SSaudio

I have around $16,000 in mine so far...most of it spent since may, thats when I started workin on it really

86IROCNJ

About the credit cards, it is stupid as hell to run them up when you do not have the cash in the bank to back it up. I have tried not to do that much at all but in order to buy somethings you need a credit card. Or atleast a debit card but then you need to raise the limit on that for a purchase. I did that with my crate motor, i bought that with cash, i just rasied my limit on the debit card at the bank for like $4k and used it to get the motor! It is very easy to fall into debt, if your greedy and not wise. Just ask my one freind who is a little over $10k in the hole. Damn he has some issues!

labrat

$8750 for the car

$300 to repaint the front spoiler.

The previous owner dumped the money into it.

1991tealRSt-topGuy

this is for the 1991-

car-$2800

this all happened b4 i started to wrench on cars:
starter$130
lower control arm$200
fan relay and distrib o-ring$200
4 tires $300
brakes $300
water pump$400
trans rebuild $1600
flowmaster muffler $200
1991 Z28 wheels $200
firehawk tires (damn good sale) $400
installation for above $100

now these are just parts with me performing all the labor myself:
clutch$100 (did not install this correctly)
oil press. sending unit $28
centerforce clutch $350
several head units $300
tranny again $150
CAI $50
brake hoses$30
Z28 grille$50

paint and bodywork from my accident$1000

approx $8888

NEEDforSPEED

about $5,000

NEEDforSPEED

about $5,000
and that not including the price of the car

MdFormula350

first car

1988 iroc-z 5.7 camaro, i paided 500 bucks, my parents paided the rest 2,500

i spent 300 on brakes and shocks and thats it, i wrecked it 5 months after it got on the road..

i actually made money on that from parting it out, 1,500 bucks


second car

got this about 3 months after i wrecked my iroc-z
1988 formula 350, i paided 2000 bucks, then another 300 bucks for a k&n filter and 3" inch cat back pipe, tranny mount and rear lower control arms... i was about to get a 2 grand paint job but about 4 weeks before someone hit me and wrecked it, i got roughly 3,400 from their insurance company, and then i sold the car for 800 bucks to someone. that car only lasted about 4 - 5 months


third car my 1991 formula 350, i paided 5,800 for it, out of pocket was 2,400 and the other 3,400 from that insurance company was used...

i spent about 740 bucks on mods/parts..

150 for foglights
80 bucks to transfer good tires on the rims
150 for rear rotors and pads
60 bucks for k&n filter and air foil..
220 bucks water pump, rad, rad cap, belt
20 bucks for power antenna and power door lock switch
60 bucks window motor


i dont know if i want to mod this car or not.... i think i should buy another thirdgen and mod that..

however, i do enjoy just driving the car, its a great daily driver!!

i am not in debt and i have no credit cards, i have to pay my way through college, and i have a crap load of money in my saving and some in my checking accounts.. i am 20 years old and still live with parents ..

1991tealRSt-topGuy

my 87:

car $600
fender $30
TH350$150
TH350 install kit$80
94 Z28 rear$200
full length headers $30
true dual flowmaster exhasut $220
rocker panel GFX $75
air cleaner $80
distrib $5
cap/rotor $30
ignition module $40
coil$35
plugs$16
new glass t-tops $25
few cans of primer$20
2500 stall converter (not in yet)

$1686

LastViceRS

$4800 for my car, not perfect condition, but never abused.
$650 - paint
$100 - window motors
$50 - heater core/blower motor
$40 - shocks
$70 - brakes
$375 - tires
$50 - fuel pump/filter
$10 - ball joint
$350 - headers (not installed)
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$4800 + $1695 = $6495 with more to come. Lots more. Think of it, guys - at least we're not, say, drinking all of this money, or using it for a variety of other bad habits. We do have something to show for it.

trans87

More than I care to remember

xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

well geez,
let's see here


84 Z28 no motor no trans no interior $525
it included a drive shaft loop and a perfect body

hmmm

now around $17,000 and still no where done.

