cost and time. . . .

[ws6nighthawk]

I just wanted to see how much time and a rounded dollar figure that every 1 has put in to their ride to make it do what it does right now. As my car sits 4,000.00 for the car with 92,000 miles, plus oil change 35.00 + 130.00 for cold air setup and elbow, oh yeah and gas.lol so i'd about 4,165.00+ gas.lol

[94Blackbird]

7,000 to purchase, and about 1,500 to fix stuff that broke about 6 months after that, then probabaly another 1,500 in parts. So I'm probably sitting at 10k even right now

[gregrob]

3,000 purchase (needed opti but came with a new one I justhad to install.
Trip to SC to pick up 900
Cam swap 1000ish, cam, springs, rockers, etc etc
Slicks 225
nitrous kit 599
Mallory 685 150 used
Lid setup 50
Tranny rebuild 800
Rear street tires 250
Ring n pinion 170
New GM opti 230

That's the main stuff so far, so roughly $6700 so far.
Hours: a lot..

[ws6nighthawk]

Great keep them comin dont be shy guys.lol the water is fine.

[95formula383lt1]

the 95 formula

2300 to buy it, 100 to bring it home, 500 for the 383 long block, 100 for cam, 450 for ported intake and tb, 350 for lt headers, 150 for opti, then 70 for another opti. 170 for ewp, 100 for double roller timing chain. 300 for clutch, 145 for gears, plus 250 for the drag radials, another 500 for the other set of tires. 60ish for the oil pump. 200 in gaskets. 30ish for oil changes 150 for the exhaust, 250 for roller rockers, 35 bucks for a 2.02 valve, 90 bucks in bearings for the 383, 150 ish for rings. 600 for paint, 350 for rims 130 for the trans am hatch, around 150 to fix the ac. i know theres a lot im forgetting. ill add as i remember.

so far 7,860

the 1999 lt1 swapper car

so far the money spent on the project is...

the 99 firebird 450
the towing 100
the 94 trans am 550
the towing 125
the corvette trans 200
the stall converter 125
the cc306 cam 100
the headers and exhaust 250
the valve springs 85
the timing chain 78
the retainers 50
the locks 20
the crank polish 55
the recondition and install of rod bolts 130
the head gaskets 45
the oil pan gasket 17
the timing chain cover gaskets 12
the intake gaskets 16
the oil pump pick up and steel shaft 60
the trans filter kit 10
the 1.6 roller rockers 190
the piston rings 96
the rocker studs 35
the cam bearings 18
the arp rod bolts 64
the rod bearings 28
the main bearings 28
the heads cleaning and broke bolt removal 70
the spark plugs 16
the rear main seal kit 18
the head bolts 42
the electrical tape 15
the front bumper 250
the rear bumper 25
the bondo 12
the sand paper 20
the power antenna 10
the engine paint and engine bay paint 20
machine shop bill 250
so far total is $3,610

money we got back... 685
sold the 3.8 500
sold the trans am shell 50
sold the interior outta the ta for 125
sold door switch for 10
sold the trans for 100

so total we have in the car is...$2,825

1995 red trans am.

500 spent on car
45 for dolly
100 in gas
65 in head gaskets
20 in oil change
10 in engine paint.
10 in gas

$750 total

[warnerTA]

^^ jeez lol $1800 for the car-
and prolly another $1500 in parts and i did the labor so around 3500 so far :) :D

[96lt1m6]

Initial cost 4000.00 6 years ago! yeah was bought as a daily driver
stone stock ran 14.6@97

Low mileage motor $1300.00
new clutch $ 0
new opti $230.00
C6 polished wheels $700.00
used Longtubes( thank you black hawk (http://ltxtech.com/forums/member.php?371-black-hawk) )
custom tru-duals $200.00
S.S. 1.6 rr kit $380.00
Taylor wires $60.00
NGK tr55 $16.00
'02 Ws6 alum. driveshaft $0
'02 zexel-torsen 4.10 rear axle $300.00
BMR adj. TQ arm $200.00
BMR sfc $0
Lakewood LCAs $0
SLP lid $50.00
Madtuner tune $150.00
13.35@105 Xploded clutch
13.0@107 New clutch(FREE)

[Ryan Stout]

Car-$3000
T56 swap- $1500
Turbo install- $3000
Stuff in my room-$2200ish
At machine shop-$2800 easy

So... $12k :embarassed: Damn you for making this thread, now I'm depressed.:( $12k isnt bad for a decently built LT1 that should crack 650rwhp though. Probably have another $3k before it drives though. I could have a nice C5 for that :(.



