>$2k for an aftermarket clutch
>$2.5k for cam and valvetrain upgrade
>$2k for long tube headers
All of these were installed by a shop
>$500 on steel brake lines, oil pump, and misc other things
>only paid down $3k of the 15k loan for the car
future poorfag coming through
I know I'm a pleb for not doing the cams and headers myself, but I don't care
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>Modifying a car you're still paying off
Future poorfag? Yeah nah, you're stuck in the poor person's mentality.
You spent $6.5k on shit with no equity, might as well returns, when you could have paid that down on something that is ACTIVELY COSTING YOU MONEY.
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No shit it's not financially smart, but I made the choice because I can and don't plan on selling the car
go to if you want to complain about others financial decisions
gas tank - $160
sending unit - $40
tank straps - $50
carb kit - $50
clutch kit - $300
slave and master - $180
flywheel - $110
intake manifold - $320
radiator - $240
exhaust - $140
dist, plugs, wires, cap - $160
u bolts and poly bushings - $160
tie rods, pitman + idler - $140
wood + hardware for flatdeck - $550
paint for flatdeck - $250
tires - $1600
spacers - $370
stereo - $250
All the other used parts I got for free (body panels, engine, leafsprings, carb, grille, lights)
still looks like I have over $5000 into it this year
>Don't plan on selling the car
oh yeah, another $300 bucks for mirrors
What car? Sounds like you completely rebuilt it
I love the "thrifty" people on here
I finance my car at 2% interest because I don't want to take the entire amount out of my bank all at once. So I have more room for whatever else I want to do for the year. Yeah I finance a 25k car while I make more than 100k a year
I have a low APR loan and I make enough to pay it off within a year, so I don't really care
Anyways, the cams and headers were only done because the harmonic balancer on my C5 went bad and you have to remove the steering rack and other shit to replace it, which is about $1000 in labor for an $80 pulley. It's only a few more steps to do a cam, so I went with it
>So I have more room for whatever else I want to do for the year
Truly spoken like someone who is lying on the internet
13k total dont have the small stuff but heres the big stuff:
280z shell:2500
1j: 1400
r154: 600
clutch+flywheel+bellhousing: $800
fuel pump: $250
coilovers: 1300
big brakes up front+ new in back $600
custom driveshaft: $400
The rest was just all the little things and a few dress up items, i also made 7k+ selling parts over the course of this build so my out of pocket price was $6k.
I have a family and like to go on vacations and buy other stuff
Oh no those criminal jews made 1500 dollars off me over the course of 4 years!
Goodnthing i took a lump of money out of my bank account to buy a car cash to show them a lesson!
I think I paid like 2k for this. Yes, I'm an idiot.
>tuneable EMS, 1000cc injectors, BOV, fuel pump, intake etc
$5000
>garrett turbo
$2300
>full exhaust from the head to the tailpipe
$1000
>Wilwood big brake kit
$2500
>adjustable coilovers
$1300
>Wheels and tires
>$2000
>ring and pinion swap
$1000 (the r&p alone was $650)
>upgraded clutch and flywheel
$700
>Having the fastest Miata within 15 miles
Priceless
At least I bought my shit with cash and the car was paid off OP you dumbass.
15 miles really isn’t a ‘priceless’ range to be bragging about, friend...
Bumper strip without license plate holder - $20
ZHP shift knob - $60
New alcantara shifter boot and handbrake boot - $60
fite me irl
2k for a tune? Or what else did you do?
I'm not going to say EXACTLY how much but lets say I could've bought my 17 mustang straight cash.
Kek it's because this guy the next town over has a built engine and like 380 whp on his miata.
why not just 2jz swap? more power reliably for less money?
Tune, turboback exhaust, intake, intercooler. Dyno'd about 35whp/47wtrq higher than it did stock. Also got a rear motor mount, gas pedal extension, short shifter, shifter bushings, stickier tires, and exhaust hangars. Funny thing is, the cheapest mods (bushings/hangars/extender) had the greatest effect on my enjoyment. I'd probably just get those and a $500 tune if I could do it all over again.
Nice trips amigo.
Well, I feel like you lose something with an engine swapped miata. The power plant frame is part of the magic.
I do really like the Jag V six that some people have done, or a really well done LS3, maybe a K swap would be cool.
To me it seems like such a headache though.
Sticky tires can have the opposite effect than you would expect on the fun factor. A car is only fun at its limit.
fair enough user i can respect it, at least your using quality parts:D is it still stock connecting rods?
