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Originally Posted by rsrguy
Out of curiosity what $ breakdown on all of the trans parts?
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Peter and Joe hooked me up on the price of most of the parts, so out of respect, I will only say this. It was more than I could pay in cash, but significantly less than if I'd had the car towed to a repair shop and had it done.
I will be forever grateful to have good friends who stepped up and helped a guy out big time.
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Originally Posted by wout
Very nice writing about your 'mixed' succes roadtrip. Good thing you can now trust your gearbox. Another step forward to get your 'perfect' car. Don't think you still have a 'low budget' project now...
Wout
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Let's look at what I've done in just under 3 years.
purchased the car
Raised spindles and added RSR bump steer kit
All Elephant bushings/bearings (not yet installed. Need new shocks and front shock top mounts)
CCW Classic (Race) wheels
full top-end rebuild plus cams, headers, ITBs, and EFI
Fully rebuilt trans with Kaaz 1.5way LSD
Sunroof removed
All rust removed, body sealed in epoxy
FG hood (steel hood in basement)
Stock steel decklid, Carrera wing, and FG duck
manual window conversion
custom interior panels
lightweight bucket seats, custom quarter windows, innumerate small touches to simplify, declutter, lighten, and generally improve
total weight 2250lbs
total expense <$30000usd
I reckon anyone would be hard-pressed to find such a car for less than I've spent so far.
At this point, I need to:
finish the interior (mostly just the carpet and parcel shelf)
powdercoat the window trims
paint the body
replace the shocks
replace the balljoints
replace the [front] camber plates
reinforce the rear swaybar mounts
The paintwork will require some assistance, or a significant amount of time.
The rest is just some time to recoup some funds and get them sorted.
I expect I can 'finish' this entire car under $40000usd...or under $50000 if I go back through the whole engine
and upgrade the EFI to something a bit fancier.