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What $$ would an 8sec VL fetch?

Started by TroyVK vbmenu_register("postmenu_1447317", true); · 17 June 2007 · 29 replies

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Quote: Originally Posted by yellow747 lol maybe you didnt read what i wrote when i said 3/4 of the way, meaning you need another 15k or so to finish it off, an trust me i know how much it cost mate to build a 10sec setup as my running gear went 10.01 in my mates vl 6yrs ago an that was no transbrake so i was aiming to run 9z an never got around doing it, goin bigger setup, all my mates got or had 9sec vlts an know 8sec so im know the costs of a 9sec or 8sec vlt. so how much is a 8 second car worth from the start to finish-providing it runs a 8 sec?? not including the purchase of the vechile 30,40,50,60,000 or more etc etc- very very interested to know the cost.
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lol how much is it worth you can get a vl for 100bux or few grand for clean shell an start of from there an im sure by the time you finish it all will be around the 55 to 65 mark.
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okay-thought maybe 70-80 k thanks for the info champ
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Quote: Originally Posted by Epitaph 40, 3/4 of 40k is 30k lol i was saying after 40k you need another 15k or more meaning to 30k depends if your tubbing or not.
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well max psi is for sale for around $9000 with no motor and box,cant say what the motor and box sold for but the whole car was going to be for sale around $25000,it has nice paint,neat inside and all the little goodies on the car ,so does that answer you question!!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Quote: Originally Posted by cwreck okay-thought maybe 70-80 k thanks for the info champ well some people it would cost that much esp if they have to do rebuilds while striving for that 8sec pass mate it evan might exceed.
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Quote: Originally Posted by boostn well max psi is for sale for around $9000 with no motor and box,cant say what the motor and box sold for but the whole car was going to be for sale around $25000,it has nice paint,neat inside and all the little goodies on the car ,so does that answer you question!!! well im guessing if he gets 9K for the car, it will have sold for more than 25K in parts? i neva even knew it was for sale lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Quote: Originally Posted by boostn well max psi is for sale for around $9000 with no motor and box,cant say what the motor and box sold for but the whole car was going to be for sale around $25000,it has nice paint,neat inside and all the little goodies on the car ,so does that answer you question!!! thank you for that boostn, but he wanted to sell it with the other motor as i spoke to dom bout it,but still the car is setup for 8sec an has done already just needs a motor an box so you work it out from there how it will cost. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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and what do call a 8 second vl,to me it is one that can run into the 8's every time out,not just once or twice . and for that there is only a few running around that can do that so it is hard to put a price on that!!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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i sold my 9sec VL in parts earlier this Year, got $31,500 and i only sold the shell for $3300. there is Big money in Decent Part, it still owed me double that.
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