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blu808 · 04-12-2006, 12:13 AM

Yup i finally did it. I priced out my car. How much have you spent on your car?

Mazda FD33 RX-7 $1400
Engine: 2002 Chevrolet LS1/ T56 tranny $4400
Modifications: Engine/Drivetrain
* Reflashed ECU $ 120.00
* Thunder Racing Cam tr224/tr224 $ 389.99
* Crane Cams Valve Springs and titainium Retainers new keepers $ 599.99
* Custom Ceramic Coated JTR Headers $ 659.99
* Thunder Racing aluminum belt Tensioner $ 129.99
* Thunder Racing Aluminum Belt Tensioner pulley $ 49.99
* Thunder Racing Power Steering Pulley $ 98.95
* Thunder Racing Underdrive pulley (MARCH) $ 229.99
* Custom Adjustable Power Steering Valve $ 150.00
* Custom Power steering lines $ 80.00
* Canton Racing Accusump $ 580.00
* Canton Racing Oil lines, FIlter block, Accusump mount ^inc
* 160 Deg T stat $ 49.99
* Polished Valve Covers
* Hinson SuperCars Front Crossmember $735.00
* Hinson SuperCars Fuel System $ 630.00
Bump Steer Correction (Mandatory) $115.00 Transmission brace $95.00 Tubular Torque Arm $275.00
* Hinson SuperCars Cooling System $641.50
* Hinson SuperCars Clutch System $137.00
* Spec 6-Puck Clutch $499.99
* Hinson SuperCars Driveshaft Aluminum $410.00
* Weld Locd Version 4 Differential $100.00
* Corvette Engine Covers $110.00
* Heat barrier Radiant heat dispersant all lines. Oil, ps, fuel, clutch $320.00
* Custom 3" exhaust With stainless Tanabe muffler $250.00

Footwork

* Tein SuperDrift Coilovers $1450.00
* Racing Beat sway Bars $285.00
* Rotary Extreme Rear Toe Links $250.00
* Polished Control Arms
* SuperNow! Tie Rod Kit Steering angle kit $450.00
* Ceramic Coated Brake Calipers
* Gram Lights 57S-Pros, 18 x 8.5 Front/18 x 10 Rear $2200.00
* T3 wheel spacers (bolt on) $ 130.00
* Falken Azenis RT-615 235/35 R18's Front/ST-115 275/35 R18's Rear
$ 650.00
Chassis/Body

* Fully Stripped and Seam Welded Chassis
* Extra Holes Filled, Extra Studs and Brackets Removed
* Hollowed Out Doors
* Custom 8-Point Roll Cage $1800.00
* C-West Body Kit $ 499.99
* Rotary Extreme Carbon Fiber Wing $ 950.00
* Real RE tail light cover $ 200.00
* KS hood $ 450.00

Interior

* Sparco Steering Wheel $255.99
* Sparco hub adapter $ 49.99
* Sparco Hub extender $ 70.00
* Sparco Corsa Seats x2 $1358.00
* Sparco seat bases x2 $ 200.00
* Sparco 5-Point 3" Harnesses x2 $ 550.00
* Saga 60mm Gauges for all.. $ 1150.00
Oil press
Oil temp
EGT
Volts
Water temp
Afr
Tach
* Custom Switch Panel labor
* Kill switch $55.99
* CNC Hydraulic Hand Brake $109.99
* Chrome fire ext $ 89.99

* Hidden cost.
Labor alot
Painting ehh
fluids $100 or so
welding wire $ 50 or so
consumable products (grinding wheels, sand paper, etc) ???
all new brake hard lines in the car $75
Shipping $300 or so.

* Extras.
Extra body kit $499.99
Stock sways ????
Stock suspension ?????
Extra head light assemblies ????
5 Sets of hawk brake pads $300-400 i guess.
Stock Cam $60.00
Stock valvetrain $ 40.00
Other random stock parts ????

Im sure im leaving some stuff out. like all the switches, and some other things.

Total cost not including labor is $27886.31 + tax $2335.48 = $30,221.79
All prices were taken off of competitive websites.

Ghettokracker71 · 04-12-2006, 12:16 AM

So for a fully built v8 FD you paid 30G's total. Thats really not TOO shabby considering the fit and finish and performance

Dousan_PG · 04-12-2006, 12:16 AM

u know theres a thread on this same subject right??

