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My '05 V - Summer mode engaged



Re: My '05 V - Headers in. More parts exist. Its slow

hah, until i had a conversation with my wife last night about how much money we really need to move this year. that was...enlightening?

i'll still try to get done what i can..
 
Re: My '05 V - Headers in. More parts exist. Its slow

well, counting out what i have left for this year...

1) swift springs and revalve, $75/strut revalve, $85/spring....$640
2) 5 lug swap...$572 for hubs and probably somewhere around $300 for rotors and pads....so roughly $850.
3) wheels...$1400ish plus shipping. so let's round that to $1600.
4) tires...245/35R20 are ~$175/tire, 275/30R20 are ~$225/tire...so $800 in tires.

so just to get the car lowered on some wheels (for the spring/summer/fall) i'm looking at just under $4000. plus i have to assume there's going to be other piddly parts i need to add in there. one thing i know for sure i need is shorter, adjustable end links to accommodate being lowered. those are probably gonna be $100/pair. so realistically it's not looking good for me.

then i have to buy a set of new winter wheels once i'm swapped because the 6 lugs won't work anymore...so probably another $1000 in wheels.
 


Re: My '05 V - Headers in. More parts exist. Its slow

i also need to buy a subframe and driveshaft ($250), get the driveshaft serviced for a good carrier bearing/surround ($380?), clean up extra subframe, swap the subframe bushings in the new subframe ($150 plus tool rental [$50]), then swap both into the car. so there goes another $900.

god dammit.
 
Re: My '05 V - Headers in. More parts exist. Its slow

Well, just get another grand prix.

You could have built a car for all of that.
 




Re: My '05 V - Headers in. More parts exist. Its slow

you should hear all the people complain about rubbing issues. it's freakin hilarious that they're too dense to figure out how to fix all of that.
 
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