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$1-$3000
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28.15%
$3000-$6000
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$6000-$9000
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12.61%
$9000-$12,000
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10.08%
$12,000+
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27.73%
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how much money is in your car??

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Old 04-02-2008, 11:49 AM
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46k for the car new and i would guess like 6k in mods about to have 4k in body repairs after she drifted in to a pole at 40 mph
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I put 8000 in my last cts and im sure this V will be the same when its all said and done
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well $4k for the LS1/T56 thats going in my swap...then $650 for cam/intake/PR's and springs... $450 for headers...$900 in mounts/fuel pump/driveshaft...$500 in guages...$1200 in seats/audio/custom door panels... $400 wheels, $400 for rubber... $100 fibreglass hood...$400 in misc parts for swap...
that totals.... more than I claim to my wife

and i'm not done yet....
Old 04-03-2008, 02:42 AM
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Just got the bad news from six speeds inc. Looks like i'm adding another $2k onto the 12k already spent
Old 04-03-2008, 07:37 AM
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$30K for the car brand new, $12K in mods including $4K just in wheels & tires Gee, maybe I should up my $30K collector car insurance coverage
Old 04-03-2008, 08:15 AM
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I added up most of my reciepts I am right at 13k. I still need a 9" and a forged bottom end too!
Old 04-03-2008, 12:24 PM
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a few quarters in the console
Old 04-03-2008, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by lemons12
3 grand for a cam swap.... i just got full bolt ons an extra set of rims and tires ets and bfgs.. ms4 cam.. stall..nitrous.. pretty much everythign but true dual and heads.. for 2 grand..
that's only because you know the right people....namely ME!! you get our hand-me-downs.
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Originally Posted by lemons12
doing work myself..

that should be interesting....
Old 04-03-2008, 05:27 PM
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I won't be picking up the car until this Saturday which is 2 days away, and I am already into it for about $1,010. The cam, billet flywheel, and Nitrous sit in the garage. I'm waiting on someone to pull their rims and I'll have those too. That will be another $1,200. It will never end!
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Originally Posted by landonew
yea... I am guessing that stuff is used. I have that much in my nitrous kit alone. I am assuming that the 3 grand includes all the odds and ends (oil pumps, timing chains, rockers, springs, valves, + installation).
cam was used.. that is it.. everything else was brand new.. springs pushrods oil pump timing chain stall.... installation?? that is what you have fellow fbody owners are for... no that cost me a NOS plate kit... that i didnt want.. and now he cant sell.. lol

Originally Posted by Ego Killer
that's only because you know the right people....namely ME!! you get our hand-me-downs.
lmao.. yes i wouldnt be able to get a cam only car with two sets of wheels and other misc. stuff for the price of what most people spend on bolt ons. l ol

Originally Posted by Ego Killer
that should be interesting....
it is interesting.. i did more than i thought i would lol.. i think i did more than anybody else.... excluding you.. maybe... lol..
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I've put more money in my car in repairs alone than I paid for it
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I'm probably around $10k, maybe a little more in parts. I did all the labor myself. But you know what, I'm not sad about it at all. I plan on doubling that with this car and dumping at least the same amount into the next car I purchase and I'll probably continue to do it until the day that I die because when I walk out into my garage or driveway and start my car it brings a big *** grin to my face. It's what makes me happy, and you can't put a price on that. Not in my book.




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