$$ Mod Money $$

Ya this is why i told the wife the cars are done for a long time. Id rather take vacations and mod my house.

$37-$40K.....my stomach hurts now.

If I sell all the older parts I am holding, might could recoup $8K-ish

13COBRA said:

What's the most money you've spent modifying one particular car?

If it's a ground up build or restoration please note that, so it doesn't skew results.

On my current ACR I've spent $17,000.

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Showed the wife your thread. Can't get the profanity filter to let me post what she said. I know I have spent less than she has on her three little dogs and Pier One.

Adding it up,....about $1,700 on my current daily driver truck.
Some new mods might be on the way real soon too.

Full Griggs gr40 with roll cage and through the frame bracing- 20,000
V1 strim intercooled - 4000
HRE wheels- 2700
Big brake kit - 1500
Other misc stuff - 6000-8000

I’m scared to see the cost when I build my motor, t56 magnum swap, upgrade to jtrim billet blower.

I'm $11-12K all in with my 2017 GT.

$8,000 in turbo kit, injectors, BAP, exhaust, tune and installation
$3,000 in wheels, tires and suspension
$500 in miscellaneous paint work (like the rear bumper lower valance) and interior pieces

I'm at $15k on my 98 vert rebuild. Will need another $10k to finish , but she will be very sweet driver.

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earico said:

I refuse to add it all up. Lol.

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earico said:

I'm at $40k just engine long block, trans and axles. Doesn't include wheels, tires, fuel, turbos, tuning and so on. All that little shit really adds up fast.

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WTF dude - you just refused to add it up!

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WTF dude - you just refused to add it up!

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I stopped at 3 items. LMAO

My ‘14 GT500 Vert has easily $18-$20k if I really did pen to paper. Knowing I will never ever see that money back, there are no regrets as I made into what I enjoy everytime I enter that garage or fire it up!


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usually it's $3000 all the up to 15k lol.

Meh. If you’ve ever seen the totals for people that drink Starbucks and eat out everyday, modding a car is cheap.

Mod away fellas!


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Please don't ask, I really want to sleep tonite....
New $64k
Evolution tuning to VMP Gen1 kit $5k
BPS .. cams...fuel rails...ported Gen 1 and elbow..clutch...rear end...exhaust,wheels, tires, etc
over 4-5 yrs with BPS.....$25k
Ran until 100kms n I screwed up.............
Today, bill from engine builder $14k
Shop that did all removal N engine reinstall plus parts
as yes, another clutch , rear rebuild, all hoses were replaced, intercoolers cleaned up plus blower needed new front bearings n cleaning, coil packs, anything n everything we could replace we did. $12k

Owned Shelby September 07 to present day
Car $64k
Mods over 12 yrs $42k
Engine rebuild after 12 yrs $14k
12yr total Approximately $ 56k. closer to $60k

PPL! Other than Sex
THIS RIDE IS MY BIGGEST THRILL
$60k worth of Carrol Shelby SMILES......

I quit keeping track when the mods equaled the purchase price of a new truck. I had fun and enjoyed what I did and to me that made it worth the cost

About 15k on my c6 GS.
Bolt ons
Cam
Clutch
Nitrous
Wheels and tires
Misc appearance items
Wear parts

Have had my 13gt500 for a month now and am at about 2200.
Rear rims with M/T
Lowering kit w/ alignment
Tint

I've spent quite a bit of money on vehicle mods over the years. Too much to count up. The most being on the Lightning. No regrets though it was fun.

My current '03 Cobra is easily the most modified car I've owned. I don't track costs and I keep receipts hidden in a binder to never see the light of day again until I sell the car. From memory:

5.3 boss block stroker - $12k
F-1A-94 and HOB bracket - $5.5k
RPM-built T56 - $2k
BBRC fuel system - $4k
Blower misc - $2k
Hood - $1k
Suspension/tires - $2k
Tuning - $1k

That's the big rocks off the top of my head, total = $29.5k

I used to keep a excel spreadsheet of all the mods I’ve done to my cars, that ended once I bought my Cobra....

I don’t even want to tally it all up at this point and I’m not even done yet.

2013 Boss.

CPR kit
Install
Fuel system
Opg
Suspension
Boost controller
Clutch
Shifter
Driveshaft
Tuning
Maybe 18-20k?
Worth every penny for 900whp+ and the smile that never leaves my face when that snail spools up.

I spent around $5k on my 79. Took out the 4 and put in a 351, front suspension and brakes for the added weight, rear end, suspension and brakes, wheels and tires. That was around 1988, so you have to figure in inflation. Engine and trans were transplants from my 73 that the frame rotted out on. I did go through both before putting them in the 79.