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=51195

blu808 · 04-12-2006, 12:19 AM

o damn. my bad.

FRpilot · 04-12-2006, 02:33 AM

are those retail prices you listed? i noticed a lot of items ending in .99

most of us dont pay retail and i'm assuming you have sponsership to a lot of the parts on your car.

blu808 · 04-12-2006, 02:35 AM

No not retail. that is the going price on competitive websites.

fatalfury64 · 04-12-2006, 02:54 AM

i don't know if i'm seeing right, but you said you got an FD for 1400? How did you get it soo cheap??

blu808 · 04-12-2006, 03:00 AM

Cause im a pimp and one of my clients couldnt pay. so he gave me his fd for cheap.

dannyboi · 04-12-2006, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

Cause im a pimp and one of my clients couldnt pay. so he gave me his fd for cheap.

FD FOR CHEAP?!?!?! He didn't sell it for cheap, you practically stole it from him (unless he was in huge debt).

Andrew Bohan · 04-12-2006, 01:46 PM

it was a shell and the guy just wanted it gone. didn't know the real value of it i guess.

Drunk Bastard · 04-12-2006, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

Cause im a pimp and one of my clients couldnt pay. so he gave me his fd for cheap.

....hmmmm....... O'RLY?

Ritz S14 · 04-12-2006, 01:50 PM

What it would cost, and what it costed you.. totally different.

mjjstang · 04-12-2006, 01:53 PM

damn but you got a beefy v8 ls1 to show for it, I still have an sr in a shitbox although I didnt spend quite nearly what you did, but still.

btw Ritz, does that pic say "race Onry"?

Ritz S14 · 04-12-2006, 02:11 PM

Yes... it says "race onry"...

Realchaos1 · 04-12-2006, 02:50 PM

Talk about pricing it up, atleast you got a good deal on the FD. the hidden cost would rack the price even further through the roof

m072514 · 04-12-2006, 03:29 PM

ive spent in the neighborhood of 13,000 on my car so far... im planning on dropping another $7k eventually...

fatalfury64 · 04-12-2006, 06:12 PM

I don't know if that's considered pimp, but you did get a good deal on the FD eventhough it's just a shell. Props to you.

Ricks15 · 04-12-2006, 06:21 PM

ive spent 2.5g's on my car and it still looks and performs like crap

I think its fair to say that sometimes we will really never know how much we really spent, because say if you get more stuff or replace broken parts that still going to add up.

DJPimpFlex · 04-12-2006, 06:35 PM

yea I've spent 19k in just mods and look in my sig, I got nothing to show for it... My cars ugly. Driving it is something else though... I miss it..

blu808 · 04-12-2006, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatalfury64

I don't know if that's considered pimp, but you did get a good deal on the FD eventhough it's just a shell. Props to you.

I was joking about being a pimp.

I got the car on craigslist for 1400
it was a complete shell just no motor or tranny.

Usually a rolling fd goes for $5000-7000

BigVinnie · 04-12-2006, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

Cause im a pimp and one of my clients couldnt pay. so he gave me his fd for cheap.

LOL +1 for pimpness.......

Realchaos1 · 04-12-2006, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

I was joking about being a pimp.

I got the car on craigslist for 1400
it was a complete shell just no motor or tranny.

Usually a rolling fd goes for $5000-7000

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by any chance, did it come from Washington?

blu808 · 04-12-2006, 08:08 PM

No it came from japan.

I bought it in san mateo though.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 04-12-2006, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m072514

ive spent in the neighborhood of 13,000 on my car so far... im planning on dropping another $7k eventually...

^^^^ And that would be the reason why i wanna sell my car. As addicting the car is, imma just end up burying myself under if i keep it. Walking away while I still have the chance.

But anyways yah that freakin cheap for that FC chassis luke. I know Rex is getting close to $10k for his R1 FD chassis. I swear, that car will never run, he just freakin bought a Cummings Dodge Ram for $48k. So now he keeps flip flopping between wanting to sell it and not selling it. He must have bout
$10k worth of aftermarket parts in his house for it but he needs another $10k to get the car running to his specs. Rex=Mr HKS EVERYTHING.