EDIT: Here's the parts list (sorry, not prices, would take too long and make my head hurt, some are on the car, some arent)

Scat 4340 3.75" crank, Scat forged H beam rods, ARP Rod bolts, ARP Main studs/bolts, Eagle billet steel main caps, SCE Copper head gasket (8.8:1 cr), 70k Mile LT1 block, SRP -31cc pistons, JE rings, PRW 1.6 Rockers, T56 trans, Stock Valeo pressure plate, Ram 6 puck disc, Stock flywheel, Pro 5-0 shifter/white 6spd ball/Pro 5-0 stick shortened 1.25", Poly trans mount, UMI Transmission crossmember/TQ arm relocation mount, Deep Dish ZR1s (17x9.5/17x11) in silver, C4 ZR1 brakes/Slotted rotors, Braided brake lines, Wilwood adjustable proportioning valve, Summit line lock, !ABS, Sportline springs, UMI LCAs, UMI PHB, Lakewood DS Loop, Innovate G3 boost gauge, Innovate G3 wideband, Greddy Profec boost controller, Devil's Own Alky setup w/ 2 gallon tank, Tial Q BOV, Powdercoated hardpipes, Master Power 76mm Q trim turbo, Realquick hotparts, JGS Wastegate, Open downpipe kicked out the side, 12x24x4 Intercooler, Aeromotive FPR, Bosch 044 (Soon to be dual), 8an feed line from the tank to the filter, merged with stock lines by fender, NGK TR6 plugs gapped at .30", AC Delco Opti, Clear corner lenses, 97+ taillights, Summit digital ignition box (boost timing retard, 2 step), New carpet, Moroso 7qt oil pan, Milodon oil pump, 60lb injectors
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Will be added: Strange S60, LE heads/cam, Clutch (maybe), Driveshaft, Eventually a built trans, Driver mod

[GreenZ96]

$2k for the car
$1000 in suspension/bolt one
$200 nother 10 bolt
$2,300 for t56 rebuild, clutch, flywheel
$600 for parts car, interior, brakes, nother 10 bolt, blah, blah
Made $1900 selling parts and shell
$1300 for the 19's and tires
$700 nitrous kit.. installed then sold never used. broke tranny needed cash for rebuild
$1000+ other odds and ends


all in all i have a ton into it and NEVER drive it. last time I started it was a few weeks ago. Pretty much loosing interest, but still look for parts deals here on the web for it haha

[Fastbird]

Bought the car in 2003 for $6k. Put very little into it initially. Only about $1k or so between clutch, slp lm, and maintenance. Harvested a $1k stereo setup from my old black car along with a set of ASM headers from that same car. Currently am over $20k into the turbo build that's slowly happened since 2007.

[ws6nighthawk]

man i see it a lot of time has been the trend no matter what and not to much money to a lot of money has been spent.lol im surprised that the people on this site alone hasn't gave way to new companies to start making LT1 parts.lol

[BLK95TA]

I think i figured it out a few weeks ago cost wise. it was around $18k counting the $6k i bought the car for. It sounds like a lot but i'm including maintenance things like new tires, a new waterpump, new radiator, trans rebuild, as well as things like adding the ram air hood, adding new wheels, painting the sail panel and hood, etc. I have owned the car for almost 6 years.

Here's the breakdown from LS1tech.

Car cost $6000 in may 2004 (plus ~ $360 in taxes)
ZR1 wheels w/ first set of tires in jan 05 $1100
second set of tires in 08 $690
trans rebuild + rear main, oil sender unit, oil level sensor, rear end flush and pinion in fall 07 $3100
100k mile tune up back in spring 05 including all new brake rotors/pads $1000
cap/rotor in spring 06 $250 ($150 in parts and i gave a friend $100 to install it)
radiator 2 summers ago $800
waterpump last summer $550
WS6 hood, airbox, all the minor stuff like grills and AIR hose extension, maf extension and painting the hood and the roof panel behind the t-tops $1250
hay incident that destroyed bumper # 2 in june 08 $250 deductible (cost was really $970)
car wash wrecking the original bumper in april 06 $500 deductble (cost was ~ $1500 but i filed it under insurance)
having the original bumpers and gfx repainted in may 2005 $800.
intake gasket, valve cover gaskets, oil pan gasket summer 08 $200.
seat reupholstery in 2009 $800.