BORLAZ06

So far...

Suspension- 5240
Clutch- 290
Exhaust- 540
Speakers- 100
T56,inst stuff-3300
Headers- 470
Tires- 625
--------------------------------
10,565

TotalShop&Labor 1,400
---------------------------------
11,965

Car- 6300
----------------------------------
18,265

johnnyformula

car - $4000
parts so far - $4000 (she fell apart 3 months after i bought her )

yes, i know i got screwed

zupmanZ28

It's comin on 20,000 now.

I spend way too much money on this thing. It doesn't even look that good yet, and it's gonna need a new tranny and rearend sometime in the near future

Owell

Eric

Jokerman

Initial=2500
total repair, licensing, tuneup, ect about 500-600
Total overall=3100 tops.

Not bad, she is still a bit on the ugly side (needs bodywork, mostly gfx repair, and paint.) but she runs and is fairly reliable (intermitant ignition problem every couple weeks). Also, chicks dig camaro's and firebirds. Even if they are a bit ugly.

billsfirebird

iTrader: (1)

1984 Firebird

Car: $500
Repairs: $500-800
Whees and Tires: $480
93 Camaro seats: $100
Paint Job: Free


approx total: $1800

scauffiel

Yeah baby!

Technical:
350 block bored .040 over, 400 crank turned down, freshened stock connecting rods, ARP wave conn rod bolts, forged TRW pistons, roller camshaft conversion, XR276 Comp Cam, Comp Cams hydraulic roller lifters, high volume/regular pressure Moroso oil pump with solid Moroso pump shaft, 1.5 full roller aluminum rockers, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Holley 750 V/S carb, Edelbrock valve covers, K&N 14x3 air filter/Moroso cover, OEM distributor with Pertronix Ignitor II, stock wires (Jacobs Ceramic booted plug wires were on Christmas list), Accel super coil, MSD 6A(not connected), Moroso 7qrt oil pan, Stewart Stage I water pump, Griffin radiator, 2600 cfm electric fan, Oil and Transmission stacked plate coolers, TCI flywheel, Vigilante 2800 stall converter, Tommy Johnson Jr. mini-starter, pro built 700R4 with monster valve, deep tranny pan with drain plug and temp sensor, aluminum driveshaft, MAC tubular torque arm with driveshaft safety loop, Spohn lower control arms, Spohn lower control arm relocation brackets, Spohn adjustable panhard rod, Alston sub-frame connectors, stainless braided brake lines all around, 1989 10 bolt posi disc rear end with 3:73's, 98+ Trans Am rear brakes (not installed but included), Baer Track Kit with 13" rotors up front, WS6 sway bars front and rear(36mm/24mm IIRC), Eibach Pro lowering springs, Hogged out Edelbrock TES headers, Catco 3" converter, 3" catback, Optima red top battery, Hurst line lock (installed but not hooked up), Cloyes two piece timing chain cover, Cloyes Double roller timing chain, new front suspension components, KYB struts and shocks, new windshield washer reservoir, Moroso overflow reservoir, Polyurethane bushings everywhere, TBI/computer harness is still installed,

Interior:
Whitefaced gauges, two gauge pod pillar cover(not installed but included), Megashifter, 97 Trans Am power leather seats with lumbar, new black carpet, new floor mats with embroidered Firebird, 1/4" sound deadening foam under carpet in entire interior, Tinted windows, Tranny temp gauge, GM T-Top holder, Pull out hatch cover, carpet covered hatch well cover with two 12" subwoofers, Denon detachable AM/FM/Cassette head unit/CD controller with remote, Denon 10 CD Changer, SoundStream Amp for speakers, Bazooka Amp for subs, Alpine 6x9's in sail panel, Lanzar tweets, miscellaneous speakers in dash and kickpanels, fire extinguisher, Haltech programmable computer(installed currently), overhead console with map light/sunglass holder/bezels, power windows, power steering, power brakes, new weatherstripping all around,