Kn1ves · 04-13-2006, 01:01 AM

so uhh
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...5&page=3&pp=15
*whistles* it gets juicy on page 4

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...55#post5528455

blu808 · 04-13-2006, 01:04 AM

Yea some dumbass (Jim) hates me and makes up hella shit about me. Whats your point?

ALTRNTV · 04-13-2006, 01:16 AM

Oh man. jimlab is an asshole. I want to register on that site just to say something about him, lol.

Kn1ves · 04-13-2006, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu808

Yea some dumbass (Jim) hates me and makes up hella shit about me. Whats your point?

iuno whos making stuff up. theyre the ones saying stuff about houses/gfs/etc..

dont kill the messenger, just an interesting read thats all

Andrew Bohan · 04-13-2006, 02:05 AM

he's an asshole but he has a few good points.

blackflag_Rms13 · 04-13-2006, 02:35 AM

BFD if he has some good points, being that big of a douche deserves an e-slap. He goes out of his way to rip on Luke, and I don't see any reasonable motivation for it.

04-12-2006, 12:13 AM	#1
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I found where all our money goes. Yup i finally did it. I priced out my car. How much have you spent on your car? Mazda FD33 RX-7 $1400 Engine: 2002 Chevrolet LS1/ T56 tranny $4400 Modifications: Engine/Drivetrain * Reflashed ECU $ 120.00 * Thunder Racing Cam tr224/tr224 $ 389.99 * Crane Cams Valve Springs and titainium Retainers new keepers $ 599.99 * Custom Ceramic Coated JTR Headers $ 659.99 * Thunder Racing aluminum belt Tensioner $ 129.99 * Thunder Racing Aluminum Belt Tensioner pulley $ 49.99 * Thunder Racing Power Steering Pulley $ 98.95 * Thunder Racing Underdrive pulley (MARCH) $ 229.99 * Custom Adjustable Power Steering Valve $ 150.00 * Custom Power steering lines $ 80.00 * Canton Racing Accusump $ 580.00 * Canton Racing Oil lines, FIlter block, Accusump mount ^inc * 160 Deg T stat $ 49.99 * Polished Valve Covers * Hinson SuperCars Front Crossmember $735.00 * Hinson SuperCars Fuel System $ 630.00 Bump Steer Correction (Mandatory) $115.00 Transmission brace $95.00 Tubular Torque Arm $275.00 * Hinson SuperCars Cooling System $641.50 * Hinson SuperCars Clutch System $137.00 * Spec 6-Puck Clutch $499.99 * Hinson SuperCars Driveshaft Aluminum $410.00 * Weld Locd Version 4 Differential $100.00 * Corvette Engine Covers $110.00 * Heat barrier Radiant heat dispersant all lines. Oil, ps, fuel, clutch $320.00 * Custom 3" exhaust With stainless Tanabe muffler $250.00 Footwork * Tein SuperDrift Coilovers $1450.00 * Racing Beat sway Bars $285.00 * Rotary Extreme Rear Toe Links $250.00 * Polished Control Arms * SuperNow! Tie Rod Kit Steering angle kit $450.00 * Ceramic Coated Brake Calipers * Gram Lights 57S-Pros, 18 x 8.5 Front/18 x 10 Rear $2200.00 * T3 wheel spacers (bolt on) $ 130.00 * Falken Azenis RT-615 235/35 R18's Front/ST-115 275/35 R18's Rear $ 650.00 Chassis/Body * Fully Stripped and Seam Welded Chassis * Extra Holes Filled, Extra Studs and Brackets Removed * Hollowed Out Doors * Custom 8-Point Roll Cage $1800.00 * C-West Body Kit $ 499.99 * Rotary Extreme Carbon Fiber Wing $ 950.00 * Real RE tail light cover $ 200.00 * KS hood $ 450.00 Interior * Sparco Steering Wheel $255.99 * Sparco hub adapter $ 49.99 * Sparco Hub extender $ 70.00 * Sparco Corsa Seats x2 $1358.00 * Sparco seat bases x2 $ 200.00 * Sparco 5-Point 3" Harnesses x2 $ 550.00 * Saga 60mm Gauges for all.. $ 1150.00 Oil press Oil temp EGT Volts Water temp Afr Tach * Custom Switch Panel labor * Kill switch $55.99 * CNC Hydraulic Hand Brake $109.99 * Chrome fire ext $ 89.99 * Hidden cost. Labor alot Painting ehh fluids $100 or so welding wire $ 50 or so consumable products (grinding wheels, sand paper, etc) ??? all new brake hard lines in the car $75 Shipping $300 or so. * Extras. Extra body kit $499.99 Stock sways ???? Stock suspension ????? Extra head light assemblies ???? 5 Sets of hawk brake pads $300-400 i guess. Stock Cam $60.00 Stock valvetrain $ 40.00 Other random stock parts ???? Im sure im leaving some stuff out. like all the switches, and some other things. Total cost not including labor is $27886.31 + tax $2335.48 = $30,221.79 All prices were taken off of competitive websites. __________________

