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Originally Posted by NOT-30T
$40K spent on the driveline to run 9s? That's steep.
Unless you mean all up on the entire car........paint/body, interior, wheels etc. Which if it is, seems reasonable.
sorry thats inc the car aswell. so total with car ruffly im up to about 35k spend another 6k and im ready for 10s/9s
then after that, will be extra stuff, like tydy up bay, custom interior, and boot.
so all up wat im aiming for is 9/10 sec vl with show condition, lookin around 50 - 55k inc car.
I could of spent half that and done it with shortcuts, but its not worth it.. do things once and do them right is how i see it. cos i plan on keeping car for a very long time
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Yea that cortina is pretty crazy, it's definately a budget build
That car shows it can be done. It just blows me away when guys spend $40K+ to build a 9sec street car (not including all out show cars)
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you know what i like to know everyone whos commented on money on what it cost to run a 9 sec vl how many of you have done it??
i run a 9.9s pass and still spending to get it into a low 9s i have spent 80k without paint interior and buying the car and i have done all the work myself with a mate and only have paid for a box diff and long motor from others that built it and me and a mate installed it all and did all the custom work on it and installed everything
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Originally Posted by ITG-05Z
you know what i like to know everyone whos commented on money on what it cost to run a 9 sec vl how many of you have done it??
i run a 9.9s pass and still spending to get it into a low 9s i have spent 80k without paint interior and buying the car and i have done all the work myself with a mate and only have paid for a box diff and long motor from others that built it and me and a mate installed it all and did all the custom work on it and installed everything
exactly right mate. couldnt agree more.. good to hear from someone who has actually run the time.
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Originally Posted by ITG-05Z
i run a 9.9s pass and still spending to get it into a low 9s i have spent 80k without paint interior and buying the car and i have done all the work myself with a mate and only have paid for a box diff and long motor from others that built it and me and a mate installed it all and did all the custom work on it and installed everything
Edited because like everything on here, it becomes an argument
But yea, $80K for a 9sec package ie only consists of engine, gearbox and diff, is steep.
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Originally Posted by ITG-05Z
you know what i like to know everyone whos commented on money on what it cost to run a 9 sec vl how many of you have done it??
i run a 9.9s pass and still spending to get it into a low 9s i have spent 80k without paint interior and buying the car and i have done all the work myself with a mate and only have paid for a box diff and long motor from others that built it and me and a mate installed it all and did all the custom work on it and installed everything
it was 75k for me to run 9.54 @ 144, i sold my car in bits and got 33k all up (Only 3k for the Rolling Shell With Diff 90/10's etc) so 30k in second hand engine parts!
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Originally Posted by BWARND
it was 75k for me to run 9.54 @ 144, i sold my car in bits and got 33k all up (Only 3k for the Rolling Shell With Diff 90/10's etc) so 30k in second hand engine parts!
Yes, but that would be $75K all up, inside and out.
He is saying he spent the same but just on an engine, box and diff.
I personally believe if ITG-05Z spent that on just the driveline for it to run 9s, he was ripped off. But i really want him to clarify what exactly he spent $80K on.
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Originally Posted by AFG-WPN
very good point man.
itll maybe cost one person 70g because he seems to not know what he wants etc and gets ripped.
and maybe 30g for someone coz he did his homework, took his time etc.
but yeh what progmh said is correct
Exactly, totally agree. The Cortina in the current Zoom proves you don't need to spend ****loads to run quick reliably.
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Originally Posted by BWARND
nah dude 75k on running gear, i neva painted my shell, and it only had Calais interior in it so it was all running gear and Blow ups lol....
My engine builder does a Procharged V8 package for $30 900 and makes 1000hp on pump fuel. Add in say $5000 for a bullet proof Strange rear end, $700 for a Strange Moly tailshaft and $8000 for a gun transmission.
So thats around $45 000 for a bullet proof driveline, that can run 8s in the correct street car and on pump fuel.
Man, and you guys have spent almost double on your drive lines.
Interesting...
Everyones throwing the dollar amounts around saying that it costs less... wheres the proof? Throw together this with a bit of that which = X $$... then why isnt everyone doing it?
The guys that have done it are showing you how much it actually costs but you're not believing them!? Crazy...
People are doing it for less, the Cortina mentioned earlier is a prime example.
Remember, the prices people are throwing around is just for DRIVELINE ie engine, gearbox and diff.
If it was for a sub 9sec car i would believe it, but these are mid 9sec cars. I believe that it has cost guys say $80K to build a complate show car to run 9s, but just the driveline alone, i reckon they have been ripped, especially as i know how much parts are.
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Originally Posted by PROGMH
Everyones throwing the dollar amounts around saying that it costs less... wheres the proof? Throw together this with a bit of that which = X $$... then why isnt everyone doing it?
The guys that have done it are showing you how much it actually costs but you're not believing them!? Crazy...
EDIT whoops I almost forgot why i never post on here anymore
Whos talking about initial cars here... anyway...
Back on topic... someone asked how much it costs... the people that have done it have told of how much it cost them... proven.
And it seems some people have been charged more for the same thing than others . Which goes back to this point.....
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itll maybe cost one person 70g because he seems to not know what he wants etc and gets ripped.
and maybe 30g for someone coz he did his homework, took his time etc
That's why it's best to shop around, you'd be surpised how much money you can save
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Originally Posted by VLT87
EDIT whoops I almost forgot why i never post on here anymore
LOL exactly mate, that's why i edited one of my posts as well!
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Originally Posted by NOT-30T
And it seems some people have been charged more for the same thing than others . Which goes back to this point.....
That's why it's best to shop around, you'd be surpised how much money you can save
LOL exactly mate, that's why i edited one of my posts as well!
but dude for me how i see it is, u pay for wat u get, i go all the way to thomastown JPC for my work, and of course i pay more there but the quality is amazing.. it shows.
u can get cheaper deals but believe me, i have tried with that and got stooged in the ass!. its expensive to own a vl, but everyone is different u mite have a mad mechanic or watever that does mad deals u know
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