Mods*
ATP Stage2 Turbo Upgrade - $2000
Pelequin LSD - $700
Stage2 Clutch - $400
14 lb flywheel - $450
H&R Coilovers - $900
Neuspeed 25MM Front Sway - $250
Neuspeed 28MM Rear Sway - $270
GBL Turboback Exhaust 3" - $700
TIRES - est. $500ish

Future Total - $23730 (and it still can't drift without the e-brake *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored*ING fwd)

2000 Lincoln LS V8 Sport - $31,200
Tires 4 x 240/35/17 Y-Rated Tires - $750
Accident* Wheel Hub Bearing Assembly - $500
Accident* Caster Camber Kit - $280
Accident* 17" Lincoln Sport Rim - $270
Accident* 240/35/17 Y-Rated Tire - $220

Current Total - $33220

Future Mods - Having parents not kill me for hitting a curb while sideways at 60 mph $priceless

Combined Total - $56950

so far im $2500 into the car...including the car..
my last AE86 was $600 including the car...and i had JDM sus on it
cheep is good

[nightracer]

Originally posted by DriftGirl
never thought of counting to get an exact figure....may end up killing myself

I'm interested in your car. I've been thinking of building an SC after college. Let me know whats done to it. A friend of mine in town has one with a built Supra motor. Goal is 1000rwhp.

Heres his motor: dayum

[nightracer]

My Porsche is stock except for the APC stickers









I honestly can't come up with a dollar amount but I often say I could have put all the money I've put into the Porsche and had a T04R Supra. I'm often tempted to ditch it for one.

[Ghost of Duluth]

Ouch, ouch, ouch,ouch.

Don't make me think bout that anymore.

[jsigone]

Originally posted by PearlWhiteMike
is that the same thing as the "cyclone motor"? i dont know way too much 'bout DSM swaps, other than 6 bolt (90-92, at least in the US) is better

yes, its the same motor but the JDM has a different intake mani hens why they call it a cyclone motor. Its a straight swap just have to use the US intake mani. Other then that mani, the long block is the exact same.

[driftxtreem]

get a wheel barrow fill it with Bennies and then count it. That probobly still aint enough.