General Chat
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Thought it would be interesting for everyone to share how much coin you have laid out for your beloved Z. Can be for anything, body work, mechanical work, sound system whatever... Just share what you've laid out for your beast.
I'm easily down about $15,000AU/11,000USD and worth every cent if you ask me! :)
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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About $5k AU. Did most myself,drive it every day.Good value.
(Melb Aust)
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Lost count! :P No, I guessing anywhere around $7000, for everything done to the car. And I'm still doing more, so the count continues. I bought the car for $1500. Sssshhhh, don't let me wife know this!! Ha ha ha
Ksss Ksss
1981 280ZXT
Post Edited (Dec 27, 5:55am)
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About $450, that includes the price of the car.82zx driver for around two years now :)
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About $7500.00 to $8000.00 so far. Never finished though. Paul
'77 280Z
'72 510 Wagon with Ka24de conversion
'68 1600 Roadster
'74 MGBGT
'96 Nissan Maxima GLE
www.paulbrewyet.com
www.groups.yahoo.com/lazclub
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About $4000-$5000 including purchase price, mods, new tires, exhaust, carpet, and dash cover.
Black, bumperless, 78 Z with MSA superturbo system, K/N cone filter, ported intake, and exhaust manifolds.....15.9 @87 mph.
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hmmm on the turbo i bet it is round 5K including Purchase and boatride to europe
You can sleep in your car, but cant drive in your house
if you are fully in control, you are not driving fast enough!
79 ZXR 46K!
81 ZXT EURO 2+2
83 ZXT
All fine Fastback winnabego's
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Im glad Im not the only one! Ive spent a couple thousand on my SS in the last 6 months just gathering parts for it. and Im not even half done!
88 300ZX Turbo Shiro Special (SS): K&N filter, HKS Exhaust.
God created Turbo lag so V8's could stand a chance.
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Spent at least that much on mine: a lot of it building up a pool of spares.
76', 4 Speed, CAI, 6 into 2 Headers
Of all the things I've lost in life I miss my mind the most.
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afraid to add it up. I'm under it now changing suspension, bushings, noticing little places that need rust treatment & hoping that it's only on the side that has bubbles. (say a little prayer)
Anyone can drive a new car.
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Got the car for $1200 US
Pumped a good 5 grand into it (paint, wheels & tires, interior, brakes, fuel system & suspension mainly) doing all the labor my self.
Parts gathering and planning some engine & drive train mods to be ready for the summer.
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Here is a rough list
Fenders 500 new genuine Nissan..no good used at the time
Paint 1500 patch panels, front & rear spoilers (Ebay), weather striping kit. Plus some tools
Wheels 875 15" Koenig rewinds, RE950 tires
Interior 400 carpet kit, wood wheel (used Ebay), dash cover & headliner
Brakes 500 New master, rebuilt booster, new rotors, 4 puck calipers & new drums (old ones had cracks) etc
Fuel 350 New injectors, filters & lines. New connectors on injectors. Air intake boots & coolent temp sensor & sub harness
Suspen. 800 Illumina struts, Poly bushing kit, spindle pins, Techno ADJ TC rods new ball joints and tie rod ends
Of course there is other little stuff.
-Pete
1978 Z ATK F54-P79
Drink Sobe No Fear Gold
Tokico Illuminas, Poly bushings,Techno Tuning TC rods. Bad Dog frame rails. Toyota 4 piston calipers & power slot rotors. MSA 2.5” turbo exhaust & K&N cold air intake. H4’s
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Just recently passed the $6K mark, paid $900 for the car back in March. All I lack is the paint job and hope to have that completed by Spring. It is a daily driver so my return on investment has been very good (makes my daily commute worth looking forward to). Recently only driving the Z on the "purdy" days, since we have some occasional nasty winter here in Tn, but already looking forward to Spring and the fresh paint job to complete the project.
Expect to have about $9-10 K invested when finished. Time to start looking for the next one...................
