How much have you spent on your car recently...and what did you do to it!

[Extreme_2020]

Hey Guys,

Just getting my car back today from my trusted mechanic...i thought id start up a thread so we can see what people do and what they spend on their cars, and what they have planned to spend on next.

Car: ED Falcon Futura V8

Spent: $1500 on entire new suspension, castor/camber kits, every single bush replaced.

Spent: $1530 on 4x new disc rotors, pads, bearings, new handbrake cables, abs sensor.

The thing now handles and brakes much better than before!

Next on the list: some 17" wheels!

Extreme

[Kirky]

Just put in my AU I Forte, AUII XR6 VCT Engine, 5 Speed Box and LSD. $4000.00 total supplied and fitted.

[Fairlane]

Had the front suspension completely redone including camber kits last week - $1000

4 New Tyres two months ago - $ 420

LSD and Auto Trans serviced a month ago - $ 160

4 Disk Pads - $100 did it myself

Next on the list: Get a newer car

[RED_EL_XR8]

$68 - Full tank of BP Ultimate

Tyres are looking like a few thousand left.. And there is the parking dint repairs to save for.


PS:

Completely forgot.. Popped down to PWS smithfield for replacement wheel centre cover. $16.50 under half of what I was quoted at another dealer.
Hopefully the budget will improve...

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by Kirky

Just put in my AU I Forte, AUII XR6 VCT Engine, 5 Speed Box and LSD. $4000.00 total supplied and fitted.

How did ya manage that?

[brenx]

$2300 in Jan for some upgrades/repair. I upgraded while I was there.

Guestimating my finishing $ for my current mods this month to be somewhere around $4500-$6000. In parts alone theres $3500 so far. Still have a tailshaft and exhaust to go.

I keep a rough eye I $ but a prefer to not dwell on it. I just like going fast.

Brenden

[3Toed]

Originally Posted by RED_EL_XR8

$68 - Full tank of BP Ultimate

Tyres are looking like a few thousand left.. And there is the parking dint repairs to save for.

:rofl:

I had to get 4 new Pirelli P6000s @ $135 each to pass my rego. :P Brakes are a bit thin too, so I'll do those in the next few weeks as well.

[FNQracing]

Some things I just prefer to never think of again, if you get my drift.

[XRQTOR]

Ok had my Ba since december.

$1ooo for insurance till 28th march
$55o lowered
$3oo window tinting

Thats it for now, have to save for insurance. Looks like im up for a $4-5ooo bill there.
Will be up for new tyres soon as well so thats going to be
$88o for the rears Nitto 555R's 265x35x18's
$66o fronts Sp9ooo's 245x4ox18's.

Originally Posted by RED_EL_XR8

$68 - Full tank of BP Ultimate

Tyres are looking like a few thousand left.. And there is the parking dint repairs to save for.

Lovely. Yep spent $45 on 40litres of BP Ultimate myself today.

Previously:
$110 on a K&N Filter
$45 on second cold air induction.
$189 momo gear knob
$95 on lower grille.

[XRQTOR]

Originally Posted by RATT

Lovely. Yep spent $45 on 40litres of BP Ultimate myself today.

Previously:
$110 on a K&N Filter
$45 on second cold air induction.
$189 momo gear knob
$95 on lower grille.

What about the unichip Dean.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Ummm last thing i bought for my car was the Fairmont Ghia boot trim, and a new alloy wheel as i scraped one $500!

Today got showered in stones out in the middle of no where by some IN CONSIDERATE piece of shit.. around 8 chips up the drivers side, im over it, having a nice car is a thing of the past when you do a bit of travelling.

[AUIII XR8 MAN]

$690 tomorrow on new Koni ajustable shocks & a little bit work on the front suspension. Next the rear suspension. Then the brake mite be due for upgrade in the next year.

[shane3]

$64,000 FPV GT,
$6600 BBS motorsport mags fronts = 8 1/2 x 19's rears are 9 1/2 x 19's,
$7000 Aftermarket 2 piece brembo's, stainless steel braided lines and sports pads,
$2800 on 4 rear tyres @ $700 each,
$400 SS CAI system,
$185 BMC pod filter,
$180 Herrod helix spacer,
$130 on petrol per week,
$240 re-placed headlights with phillips clearcrystal globes,

Total $17,405 (not counting petrol)

[Whitey-AMG]

$800 on 2 x USA imported Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 tyres 245 x 50 x 16
( Not available in that size in Australia...................... : )

$700 on a full Whiteline adjustable suspension pack for the ESP ( springs, swaybars and shock tower spacers )

$240 Optima Yellow top battery

[LuvinmyEB]

EB: $600 second hand engine $100 in towing fees.

Mk I & II Escorts: $77 4 x seatbelts, $25 in fuel, $20 1 x FordForums.com.au sticker.

I am the last of the big spenders. :P

[Kirky]

Originally Posted by blinkau

How did ya manage that?

I was wondering if anyone would ask.
I rang this place in S.A. that i had came accross in Just Parts mag. I really thought when I asked them how much for a VCT and 5 speed conversion would cost they would answer with the sum of about 7-8k but they quoted me 4k 2-3 days and I could keep my old engine and trans. They told me they worked on the theary of high turnover low profit.