Oh no!! Don't fall for the Jewish tricks like investing that money and make 2x/3x the cost of interest back by the time you pay it off!!!!!
Yeah, haven't touched the motor. Makes a very reliable 255hp at the wheels. Can't go much higher without pulling the motor apart. It's been rock solid though, zero issues in 10,000 abusive miles. Autocrossed a couple times too. It's a Mazdaspeed Miata so it's got chassis bracing and a stronger gearbox, better bushings and other upgrades.
>gas pedal extension
>shorter shifter
>drives a Furd Fiesta
Literal midgetlet detected
This is over 5 years, so it's gonna be a lot.
Original purchase price $1800
A few simple mods:
>Cusco front strut brace $100
>whiteline alloy sway bar end links $200
>junkyard 18mm rear sway bar (+2mm) $20
>L7 grille $100
>jdm paint matched side markers $65
>restored oem headlights $120
>jdm shifter trim with door pocket $50
>duracon STi shift knob knockoff $15
>custom black leather/blue stitching shifter and ebrake boots $70
>pioneer Bluetooth radio $100
>Kenwood upgrade speakers x4 $80
>MSD Neon SRT4 coil pack $70
>junkyard Neon coil pack connector $1
>02 WRX front seats $300
>02 WRX rear seats $300
>junkyard oem seat heater switches x4 $12
>dorman seat heater kits x4 $200
>JDM power folding mirrors and switch $65
>junkyard plug and play door tweeters $10
>junkyard Infiniti I30 auto dimming mirror $15
>Honda pilot rear wiper arm $20
>$1913
Repairs/maintenance:
>knock sensor $50
>Tokico clutch master $50
>exedy clutch slave $15
>oem clutch hose $20
>centric premium rear rotors $60
>akebono rear pads $40
>OEM MLS headgasket/reseal kit $80
>NGK laser platinum plugs x4 $52
>OEM plug wires $50
>transmission rebuild parts $150
>door switch $20
>battery $100
>junkyard a/c controls $15
>oem purge valve $100
>oem positive terminal $13 (P/O put on a horrible aftermarket lead terminal that I couldn't stand)
>Goodyear Eagle RS-A x4 $436
>junkyard left rear sail panel $5
>junkyard trunk carpet panels $20
>junkyard master window switch $12
>front CV axles $120
>hood $50
>oem passenger fog light $100
>Denso front oxygen sensor $50
>rain x latitude front wipers x4 $60
>rain x rear wiper for honda pilot $9
>Wix air filter $12
>$1689
Total put into it $3602
Total put into it + purchase price $5402
Probably a shitton more on oil, filters, and power steering fluid but I don't know exactly how many times I've changed it and topped it off.
Yeah, well I don't have family and cars are my hobby so that's where my money goes
So far
>K&N Short Ait Intake kit
$301
>Kensun 10K HID foglight conversion kit + antiflickers
$60+8
Tyring to keep it minimal & as stock looking/sounding as possible since I intend to sell.
>pedal extension
So I can heel-toe because the stock placement is a good 4 inches behind the brake pedal
>short shifter
You realize this doesn't make the shifter physically shorter right?
1989 GMC R3500. Would like to get Vortec heads and a cam in the future, but I have to put that off for a while because I just bought another identical truck with a hydraulic box and a blown engine.
Brings my squarebody fleet up to 3
I am restoring a car. I spent a shit ton of money on OEM parts but I haven't spent much on mods.
Like $1k on maintenance.
>modding your car
If you have to mod your car, then you bought the wrong one.
nice man, love to see classics like this getting the attention they deserve
Yes! This!
Car- 1700
Radiator hoses, serpentine belt, pulleys- 150
Subwoofer and speakers- 350
Front lip, rear lip, side skirts, headlights, rear wing, front bumper-1500
Paint and bodywork-2000
Wheels- 650
Tires-540
Car is not fully done in paint but is close. Just bought this car in november
$50 on mods
$1k maintenance
have owned it for nearly 2 yrs, just serviced it
How do you make 100k+ and not have 50k+ in the bank? Just buy the car cash. Still have money left over for general expenses.
This is the most retarded thing I have ever heard
Liberty Walk kit 2
Armytrix titanium exhaust
BBS wheels
Pirelli P Zeroes
It is quite gaudy but I love her
1k used shitbox
3k/year on gas
20$ DIY oil changes.
that's pretty much it.