Exterior:
98+ Ram Air II fiberglass hood, 93+ four pedestal Trans Am spoiler, dark tinted taillights (extra perfect set included), tinted front turn signals, clear sidemarkers with amber and red lights, daylights(not currently connected), driving lights(not currently connected), MSW Mercedes rims (17" front, 18" rear), Sumitomo 245/50 17's - Eagle F1 275/40 18's with approx 7000 miles on them, shaved door handles with 50# solenoids and 2 remotes, shaved fuel door, hood pins, new door hinges on both sides, in primer gray paint, no rust anywhere,

Additional:
Lifetime alignment if near a ******, Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve, two Holley 670 TBI units with injectors, GM 454 TBI unit with injectors, 305 GM TBI unit with injectors, 350 TBI injectors, aluminum TBI adapter for carb manifolds, Brand new MSD computer controlled distributor for TBI/TPI?, MSD Blaster II coil for TBI, two turbochargers/with integrated wastegate from an '88 Thunderbird, large Volvo intercooler, Rams horn manifolds from a 'vette, 486 laptop computer with Windows 95 to run the Haltech (bad battery but other wise runs fine), extra 9 bolt posi disc rear with 3:23's(IIRC), Aeromotive Specialties electric water pump (40gph), OEM/stock computer with Jet chip for 305, two Amsoil oil filters, K&N cleaning fluid and oil, Helms Factory manual, Haynes/Chiltons manual,

Information:
DD2000 says around 460HP, builder says around 400HP, only Amsoil synthetic run in tranny and crankcase, Synthetic rear gear lube with posi additive, AC Delco R45TS spark plugs used and replaced at 3000 miles, Receipts for damn near everything...


Over $20,000 invested PLUS the original $2500 for the car... She still needs paint and some "extra" body stuff.

S.

eatmydust

Car- $4100
Repairs- $600 rebuild tranny, $350 new MAF, $700 for two fuel pumps about a year apart.
Mods- $1000 for 350 TPI (that still isn't in), $80 for exhaust cut out and bout $300 in suspension stuff waiting to be put on when I get the last of the suspension stuff.

89blackGTA

Car- $6k
Mods-$400
1/4 90mph--->96mph

Brian

camarokev400

damn... im glad to see that i am not the only one who has a ton of money in their car..... i also think to myself sometimes why did i do this especially when i take a look at all my receipts!!!

Kandied91z

iTrader: (7)

1/4 of what my girls bring home for me on the weekends......!


the best points i can see would be being able to build something you love making it a constructive hobby, have it run faster than something new at half the price, these cars aren't seen in good shape everyday, and getting looks from the other guys girl!

the worst points would be the actual mods, everything either costs more than the average competition or isn't even available which leads to extensive originality and many hours on the phone and locked up in a shop making prototypes.


when i bought the car i liked the looks and enjoyed the power, but never thought it would go this far.......now i love everything about it.:hail:

FLYNLOW92rs

iTrader: (53)

I think this is shared by many members on the board....

My car started with just a wing......now it turned into a big black hole that consumes all my money.....

Kandied91z

iTrader: (7)

money............what's money, all i have is alot of pieces of paper with some kind of writing and a big shiny hunk of metal in the garage.

Project: 85 2.8 bird

roughly $1300 so far.
biggest costs:
3.4 engine $210
car $150
headers $167
dynomax exhaust $154
MSD 6A $100

rest in maintainence repairs that were never done by previous owner. car almost finished, an ready to run for first time in 3.5yrs. I've owned car 1.5 yrs.

edit: add another $225 for custom y-pipe & installation of the exhaust system.

firebirdpl

89 firebird formula
paid $2950 for car

already had 3.73 rear and 3" exhaust

close to $6000 in repairs, paint, tires susspension etc etc

IROCmonkey

hmm lets see

1400 for 85 IROC
1400 for complete brand new TPI 305
900 for heavy duty rebuild of 700r4
150 for rear end rebuild
180 for 4th gen seats
50 in used stock guages
100 for Hypercrap Thermomaster

I'm not gonna count regular maintenance and all the cussing and head scratching that results in trying to figure out what the moron who worked on it before me had done to it.

cfirebird86

price of car: trade in through ex-bf's.
(was engaged in 99 to a firebird fanatic and he trades his 78 trans-am for 86 firebird. And we decided it was mine. He got himself another firebird, and then left with his. Two months later i dated the man the car belong to orginially and got it my name. Then he vanished into thin air and i got the car!!!!!!! )

Very good deal for me. Considering he crashed three firebirds since then.

