I found where all our money goes.

[blu808]

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]

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]

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

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

[blu808]

o damn. my bad.

[FRpilot]

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]

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

[fatalfury64]

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]

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

[dannyboi]

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]

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

[Drunk Bastard]

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


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

[Ritz S14]

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

[mjjstang]

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]

Yes... it says "race onry"... ;)

[Realchaos1]

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]

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

[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.

[Ricks15]

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

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]

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]

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


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

[Realchaos1]

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]

by any chance, did it come from Washington?

[blu808]

No it came from japan.



I bought it in san mateo though.

[fliprayzin240sx]

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]

so uhh
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=516235&page=3&pp=15
*whistles* it gets juicy on page 4

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?p=5528455#post5528455

[blu808]

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

[ALTRNTV]

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

[Kn1ves]

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]

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

[blackflag_Rms13]

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.

[!Zar!]

That guy is irritating.

[ALTRNTV]

That guy is irritating.

Hey Barry, he's calling you out!

lol

[!Zar!]

Hey Barry, he's calling you out!

lol
If the shoe/boot fits.:keke:

[blu808]

Naa. Barry is cool. But jimlab is irritating. lol

[Var]

if you guys want the real dirt on Luke just pm me. LOL..j/k

[khmerguy618]

he is a total tool.

[Andrew Bohan]

he's been on luke's case for months. most the time i feel like flying up there to burn his house down

[ThatGuy]

Damn, nobody told me I was being talked about. I missed it. Grrrrrr. I'll get you next time, Gadget. NEXT TIME!

[Mr. Badlose]

Man, what a jackass. What the hell is that dude's problem, is he 16 or something? I liked the part where he basically said you HAVE to sell a car for less than you put into it, wow...this just proves he is an idiot. Let's not forget the unrecorded hours of labor put into it...

jimlab, if you see this, please /yourself, but make sure you have a family member record it and post it online, so that I can watch it whenever I'm feeling down.

[blu808]

Holy shit its beau. whats up?


Anyways. I have no idea what this dudes problem is?

[Advan]

Wow...just, wow. Pretty hardcore.

[Ritz S14]

So how much did everything cost you? after sponsorship and before your own labor and etc?

[axiomatik]

man, that jimlab dude seriously needs to get a life. apparently he didn't get enough hugs when he was a kid. and after reading all that, he really made no good points. any item, whether it be a car or anything else, is worth what the market will pay for it. jimlab seems to think there is some set of ten commandments regarding car sales:

"thou shalt not include any labor in figuring value for a car"
"thou shalt not include the value of any parts on a car, even if you didn't pay for them".....

his comments about lying about your girlfriend are absurdly stupid, and anyone that actually looked at the thread he was referring to would be obviously see that you were joking.

[blu808]

Well thats the thing. That price doesnt even show any labor cost.


What do you guys think all that labor would cost?

[Mr. Badlose]

^ a fuckton of money.

Forget that guy, forget that forum. A bunch of those guys are on that jimlab's dick because he has a ton of posts, which are probably as worthless as what he said to you. He got all offensive about your joke when you posted that chick's ass, what a homo. He can lick a nutsack for all I care.

[blu808]

Well i was allmost ready to go back to jail over this, just because he was messing with my buisness, but i know he is a douch and no one cares what he thinks. So im over it.

[Mr. Badlose]

Yeah, if anything, you shouldn't let people over the interweb get to you.

[Andrew Bohan]

maybe Hard Gay should pay jimlab a visit! フゥ～～～～
ワシントン州へいくぜ！

[Mr. Badlose]

セイセイセイ！！

フウ～～～～～～～～～～

[fliprayzin240sx]

Sorry Luke...but this is classic...

http://www.torquecentral.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15039

LMAO....

[Andrew Bohan]

i should claim copyright infringement on all those pics

http://www.andrewbohan.com/media/andrewfc/03.jpg
i took the damn pic.　フゥ～～

[DJPimpFlex]

^that shits fuckin famous.....