78 280Z Daily Driver
All original, Stock engine, Auto Trans w/factory A/C, 205,000 miles, new suspension and bushing kit, under primer and saving for a paint job.......
83 ZX w/T Tops, purchased 4-20-06, 122K miles, Son's restoration project
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Aside form the 7k I bought "her" for less than 100 bucks for a seatrab oil cooler. Need a oil plate thermostat and springs/struts. Less than a grand soon. She is in great shape, very well maintained and stored.
82 zxt 5-spd, oil cooler!
96 240sxes
78/81 jeep j-20
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after the resto on my car im looking approx 30k so far to date ive spent a little over $9200 and the paint work is going to be about 8-10k as well
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not even sure....don't want to add it up either. sds, susp, wheels tires, forged pistons....that's about $4,000...and there's a lot more after that.
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im at about $1000 USD the car was initially $100.......its been my driver for a year now and just keeps goin.......worth more than every penny
'74 260z TURBO
'86 300zx N/A (SLOW!)
"All your base are belong to us" - God
Suck. Squeez. Bang. Blow.
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about 2k... but i ended up being paid $2500 to drive her for 2 years!!
god i love these cars...!
77Z- (mfg. 7/77)
"Arm-chair Autox'er"
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lots in the past 10 years since I got it. Most recently was the $2500.00+ on the new engine
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about 10k as of 2 years ago for the adjuster when bumble zee was totalled... havent counted the 240 yet
SHIFT_PPSSHHHTT... I love it, I love it
1973 240z, 2.8L Turbo, BRE Style
z31 ECCS and MAF swap
Spooled Up Racing ®
http://spooledupracing.tripod.com/home.htm
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Enough to buy at six 240s new off the boat in 1970..... counting the complete ground-up for "baby2" which has a Rebello 3.2L currently sleeping in the garage waiting for spring.
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Paid 2500.00 now invested...sorry wrong word...that would imply I could
get some back when resold...when we know its money spent...not invested
probably around 7,000 + 2500, if you add every nut and bolt. and probably another 5,000 to go.
And Ive done all work myself.
82zxt /5sp /Fsm /Tools /Med Knowledge /Tampa /And a little Learned Luck.
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I bought mine for $3500. I've spent the same amount of money on it already. $7000 for a daily driver 240Z is a good deal to me!
1971 240Z
"Fear is exciting for me." -Ayrton Senna
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Including the cost of the car, I've spent probably around $3500-$4000 this year.
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Justin T
72 240Z L28, 5-speed
77 280Z 5-speed (t-boned 8-25-04)
80 280ZX automatic(retired)
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i'm probably at $11,000 now
F54/P90a w Megasquirt and a Holset Hy35W
3" hand made exhuast, Large NPR intercooler, big injectors, Tokico Illuminas, Arizona Z Springs, BIG sway bars, Innovate Wideband
www.putfile.com/proxlamus
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car $1330 USD and add $20 for the plugs and $40 for the gas home, still my daily driver with no problems or rust.
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1981 n/a 280zx
1952 m38a1 jeep willy's
1971 fairlady 240z
95 300zx N/A
72 240z
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Ugh...too much or not enough, depending on how you look at it.
4800 for the car, probably around 7k total now, and climbing at an ever-increasing rate as things wear out.
'74 260z---NA L28 MSnS-E w/ Innovate Wideband
Already sparking, soon to be squirting.
Cogito, ergo dolorum.
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Hehe, interesting contrasts... We got guys who dump a fortune into their Z and others who just put gas in and go. That's great! Z's rule! lol
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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bought mine for 1100, spent about 2500 on it.......
73' 240z: F54 4.2L, OS Giken LY DOHC Crossflow head, 17:3comp.ratio, N33, Tripple SU's, T10 Hybrid Draw-Through TT @ 47pds, Roots&Centrifugal Type supercharger, 3-2-1 headers, Centerforce 4 clutch, 6oz flywheel, R300 differential, Super-Hicas
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85ZX
I'm pushing about 12K+. I base that on the Mastercard I just paid off. I used the card just for the car and nothing else. I assume you meant cash output and not the 3,000 hours of labor. That would make it more.