So i booked my car in and went to Adelaide for a weeks holiday while my car was worked on.

While there i asked if i could trade my engine, trans and old diff on a rebuilt LSD and they aggreed.

Long story short it took alot longer than 3 days but they flew me back to melb offered to pay for a rental car and payed for my car to transported back to melb. As much as it was frustrating that I didnt get my car back for about 3 weeks I have to give the guys credit as they got stuffed around by alot of people but they wouldnt send my car back til it was rite. No thanks to Ford Aus, Ford would not help them in any way. Ford told them to go to their local dealer but they had already done that and they could not get it running rite. They ended up getting onto some fella in NSW who told them what the go was and *shebang* it was done The guys did tell me that if they were going to do it again it would be 8+k.

In the end i got the VCT engine, 5 speed box, new xr6 clutch, LSD, Brand new wiring loom, Brand new ECU. plane trip, alot of stress all for 4k. and i would'nt do it again. Oh and shortly im going to need new rear tyres.LMAO

[svo347]

$100 on a polished s/steel intake tube from t/body to Maf.
All Hoses, clamps etc Included.

[XRQTOR]

Originally Posted by shane3

$64,000 FPV GT,
$6600 BBS motorsport mags fronts = 8 1/2 x 19's rears are 9 1/2 x 19's,
$7000 Aftermarket 2 piece brembo's, stainless steel braided lines and sports pads,
$2800 on 4 rear tyres @ $700 each,
$400 SS CAI system,
$185 BMC pod filter,
$180 Herrod helix spacer,
$130 on petrol per week,
$240 re-placed headlights with phillips clearcrystal globes,

Total $17,405 (not counting petrol)

I spend about that each week on fuel driving to an from work, thats without going anywhere on a weekend.

And i thought i was going over the top with what i want to spend on my car. What rubber did you buy caz they seem awfully expensive.

[big_waity]

Well, I've had my bad boy for 11 months now. It's a white 1994 EF 4.0 Gli auto. I bought it with 280,000 k's on it. I paid $4,200 as is. I have since spent:

$300 - new rear suspension bits
$1200 - Head Gasket, inlet manifold gasket, head machined and all new hoses(except for the one that blew.
$3,500(ish) new head, ACL race pistons, crow cam, a few other nice internals and a full rebuild because the ****er who did the head 10,000 k's ago decided not to replace the stuffed hose.
$50 - King Lows all round
$1600 - wreck to supply parts
$350 - labour to service and install auto from wreck
$700 - stero install - included cd player and 2 speakers
$550 - cruise control
$500 - manual ea so I could do a 5-peed conversion
$100 - parts and extras needed when fitting the 5-speed
$500 - manual ea so I could replace the 5-speed I blew up from the previous ea
$20 - cheap, crappy alarm since removed
$60 - gear knob and boot so the ea 5-speed looks like it should be there
$60 - door lock for drivers door

that's all i can remember now, there is also insuarance(till i got it hard modified and installed a cam - long story), rego, fuel, lots of fuel.

[EFFalcon]

$1500 on repairing my blown up engine

[Psycho Chicken]

Right now I have lying around;

$200 for 5 speed conversion minus second gear
$75 for a parts box
$346 for an EF XR6 head and cam
$250 for an AU engine I'll be using the bottom end out of

[Falcon Coupe]

In the last 12 months 15k plus.
Full engine rebuild
Race flywheel and clutch
2 X exhaust systems
Front and rear suspension, ball joints etc.....
Hurst Indy shifter
Discs pads /linings
Diff gears....just to name a few.

[Sundeep]

Well I've spent roughly $3500, I can't be screwed writing a list so I'll let the pics do the talking;

Before


After


Cheers boys,

Sundeep

[svo347]

Hey Sun......
Looks mighty fine mate !!!!

[shane3]

Originally Posted by XRQTOR

I spend about that each week on fuel driving to an from work, thats without going anywhere on a weekend.

And i thought i was going over the top with what i want to spend on my car. What rubber did you buy caz they seem awfully expensive.

Thats what I HAVE spent, as for tyre's the rears are 285/30/19's, the same mags and tyres that are on the DJR car done by HERRODS

[XRQTOR]

Originally Posted by shane3

Thats what I HAVE spent, as for tyre's the rears are 285/30/19's, the same mags and tyres that are on the DJR car done by HERRODS

Never doubted how much you've spent, not the way i would have spent my money but hell you got it i dont. Anhy plans for engine mods or you not after that.

[DivHunter]

$230 for a towy pulling the ghia off the side of the road on a 45 angle. So it's not a rally car :( at least there is bugger all damage could have been 1000x worse if I hadn't been able to drift it through the middle of a basically 1 lane bridge : ****ing graders not going to the edges :gren:

[brenx]

It sucks being charged for accident towing. It aint cheap. I had to pay the same when I pulled mine out of a ditch when the trans failed.

Brenden

[DivHunter]

Took half the morning to pull the sucker out, damn heavy thing. Looks like refitting the front bar tonight it's slightly off.