1983 Z28- 450.00
Rebuilt L69- 850.00
Rebuilt T56-1600.00
Pair of 85-87 Irocs- 200.00
Tires- 140.00(used)
misc-300.00(guess)
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Total-3540.00 so far.


Needs at least 8000.00 more!

 

well $6000 or so on engine
$5000 on d1sc
$4000 on complete spohn suspension coil overs and brakes.
$3000 on 700r to tko coversion
$1500 on 4th gen seats new carpet dash cover head liner gauges steering wheel and also full dynomat.
still need paint and other odds and ends.I justify it to my wife by saying its my first car and we went to prom in it and rode away from getting married in it."I can't let it just rott or go unmaintained"haha

 

I have a 1990 RS 5.0L V8 5-speed T-Top car. As far as I can tell, I'm the third owner.

The car cost $6500.00 in 1999 when I bought it.

Right now I'm at approx. $18,500.00 including the cost of the car.

Since then:

Dash pad, radio & six speakers, new reman. T-5 transmission, Hurst Billet Plus short-throw shifter, Flowmaster cat-back 3" exhaust, new catalytic converter, Eibach springs, new shocks & struts (twice), replaced rear end (3.23 gears instead of 3.08), radiator & associated hoses, fan motor, blower motor, practically every electronic sensor under the hood, new nose cone & air dam, new cowl induction hood, new t-top bar (stainless steel/powder-coated black), full weatherstrip package, all-new lights on the front of the car (park/marker/healights, etc.), new grill, replaced passenger side front fender, new "RS" badges, complete re-work at the paint & body shop, including media blasting to bare metal (finishing up this week), swapped tail lights to Z28 style, all exterior bulbs upgraded to LED, new ZR1 polished wheels w/adapters and BFG Sport Comp II tires, new fuel pump, swapped to larger Z28 anti-roll bars front & rear, JET Performance chip, etc., etc., and so on..... I'm probably missing a few things.

Have not touched the motor yet; it's still all-original, never been apart. Have not touched the interior yet either, except for the dash pad. Getting into the suspension and brakes in the spring/summer of 2014, so that'll add another $3000.00 then. Interior in 2015, and engine in 2016. I imagine I'll be close to $30K when it's all done by the end of 2016 (hopefully a little sooner).

Pics here, post #490

Still cheaper than buying a new one (which I almost did - but couldn't part with this one!), and a heckuva lot more fun.

 

I picked up a few more parts yesterday.

Complete 82-84 GFX, MINT nose, Mint SMC hood-300.00
Very very nice set of L/S "Camaro" black and grey seats-200.00
4.10 built 01 F body rear with the brakes-200.00
A set of Iroc/Z28 grid taillights-50.00

For a new total of 4290.00

But the total will go down after I sale off some of the stuff I'm not using.

 

I try not to keep count, it'd just make me crazy.

 

2000$ for the car
2000$ in paint
1700$ for donor car
1600$ t56
800$ tubular crossmember and aarms
250$ for steering
2000$ for built shortblock
1250$ heads, intake, sensors misc.
900$ gauges
1000$ turbo
1650$ piping
400$ wg/bov
700$ 2010 ss brakes
1200$ clutch and flywheel
250$ Tick master

17,700$ total and I know there's **** I'm forgetting lol.

 

Mine was £1500 originally, but got it for £1250 thanks to dad's haggling.

Agreed with the above about potentially damaging the car. Someone I know has an 11 plate Fiat 500, but about a month after passing they span off at a roundabout and landed in a ditch. They were fine, but the car has an unsightly dent in the passenger door.

 

Far too much. Camaro? Probably 5k at most. My Mercedes? I'm pushing 10k and the motor and trans are still blown.

 

$1800 so far have a rust free 86 iroc 00 camaro interior 5.3 ls have about another 4k before it runs

 

From May 2012 to date $4,800 approximately. The car was $2,900...

 

So far I am sitting on $9000.00 in parts with about $5000.00 more to buy.

Then I start the Rotisserie restoration on it..... paint and body will run about $15000.00

so all and all I'm going to be pretty much broke for the next 2 years.... hope the girlfriend understands !!

 

My dad bought it 8 months old for 13 and change. At least 5 grand until she went into hibernation for 12 years. Since I have been driving it at least 25+ (including body). Ouch ouch ouch

 

I paid 9K ...... probably have another 4K if you counted everything.... But it's a blast !! ..... This addiction started before I had a license to drive and I've repeated it with many cool cars all my life... You learn alot messing with cars... It's money well spent IMO... Nothing like cleaning up your ride and going cruisin...

I have a list in my head of more stuff to do

 

speaking of addictions....., I've been addicted to this car as long as I can remember. My dad actually tried to sell it when I was like 6 years old, my family keeps telling me that I scared the guy off. lmao And yea, I have learned a helluva lot with this car.

 

91' base bird 305 TBI 5speed coupe. 1 owner(65 yr old woman) ALL original well maintained. 2500$ IN 2007....
Since then

INTERIOR:
- CD player 6 speakers & amp $400
- pillar pod& gauges $350
- headliner $120
EXTERIOR:
- c6 wheels & tires $650 new
- RA2 hood and paint $750
- Back window phoenix decal $20
SUSPENSION:
- Moog shocks,struts, springs, wheel bearings, $450
- tubular & adjustable pan hard & LCA's $200
- SFC's (outer) $100
-WS6 sway bars with new links bushings 75$
-all new brakes, lines, drilled n slotted rotors, $250
- umi torque arm $100
- BMR trani cross member $ 250
- used rear end w/disc brakes , all new brake lines ebrake cables calipers pads etc. 4.10gears all new seals bearings etc. $500
- new aluminum slave cylinder $35
ENGINE: 305 TBI .030 OVER
- 620 cfm TB $230
- carb dual plane intake $150
- TFS 175cc heads $1200
- cam & lifters $500
- 1.6 FRR $200
- speed pro pistons $150
- ALL ARP bolts & studs $350
- melling pump $50
- machine work $550
- msd dizzy $275
- valve cover $100
- VRFPR $125
- headers $100
- exhaust $175
- U/D pulleys $150
- EBL flash $350
- WB O2 $200

Wow ......
Paint, body , and minor interior work next ... and possibly a 150 wet kit:-o

 

^^ Alot of nice parts Sleeper, how's it run ? and handle ?

 

It runs pretty darn good ... definitely the fastest 305 I've ever seen .... it handles like a champ of course but is a little rough on these crappy roads around here ... I'm thinking about going with some softer springs or some adjustable shocks to soften the ride quality a lil bit











Edit: its a little dirty in these pics ... my DD took a crap on me so now my toy is my DD :-/

 

$4,200 so far in 2014.

 

in the last 2 years... could of just paid for a 2014 ZL1 Camaro and a tank of gas...

 

Alot

 

so far I've got Ive got: $600 for the 89rs v8
$300 getting it running to see if engine is good
$250 exhaust
$ 400 in shop for running bad
$600 for 40over 350 short block
$1100 for vortec heads and intake gaskets
$250 carb
$300 misc engine accessaries
$300 wheels and tires
$150 hood
$500 91-92gfx
$400 stereo
parted that one out and made about 950 on just parts
$1000 bought 92rs in beautiful condition
kept motor out of 89rs
$50 fuel pump
$60 bushings
$60 struts
$ etc, etc, etc...