Just made a wish list for next year. OUCH$$$$$$. Get the KY.
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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paid $4500 for car
then another 10K in engine/ trans/clutch/transmission/tires/interior etc.
Paint is gonna be another 8K
Turbo upgrade another 5K
LSD rear/cv axles/sx tranny swap/coilovers in January another 5K.
so maybe when all said and done probably 30K+
Oh, I forgot to ad in my wifes ring at $8K. Soon as she found out what the engine and related driveline stuff was $$ wise she wanted comparable compensation...I agreed. My wife is pretty good about all my toys and my sons so I am pretty lucky in that respect with that. she was the one who told me to go out and buy my Z06 Vette also. Gotta love her!
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JML77280Z, including labor which you could technically count you're well deep into your Zs hehe... Good stuff!
Ouch briann510, you gotta get some photos online of it when you're done!
85' 300ZX NA
86' 300ZX Turbo
88' 300ZX Turbo
89' 300ZX Turbo
300ZX Turbo Project
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I am around the 6000 mark. 1000 for my 83 donor, 650 for my 78 shell and lots and lots of parts. The only thing I havent done myself is weld the turbo flange on my downipie, I paid a shop 10 bucks to do that. COme to think of it I also had Majestic Turbo rebuild and upgrade my turbo. But everything else is all me.
78 ZT, 83 zx engine, T-5, custom 2.5 DP, glass pack exhaust, EVO IC, 2.5 IC piping, Cobra MAF, JWT 450 HP ECU, 440cc inj, 255lph fuel pump, RRFPR, man. boost cont., T-3 w/ clipped exh. .46 trim comp.
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Car cost $9100 on the street new. Too lazy (or scared) to add up a quarter-century + of stuff plus cost of my labor.
Rusty but running.
Polish cell phone and two tubes of Aluma-seal.
And, now we are historic.
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Gotta be about 12K on the '70, 11K on the '91. I've also put about 2K into the Chevy 350 thats going into a 240Z conversion.
1991 300ZX N/A Slicktop
1970 240Z
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About 20k Australian. Thats for engine rebuild and turbo conversion, new parts, tranny, respray and rust repair, wheels etc.
1990 300zx TT Manual (2 Seater)
Sold - 1976 260z 2+2 Turbo, I'll miss you ol friend.
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Awwwww crap! I went and counted up the receipts and it is more like $15K. Now I hate myself. Eh, I'm over it. Quick healer. However, my wife must NEVER see this post. I have it insured for $17K. Might have to bump that up just a bit.
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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I'm afraid to add it up. I'm with JML77280Z, my wife must never know.
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Looking at around $12k including purchase price, but I haven't even gotten started yet. Still have to strip everything down and start working. Have almost all the parts already. Just hard to do all the projects I have going + my daily driver Jeep.
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77 280Z - TEC3 Engine Management, Coil Packs, 3.1 Stroker, 550CC injectors, tripple throttle body FI intake, MSA Stage II Cam, etc...etc...
79 Fairlady - Rusty
81 280ZX - DD
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Well, my wife did find out after I crashed the first 240 and we were arguing with the insurance company over the value of the car. We ended up with the money we wanted but my wife didn't talk to me for weeks. good thing I didn't include the bill from Rebello!
The message everyone should take from this is simple and comes in two parts:
1) keep those receipts locked up, and
2) get your Z appraised and submit the paperwork to your insurance company. Do not delay, go find someone and make an appointment to have it done. Doing one after an accident is pretty hard to do.
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I don't know how some of you guys sleep at night with all these 'MY WIFE MUST NEVER READ THIS POST!' posts. I bought my old tt for 6500, put about a grand into it if you count tires, sold it for 9k a couple years after, not by choice.
19[TT]91
My TT beauty is gone.
