Am I loosing my F...ing mind
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+1 on the 1,000$ roller with 12,000$ into it
Man i can dream all day long about how far i could stretch 12k....
Man i can dream all day long about how far i could stretch 12k....
Let’s see, 10K into the motor, the remaining 2 grand for tires, gas, and beer for drinking while I build the motor!
To the original post: Yes, you would be out of your F...ing mind.
HankyGT
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I think asthetically it will be a tough sell without some loss if you turn around to sell it.
You COULD NOT build that car for 13k if you started from scratch, did it right and bought everything NEW. Not this ' I can throw a car together for $xx.xx with used parts crap'.
I know this, because after tallying up all my spreadsheets and even my CHEAP price I got my SN95 at, I am already over 14k in total cost; and I do ALL the wrenching myself sans paint and tune. Stuff adds up fast. I however think/know I would loose my ass selling it, as I doubt I could get much over 10 or around it just becuase of its milage. That seems to be the cap on these cars or so it seems.
I am assuming, including cost of car, paint, parts and any install/tune fee's he has close to or right at 20k in that car.
If it is worth it to you, buy it. If you are looking to sell it again, either get him down or risk taking an approximate/estimated 3-4k loss. Then again, its up to the buyer.
Just my $.02 worth
You COULD NOT build that car for 13k if you started from scratch, did it right and bought everything NEW. Not this ' I can throw a car together for $xx.xx with used parts crap'.
I know this, because after tallying up all my spreadsheets and even my CHEAP price I got my SN95 at, I am already over 14k in total cost; and I do ALL the wrenching myself sans paint and tune. Stuff adds up fast. I however think/know I would loose my ass selling it, as I doubt I could get much over 10 or around it just becuase of its milage. That seems to be the cap on these cars or so it seems.
I am assuming, including cost of car, paint, parts and any install/tune fee's he has close to or right at 20k in that car.
If it is worth it to you, buy it. If you are looking to sell it again, either get him down or risk taking an approximate/estimated 3-4k loss. Then again, its up to the buyer.
Just my $.02 worth
12k will go a lot further on a Fox, since you can find a decent car for well under 1k bucks. You won't be able to buy everything new, but that doesn't mean that used parts can't look good or that they won't perform just as well as new parts. You just have to be creative and it helps if you have some hook ups on paint and help from friends.
HankyGT
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If you build a car, that is done RIGHT and made to be something REALLY nice, you won't use used stuff unless its some rare nonware item. Even still, if I had a super nice car, I wouldn't be doing it. I've been down that road and it always cost 2x as much in the end, when you spend big $ for the good, correct parts.
My sn95 was $2300 and pretty beat lookin. Not out of fox territory by a longshot.
My sn95 was $2300 and pretty beat lookin. Not out of fox territory by a longshot.
I dunno man, i guess "right" is different from one person to the next.
Here's my buddy's car...it's about 90% used down to the 347 block and rotating assembly. It's clean enough to eat off of and he doesn't have $1500 into the entire engine.
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Now think of how good that could look with a 12k budget. Actually i take it back, he did buy the heads new and it's got a custom cam, so it's got about 3k into the whole engine. Still, good heads can be had for half of what he paid, he just couldn't find what he wanted.
Here's my buddy's car...it's about 90% used down to the 347 block and rotating assembly. It's clean enough to eat off of and he doesn't have $1500 into the entire engine.
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Now think of how good that could look with a 12k budget. Actually i take it back, he did buy the heads new and it's got a custom cam, so it's got about 3k into the whole engine. Still, good heads can be had for half of what he paid, he just couldn't find what he wanted.
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Thanks
It's going to be in Cincinnati's biggest car show this weekend, i'll get lots of pics and post'em. He's a member here but he never posts.
since when does a 350z throw you back in your seat? i was ready to take a nap when i drove the ones i did
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I was kind of thinking the same thing.. also, with your imressive lineup of cars it doesnt seem you would be too interested in what gas prices were doing.. I only wish I had half the cars you do mustang90!
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