LOL, thanks Bret.

By the way, how is your little project coming along? Last I heard, you had a friend who works as a porter for one of the NASCAR teams and he was geared up to do the cylinder head work?

As far as "dashing hopes"... I hope that's not the case. If you can build an 11 second street car, and that's quite doable on even the most modest of budgets, then that's nothing to be ashamed of. 11 seconds is a reasonable goal for any street car in my opinion. Sure... those willing to spend more time under the hood can go faster but keep in mind.... there's always someone faster than you. Just depends on the company you keep.

Chuck Riddeck

 

I know I haven't spent the most, but this thread did spark some curiosity within. I keep most receipts, but I'm sure I've lost some along the way too.

So far to date, adding up the receipts in my closet (took over an hour) I came up with:$33,396.99

This doesn't count gas or oil, this is parts. Maybe $1000.00 labor for assembly of my shortblock and a shift kit install. I have sold a bunch of stuff along the way too, but I didn't keep track of that. I bet I sold $7k worth of stuff on here and on ebay.

Add $15,000 for price of the car (in 1998) and we have $48,396.99

Add $6,000 for the trailer to haul it around in, we're up to $54,396.99

Add $30,000 for the truck to drag it around with and we have a grand total of $84,396.99 "invested" in a hobby.

And my wife is SOOO Impressed. She read this as I was adding receipts, and it's safe to say I won't be getting any tonight.

 

I don't really want to think about it. I know I have recently spend $700 on my new cam project and now I think my bottom end is done. And I think I have spent $2000 easy on tires and I have put in 2 clutchs.

 

I feel better knowing i didn't win-
i think

 

Dam wont this thred die? lets talk about something more serious such as "who here spent the most money on a girl?"

 

"Having your wife not wanting to drive your car.........priceless"

lol.....amen brother. My wife drove the Z ALL the time before all the mods....she hates it now.....lol.

 

Sorry for starting this thread......but I'm still curious as to who has spent what....

 

unlike most people here.......
i have spent more money in things that needed to be fixed or replaced than in mods!
some could count as mods.

 

trey, i made a 1540 on my SAT's, and my mommy didnt give me anything except a pat on the back...that's what happens when parents have high expectations. now, i'm 22, and things havent changed.


as far as the amount i've spent; $12,000. damn, that's a lot of money. ok, whoever started this post, THANKS for making me feel like an idiot for spending 12 GRAND on a car...i'm gonna go take a shower...all of a sudden, i feel really dirty.


--shokor--

 

Wouldn't this post be more meaningful if it was "who spent the least and ran 11.0"

 

Oops... I am quoting myself...

 

Now i don't feel so bad about my toatl spent.

1 owner 93z with 68k on it $4900
Groty long tubes $455
Lunati cam $280
Lunati springs $60
Crane cam springs $150
1.52 rockers $80
Nitrous kit $350
1.6 rockers, traded nitrous kit for
Hardend pushrods $130
2 sets of head gaskets $140
rest of exausht $300
Head work $400
Valves $140
opti #1 $100
opti #2 $280
icm #1 $50
icm #2 $150
icm #3 $150
map sensor $40
electric water pump $145
hooker long tubes $345
injectors $45
B&m pro stick $180
Tach $160
a/f guage $45
water temp guage $45
pod $20
flex plate $80
radiator $155
msd wires set #1 $80
set #2 $80
3 sets of ngk plugs 3x$20
trans cooler $30
pcm for less chip $150
th350 $150
drive shaft $41

I'm sure there is more i am missing from this. Not to mention all work was done out of my garge. so righ around 10k with car. And the stupid thing is sitting in the garge with no engine, trans, fuel system, computer, or wiring harness. so 10k bought me a big space waster

 

In 98 I spent 12k on my car in mods and was rewarded with a ATI blower puking its gutts through a new custom LT1. I lost it all....

This was above and beyound the 14k I spent to buy the car.

I stopped. Stepped back. took a break...and started over


Since I bought the car in 97 I have had the motor out for major work or replacement four times. Went through 6 rear ends and 4 Torque Converters. Now running a Yank and a Moser 12 bolt.

Right now I have less then 2k in the motor including headers,cam,heads and valve train.

Check the link in my sig for stat's

 

He still has them. I decided about 4 months ago to build a garage because I was just flat out of room. Since I wasn't going to do anything with the heads until I got the garage done (almost done now!!!!) I told him I wasn't in a hurry and he could get caught up on some of his other projects. However, I'm just a couple weeks away from having the garage "mostly" done so looks like it's time to give him a call and have him get grinding again! LOL!

It's going to be interesting to see what this guy can do with them.