2[00]2 Honda 954RR
Suzuki 1200 S; sportscar eater
19[I4]94 Integra GSR Sedan
Long live the Z...
aka SAHTT
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1978 280Z -$1,500
240Z bumpers - $200
Supplies for bodywork -$150
Macco paintjob and clearcoat - $450
Tokico shocks and springs -$360
K&N airfilter and piping -$45
Baddog replacemnt fame rails -$145
Time spent drinking beer in the garage without wife supervision - Priceless
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1978 280Z - I wish I had this much money in my 401K.
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I could put one of my kids through college for what I've got in the turbo Z...
Well, state college anyway! ;)
72 WooHoo!! In good shape too...
72 Rolling Chassis (RB or LS1?)
80 NA SCCA ST2/CP (Car + Tree = Dead)
82 NA 3.0L the rust monster got it
82 ZXT 3.1L, 25psi! Hit in the right rear. ;(
83 parts car
92 TT Sold! ;(
02 Looking for an '03 made in '02
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Bought mine for $800
Got some new tires for $200
I think thats all so far..haha
$1000 for a daily driver is just fine.
'76 280z 4 spd - fixing
'79 280zx 2+2 auto (daily driver)
'85 300zx NA - RIP
Salt Lake City, UT
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Awwwww Crap! I forgot to include the $2,500 purchase price. Now I really hate myself again! Eh, I'm over it again. Even quicker healer this time. However, I'm never coming back to this post again! Boy, a few of us got a Z monkey on our back the size of King Kong!!!!
John
77280Z (Spooky), 83ZXT (Garage Queen), 86ZXT (Bulldog).
Proud owner of 10/03 Z car of the month.
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Not including parts that aren't on the car, I have about $600 bucks in my car. That's including the purchase price. I'm cheap.
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(SOLD)
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You guys actually KNOW what you have in your car???? I have all the tickets, but no way I'm adding them up!!!!!
Original purchase price: $1750, bone stock and 100% complete down to the tool kit, minus the owners manual.
Ken
'82ZX n/a 2+2
'02 Sportster XL1200C
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I've spent way too much money paying other people to replace the floor pans and to build the custom cat back pipe. For the price I paid I could easily have bought myself a nice welder and air compressor setup for the garage, done the work myself and had plenty of cash left over for more toys!!
Phil
1981 280zxt
5-speed conversion,3.9 R200,Eibach springs,Tokico struts,Energy Suspension,K&N CAI,AutoMeter A/F, Boost, Fuel Gauges,Cusco Strut Bar,Greddy B Spec II boost control,Jeffp 3in mandrel exhaust,Magnaflow,Spearco Cooler, HKS BOV, 10 psi
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I've had my 280Z about 14 years now and have sunk right at $35k US in it.
About the only thing original on it now is the dash and the basic body.
www.cowtownzclub.org
http://www.zcar.com/month/2003/08/
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styles of accounting. I take pride in my ability to track the expenses of the project. Mine truly is a hobby and I keep a "log" of all expenses and time tables. I like to use it as reference point if nothing else. After reading all these posts, I think we all agree that we will never get the money back or have a return on investment. I don't think any of us really expect our Z's to provide us with retirement income. However, I personally make a withdrawal on all those cash deposits everytime I plant my a55 in the seat and go for a spin. I have never put this much money into an "old" car and when I finish this one, I can't wait to start my next project which is already in the driveway.
You would probably laugh at me Ken, but one of my indoor winter projects is putting all my Z receipts and restoration photos into a ledger/scrapbook.
I can even account for every bottle of seafoam, interior plastic rivets, lugnuts, etc....
It is a hobby for me and I really enjoy it and take pride in it.
78 280Z Daily Driver
All original, Stock engine, Auto Trans w/factory A/C, 205,000 miles, new suspension and bushing kit, under primer and saving for a paint job.......
83 ZX w/T Tops, purchased 4-20-06, 122K miles, Son's restoration project