Now for the sad part.


Transmission cost: $1195.85
door handle for passenger side: $15
Water Pump: 40 for labor and $20 (avg)
Brakes: ? can't remember
Radiator: 149.00
New Radio: 75 wal-mart. To replace the nice expensive jvc that was in my car. Some little jerk stole it...
Pro Plus Muffler: 71.33
Headlight motors for ebay: 35 and don't work.
Tires: two new front tires 110.00 (235/60/15)
Tires: 1 used back tires (235/60/15) 26.63
Tires: 2 used back tires (215/60/15) 40.00
exhause manifold: 178.42 for the repair work.
Left Exhause Manifold: 50 from a local junk yard.

but considering i got her for a steal not bad....

still gathering info.

84TAProject

Firebird:
Car: $250
Paint: $400 (my father did it, i only paid for paint, I did most of the body work)
Engine: Got the 350 out of my dad's 71 blazer, got maybe 1000 bucks in it and in performance mods.
Repair: $400. Back tires, alternator and a power brake booster have been it so far.

Camaro: $200
Crate 2.8 (dont ask): $1800
Repairs: Lets see, maybe 1500, EVERYTHING has broken on this car at one point.

RICH92RS350

Car: about $16,000 (new in 92)
Last year: $8,000 (new motor, exhaust,rearend, nose,etc...)
Next Month: $2,500 (new TKO trans)
Car's value: about $5000
Oh, well, still beats making payments on a Honda!
-Rich-

1986sc

Bought 86 Z28 : $100
Mods: $9,000

I love it ! Sweetest car in Rhode Island!!

88GTAinRI

Bring it by the Swansea mall Sunday. What part of RI are you in? How old?

Mass/RI gathering

irocbarry

and you cant do this in a honda

our cars are expensive but fun

1986sc

In Cranston (East side) , RI what time sat ?? 5:30 good ?!! 19 yrs U?

88GTAinRI

Where all meeting at 1:00 on this Sunday, parking lot next to the food court, Swansea mall. I'm 29, I live in Johnston.

click here for more info on meet.

gtabadboy

Cost: 10,000
repairs and parts for all the years I didnt know anythjing and paid for labor: 7,000
Mods and engines and dress up: 14,000

TOTAL about 31,000 - sux

Beast5spdGTA

$3000 purchase ~ 3yrs ago 89 GTA
~$1000 wasted repaires (lack of tools/time/knowledge)
~$7000 mods (including new/rebuilt 350 and D-1SC)

Total ~ $11000 but still needs body work/paint(~2000)

So $13,000 still sounds a lot better than the $20,000+ sticker price.

Ran in sig before 350 or supercharger.(~$7000 total)

I can imagine for ~$12,000 more mods would make it perfect.

89blackGTA

I was reading this, and right after I read, "~$7000 mods..." I looked down to see if you had a 1/4 mile time. I saw the 14.3 time and was "what a waste of 7 grand" Then I read the rest and was
You dont have any times on the blown 350??
Brian

TorchRay

bought my beauty for 3500.....then let me bro drive her in the winter...BAD IDEA!!!.....some guy slamed into her in a dakota and totaled my entire rear end of her. So i decided to do a restoration on her. So far....new rear quarters....doors, fenders, bumpers, shock obsorber, headlight housings, Rear windshield, Tear drop hood, gas shocks for hood and hatch, mirrors, lights, paint, moldings, stripe kit and decals. The only thing i have left now is finish refinishing my rims and get my interior done which im doing this spring...just gotta save up a lil more. All in all though...with all receipts ive got right around $11,500 into her. Not counting my sound system i put into her...or any maintence ive done....or my tranny that just got done this past summer. That was $1200. I plan on hangin on her though...she was my first car....got her when i was 16.

easySPEEDcamaro

Car: $10,000
Repairs/Maintenance: $3000

fast86z28

car 2400
new engine-1200
tires-380
misc crap-500
lil over 4k
improvement 17.8-15.2 gets quicker every week, will be in the 14s next time out

VampireHunterC

Hmmnn...let's see here...

