drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 you gold plating!? , or just mirror polishing? Come on Mr.drift Bear go 24ct with me too Haha stop tempting me dude just put of interest what all would you plate and rough price I do like my mirror polish though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 For sure dude, might make you want to go single though lol You say that like its a bad thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 You say that like its a bad thing Haha not all dude, will be the best thing (and most expensive) thing I've do e to any of my cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Haha stop tempting me dude just put of interest what all would you plate and rough price I do like my mirror polish though... lol na leave it polished mate, you will use your car so its best not to have shed loads of bling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 lol na leave it polished mate, you will use your car so its best not to have shed loads of bling Not as if we get much time show it off up here Just hope this snow goes away so I can still drive down this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 lol na leave it polished mate, you will use your car so its best not to have shed loads of bling Agreed .... It is a pain in the ass sometimes to keep on top of it.. God knows how you keep on top of yours Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Agreed .... It is a pain in the ass sometimes to keep on top of it.. God knows how you keep on top of yours Rob That's cause robs is hardly driven it's like a giant trophy of its own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 That's cause robs is hardly driven it's like a giant trophy of its own! LOL! i do drive my supra hard and fast BUT i clean it after every journey lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 LOL! i do drive my supra hard and fast BUT i clean it after every journey lol Lol ok then, just wait till you try this box, you will enjoy driving it more with your new set up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 So whats your bill upto now then with parts being bought so far? not including labour and other charges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 So whats your bill upto now then with parts being bought so far? not including labour and other charges? If I include everything and a rough labour cost I'm still well within my budget dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 If I include everything and a rough labour cost I'm still well within my budget dude which is? thats the reason i asked? people do these builds and never know how much one cost in reality, so its a good indication for others to know, what sort of cost these builds actually do cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 which is? thats the reason i asked? people do these builds and never know how much one cost in reality, so its a good indication for others to know, what sort of cost these builds actually do cost. I've got a budget of £15K just to be safe, that's all i am sharing just now untill I get the car to lee's and discuss everything for final prices and etc dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I've got a budget of £15K just to be safe, that's all i am sharing just now untill I get the car to lee's and discuss everything for final prices and etc dude I did £3k more than that on fabrication extra's and sensors and little hoses. I still think a realistic budget is £15k-20k for a decent setup. good to see you know the score and have a lump set aside, people sometimes under-estimate the cost on a decent reliable build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I've got a budget of £15K just to be safe, that's all i am sharing just now untill I get the car to lee's and discuss everything for final prices and etc dude I did £3k more than that on fabrication extra's and sensors and little hoses. I still think a realistic budget is £15k-20k for a decent setup. good to see you know the score and have a lump set aside, people sometimes under-estimate the cost on a decent reliable build. thanks guys, see no one every talks about the cost of a build they all say 10k will get you a good setup, to me that all wrong, its more like 15-20k in my eyes. And even then it still could be more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 thanks guys, see no one every talks about the cost of a build they all say 10k will get you a good setup, to me that all wrong, its more like 15-20k in my eyes. And even then it still could be more. The problem is not every member wants to declare what they have spent, i know i dont, i have no idea on my turbo build buts its definately inbetween them figures, then i had to have big brakes and then new wheels on top! and thats still not including retrim and bodykits ect ect. Im lucky that i own a bodyshop and im a qualified mechanic so did alot of the work myself... if your the average Joe then a £30k full build to good standard aint a unrealistic figure imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 The problem is not every member wants to declare what they have spent, i know i dont, i have no idea on my turbo build buts its definately inbetween them figures, then i had to have big brakes and then new wheels on top! and thats still not including retrim and bodykits ect ect. Im lucky that i own a bodyshop and im a qualified mechanic so did alot of the work myself... if your the average Joe then a £30k full build to good standard aint a unrealistic figure imo If you are gold plating everything maybe Easy to spend 30k if you are doing all the above, just a small single build id say £15k is realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 If you are gold plating everything maybe Easy to spend 30k if you are doing all the above, just a small single build id say £15k is realistic. I mean £30k on a full car build inc repaint ect ect the finished deal, not just engine work. I agree with your £15k price tag on just going single. Gold is for legends you know you want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey. Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I spent £13k with coilovers and wheels and tyres, that's with no labour so £15k is realistic IMO. That included engine strip refresh with bearings, arp bolts/studs etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 If you are gold plating everything maybe Easy to spend 30k if you are doing all the above, just a small single build id say £15k is realistic. Take it thats not a built engine, thats just going single on an unopened engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I spent £13k with coilovers and wheels and tyres, that's with no labour so £15k is realistic IMO. That included engine strip refresh with bearings, arp bolts/studs etc And you used a fair few second hand parts iirc? Take it thats not a built engine, thats just going single on an unopened engine. Correct £20k+ if you are doing an engine rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey. Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) And you used a fair few second hand parts iirc? Correct £20k+ if you are doing an engine rebuild. Only used bits in the end Jamie were manifold, down pipe and f con. So I probably saved around £1000 on the exhaust side and a few hundred on the f con in comparison to a syvecs, time I added boost controller and hks afr knock amp. And I spent money on things that others may not have bothered with just to make sure it was reliable such as full head rebuild, bottom pulley, Titan tensioner bracket, oil/water pumps and clutch and flywheel. It defi telly started off as a low budget build starting with the used t88 kit which spiralled like most build do! Also fitted used injectors so that was a saving but had cw check them before fitting! Edited December 5, 2012 by Bailey. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Take it thats not a built engine, thats just going single on an unopened engine. I bought a built engine for mine already done! forgot about that so yeah prob over £20k now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Got a nice package delivered today ...... A nice 3D do luck carbon rear wing to replace my TRD Edited July 14, 2014 by drift_bear (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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