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    Very very true.

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    Given how general the questions you ask are I think the answer is "more than you can afford".

    Also I don't think anyone has included the masses of small things in their estimates. For example: new hose clamps, a thermo fan, radiator hoses, the odd part or sensor off the blacktop that was broken on the one you bought, a new water pump, relays/fuse box wiring, zip ties, heat shrink, dizzy relocation, trumpets/airbox+custom intake, all the bits which are farked on the car which you discover while swapping motors, etc, etc.

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    ahahaha and then there is twisting and snapping of axles..hmmm


    I added $300 for misc things...but if it goes into the things you list hen, could easily bump that up to $1000.


    I once heard a pretty ... what i thought was outrageous comment once..... "If you cant afford to build it... burn it... and walk away... You should have never built it in the 1st place"

    at the time i heard it i thought to myself... that just rubbish... but now... after building a few cars and once being in your situation... stick to that quote.

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    general rule is 10k minimum for a performance built ae86..so if you cant afford that, better lower your standard on the "everything" side of owning a AE86 lol
    dose

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    I don't even want to know how much the blacktop has cost me let alone the whole car. I choose to be ignorant and enjoy it.

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    haha that works... untill the bills come

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