Price of the car: Free
Tax, Tag, and Title: about $40
Hedmen Hedders, Collector/reducers, 20 feet or so of flex pipe, dual exhaust tips, two glasspack mufflers: Free
Stereo From 1996 Impala: Free
Dead soft gaskets for collectors: $16
New water pump: $35
New Starter: $15-$20


Still needs: a little body work, interior work, a good cleaning, paint job, new carb, 350, new tires for the 16" rims, decent speakers, weatherstripping, shocks wouldn't hurt, etc, etc, etc....

Conversation with the wife went something like this: Me: "Yeah, I figure to drop about $6000-$7000 into it, possibly more, depending on what all I want to do to it... Her: "Are you CRAZY!!??" Me: "Well, it's either that, or spend about $25000-$35000 for a new car... take your pick!"

FyreLance

Quote:

How much have you spent on your car?

Too much, and not enough.

ROBERTDMERRILL

iTrader: (1)

The 91 TA convertible cost me $5,200 & maintance was $120.
The 89 TTA cost me $12,500 & maintance was $100.

Snowdog 91 Formula

A lot.
More than what I would get for it if I ever sold it, which would be NOT!

Camaro_nut

car: $9,000 ( 8 years ago!) For a 1991 Camaro RS 3.1L ( yeah,
I know it's slow, but still a very nice looking ride, my first car ever bought. )

engine mods : $600 ( more to come!)
custom CAI, exhaust, chip, ignition

suspension mods : $2,000 ( more to come!)
shocks, struts, subframe connectors, LCAs, Panhard rod,
sway bars, poly bushings, etc.

maintenance : $100+++++++++++( over 8 year period!)
oil changes, filter changes, fluid changes, etc.

body work/ paint : $1,600
refinished with factory color, new T-top frame and seals,
new hatch seal , etc.

stereo : $700
tape deck, Cd changer, speakers, subwoofer, amps, etc.

rims/tires : $800

total so far : $15,000++++ ( WAY more to come! )



still slow, but handles like a ****ing bear!

LS1 or "ramjet" plans with trans. in future.......

RageSK813

Car - Free, got it for a birthday gift almost a year ago

Repair - Close to $2000

Mods - $125, havent had the chance, always repairing it\

I need to get a job again so I can start doing more to it. I just keep coming up with more stuff to do to it.

burroughs

Well I paid 800 Bucks 6 years ago for my 83 trans am.
3000 For a Crate 350
2000 for a new Trans
500 for rear gears
around 800 for new rims and wheels
new paint job for 2000 dollars
new seats (soon to be replaced by 4th gen seats) 1200 dollars
2000 for new heads two years ago
3000 EFI system (including fuel pump, lines, computer chip and programming, etc etc)
about 500 for electronic ignition system
200 for CD player
150 for Steering wheel
250 new rack&pinion steering system
about 3000 for Baer brake system and converted rear drums


18,600 Dollars.

too much for a car.

bigals87z28

Well,
16,800 on the car
1,200 on fixing her up and getting pretty
1,500 set aside for this summer's party!

black90rs

hmm i dont have alot to say here but i got my 90 rs camaro by trading the guy a cracked 350 block... but the car has 205k miles on the little 305 and still running strong but it loves to overheat..
soooo....
90 rs- traded cracked 350 block
mods- only 500
82 z28- 50 dollars
84 z28- free

burroughs

you got a car for 50 bucks? Was/is it a parts car?