[AChotrod]

Way way too much. Maybe 30k

[Bowtie4Life]

lets see, bought car for 3800 in Aug 08, new belt, p/s pump, accessory bracket~120ish, new shifter boot and piece to hold it-75, tires just shy of 400, J&M lca's-110, SLP fan switch 70, current wheels and tires 775, sold other wheels and tires for 650, used moroso cai-100, girdle support diff cover-145, paint and other supplies-1000, magnaflow catback and lpp headers-1000, gears and oil-200, 1.6 full roller rockers that had been sitting around for a few years (originally planned for the 4.3 in the sonoma)-165, trifecta mail order tune-210, 3 point bolt-it UMI sfc-280, two new nittos after BAD flat spotting-328, ram air hood-350, LS1 WS6 lid setup and front brakes-250, sold cai for 100 comes to around 8600 all together

[MeanGreen94Z]

20k spent over 4 years and a lot of that stuff was sold and traded for better shit and then 6200 for the car in 05' i had a post listed once with it put out in a list of what i paid for everything

[KissMyWhtSS]

I've got receipts for everything except for gas. After I get the Pacesetters on I'll have right at $10,000 in it. I'll have had it 3 years this July.

[Camaro_94]

Heres what I had into my Formula:
- Bought it for $2800
- $300 for pasesetter coated LT's
- $300 for SLP LM2 Exhaust
- $125 for ORY
- $600 in maintenance (waterpump, coolant flush, etc)
- $40 for CAI
- $500 for tires

TOTAL: $4665

[BLK95-Z]

Bought the car finished as is but had a bad engine - $2200
parts bought for rebuild so far ($1800 worth) - $450
parts left to buy+ machine work+ tuning - $1500

Im really cheap and do alot of wheel and dealing. I hope to be running 12s at the shootout with around $5000 in my car

[bluebird94]

$1000 for the car
$1500 in parts and labor to make it run properly
$1000 towards making it look pretty

so total is approx $3500

[TRIPOD]

10k for the car back in 1999.
About 5k in new parts and up grades.

[Ryan Stout]

Ok, I don't feel as bad now.

[Brady21x]

Just did this the other day with the parents and listened to them complain I have to many parts layin around :)
-Car: $5400
-GMMG: $750
-LPP Headers and Y: $600
-Full LT1 Nitrous Outlet Plate Kit: $1750
-CAI: $150
-Repaint Bumper and new Windshield: $725
-other misc. parts: $275
-Wheels and tires: $1400

Total as the car sits right now: $11050....... :( that's not even with all the parts i have planned for this spring

[popo8]

4000 for the car
3000 for the donor car with the blower and misc items
5500 for the parish enterprises motor
4000 to fix Parish motor
2000 misc (ignition set up, plugs injectors etc)
1000 in misc sup parts
350 for Z06 wheels
1000 it tires
400 unlimited tuning
800 to the original tuner (he sucked)
250 fo the hood
100 aluminum DS
1000 tranny build
200 gears




Im sure Im missing plenty tho......

Just under 27,000ish....


THANKS FOR MAKING ME ADD IT ALL UP.... UGH!

[ws6nighthawk]

man this is a lot of money being thrown around, but for a great cause. awesome work guys keep'em coming. hopefully i can add another 1200 in parts and free friends labor.lol

[2tonsoffun]

man this is a lot of money being thrown around, but for a great cause. awesome work guys keep'em coming. hopefully i can add another 1200 in parts and free friends labor.lol

whats on the parts list?

[popo8]

AC and FASTBIRD, I think we are the top three in spending

[LT1_Fireman]

Welp I may be the worst here I had 33k into it and had 707 rwhp.... now its broke to the point of I have to start over so another 30k is goung to put me over 60k... man this car suck, DANG money pit! Got to love it though.
P.S. I know some of you feel my pain.

[black hawk]

cost= an arm, a leg, kidney, left testicle and my soul

[popo8]

cost= an arm, a leg, kidney, left testicle and my soul


lol, at least you have another arm and testicle......

[BLK95-Z]

Jeez you guys are way way farther into it than me, theres no way I could afford to build a $30k toy

Ive got about $4200 in my car, but its about $1500 from being done....er maybe not?

[CamaroZGuy]

I'm right around $9,000 including the $3200 i paid for the car and that's just the big items i can remember(heads, intake, suspension, Borla, Rims/Tires, Trans....and i have not even began to build my FI motor yet. i expecting to hit the mid to high 20k range by the time I'm done.

Edit: i should say that most of the parts stated above are NOT on the car yet...