04-12-2006, 12:16 AM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	u know theres a thread on this same subject right?? http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=51195 __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

04-12-2006, 12:19 AM	#4
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	o damn. my bad. __________________

04-12-2006, 02:35 AM	#6
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	No not retail. that is the going price on competitive websites. __________________

04-12-2006, 03:00 AM	#8
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Cause im a pimp and one of my clients couldnt pay. so he gave me his fd for cheap. __________________

04-12-2006, 12:16 AM	#2
Ghettokracker71 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Don't look now... Age: 38 Posts: 3,327 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	So for a fully built v8 FD you paid 30G's total. Thats really not TOO shabby considering the fit and finish and performance

04-12-2006, 02:54 AM	#7
fatalfury64 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: california Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i don't know if i'm seeing right, but you said you got an FD for 1400? How did you get it soo cheap??

04-12-2006, 01:46 PM	#10
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	it was a shell and the guy just wanted it gone. didn't know the real value of it i guess.

04-12-2006, 01:50 PM	#12
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 43 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	What it would cost, and what it costed you.. totally different.

04-12-2006, 01:53 PM	#13
mjjstang Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,654 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	damn but you got a beefy v8 ls1 to show for it, I still have an sr in a shitbox although I didnt spend quite nearly what you did, but still. btw Ritz, does that pic say "race Onry"?

04-12-2006, 02:11 PM	#14
Ritz S14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: C A L I F O R N I A Age: 43 Posts: 3,586 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yes... it says "race onry"...

04-12-2006, 02:50 PM	#15
Realchaos1 Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Anacortes Wa Posts: 177 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Talk about pricing it up, atleast you got a good deal on the FD. the hidden cost would rack the price even further through the roof

04-12-2006, 03:29 PM	#16
m072514 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 384 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ive spent in the neighborhood of 13,000 on my car so far... im planning on dropping another $7k eventually... __________________

04-12-2006, 06:12 PM	#17
fatalfury64 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: california Posts: 111 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't know if that's considered pimp, but you did get a good deal on the FD eventhough it's just a shell. Props to you.

04-12-2006, 06:21 PM	#18
Ricks15 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 39 Posts: 1,661 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	ive spent 2.5g's on my car and it still looks and performs like crap I think its fair to say that sometimes we will really never know how much we really spent, because say if you get more stuff or replace broken parts that still going to add up.

04-12-2006, 06:35 PM	#19
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	yea I've spent 19k in just mods and look in my sig, I got nothing to show for it... My cars ugly. Driving it is something else though... I miss it.. __________________

04-12-2006, 08:08 PM	#23
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	No it came from japan. I bought it in san mateo though. __________________

04-13-2006, 01:01 AM	#25
Kn1ves Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ɐɔ 'sǝlǝƃuɐ sol Posts: 1,281 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Kn1ves Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so uhh http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...5&page=3&pp=15 whistles it gets juicy on page 4 http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.ph...55#post5528455 __________________ there's something here

04-13-2006, 01:04 AM	#26
blu808 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Campbell, Ca Age: 42 Posts: 5,010 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Yea some dumbass (Jim) hates me and makes up hella shit about me. Whats your point? __________________

04-13-2006, 01:16 AM	#27
ALTRNTV Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western Conference Posts: 9,429 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Oh man. jimlab is an asshole. I want to register on that site just to say something about him, lol.

04-13-2006, 02:05 AM	#29
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	he's an asshole but he has a few good points.

04-13-2006, 02:35 AM	#30
blackflag_Rms13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,133 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	BFD if he has some good points, being that big of a douche deserves an e-slap. He goes out of his way to rip on Luke, and I don't see any reasonable motivation for it.