Post by lanceslambos on Mar 4, 2018 11:26:02 GMT -6
It looks like my dream of making a 20 year old Aurora as good as new with upgraded parts will come to fruition, and at only 1/4 of the cost someone paid in 1998!
9/10/2016 137,028 miles CAR PURCHASE $1,500.00
Engine build
11/18/2016 (Amazon) Magnecor 8.5mm red ignition wires $166.32
8/11/17 Chad’s Garage alternator (lifetime warranty), labor & maxi fuse $492.67
9/13/2017 (Amazon) Spectre HP panel air filter $20.83
10/02/17 (Amazon) Denso TT platinum plugs, Ac Delco PCV valve & fuel filter $54.00
10/03/17 (Amazon) (4) Ac Delco professional series coils w/ 2 yr. warranty $206.29
10/08/17 (Amazon) Ac Delco oil filter PF61E,serpentine belt 12588412, ac belt 6k837 $47.87
10/09/17 (Amazon) Dorman idler tension pulley 419-122 $74.35 10 quarts Castrol GTX 10W30
10/20/2017 (Auto Zone) 2 gallons antifreeze, 180 degree fail safe thermostat $59.48
10/21/2017 (Auto Zone) water pump gasket $12.97
10/21/2017 (O’Reilly) water pump gaskets $30.26
3/2/2018 Accurate Engines re-manufactured VIN Y 4.6 (’98 Seville SLS) $3,500.00
pressure washed and painted block bored .030 over w/ TRW pistons,
heli-cored threads, re-bored oil journals & galleys, reground cams & crank,
honed heads
with new: Melling oil pump, timing chains, valves, valve springs, lifters
& a 100,000 mile top to bottom warranty (no time limits!)
3/3/2018 Bear & Son Automotive Repair, Bolivar engine swap $1,006.95
ENGINE TOTAL = $5,671.99
PCM tune
3/20/2017 Northstar Performance Stage 3 ECM tune (1/2 price) $250.00
3/20/2017 spare ECM $20 & $13 shipping (Randy) $33.00
PCM TOTAL = $283.00
Exhaust
/12/17/2016 chrome Genssi split oval exhaust tips (Amazon) $51.96
2/12/2017 (2) Cherry bomb mufflers 32.05 x 2 = $64.10
9/20/17 United Muffler exhaust install $95.34
EXHAUST TOTAL = $211.40
Ride & Suspension
9/24/2016 - 4 Kelly Edge A/S tires (Amazon) $379.96
3/1/2017 Gabriel hijackers air shocks (Amazon) $57.73
3/9/2017 Gabriel shocks install at Tom’s Garage (labor) $50.00
3/23/2017 (5 sets of 4) 20 Mc Gard red tipped lug nuts (Amazon) $125.15
9/27/17 Chad’s Garage chassis grease, CV joints, wheel bearings & axles $575.56
RIDE & SUSPENSION TOTAL = $1,188.40
Paint & appearance
Auto Zone $11.23 sandpaper
Auto Zone black base & color shift $202.66
O’Reilly’s chrome $16.26
Lowe’s chrome $29.75
Lowe’s sander & pads $107.07
Amazon orbital buffer $39.99
Amazon buffer pads $10.99
O’Reilly’s etching clear $15.13
NAPA silver base $26.91
O’Reilly’s silver base & etching clear $11.12
Auto Zone silver base $19.45
NAPA clear coat, tape & wadding polish $30.36
NAPA brake caliper paint $15.34
NAPA clear coat $7.24
Auto Zone anodized blue $26.00
Auto Zone sandpaper $10.38
Auto Zone galaxy blue $23.79
Auto Zone more galaxy blue $23.79
Just Wrap it roof & hood vinyl $415.00
Auto Zone red barrel tire stem caps & mothers polish $11.34
PAINT & APPEARANCE TOTAL = $1,053.80 (including sander and buffer)
Misc.
2/20/2017 multifunction switch from Randy $50.00
3/1/2017 Windshield (Bayless auto salvage) $69.94
3/24/2017 windshield install Brothers Auto glass $65.00
3/15/2017 Pilot GTR red 22” wipers (Amazon) $23.98
MISC. TOTAL = 208.92
ENGINE TOTAL = $5,671.99
+ PCM TUNE = $5,954.99
+ EXHAUST = $6,166.39
+ RIDE & SUSPENSION = $7,354.79
+ PAINT & APPEARANCE = $8,434.59
+ MISC = $8,643.51
+ CAR PURCHASE PRICE = $10,143.51
+ upcoming window tint, more exhaust work, ceramic brakes, upgraded speakers
9/10/2016 137,028 miles CAR PURCHASE $1,500.00
Engine build
11/18/2016 (Amazon) Magnecor 8.5mm red ignition wires $166.32
8/11/17 Chad’s Garage alternator (lifetime warranty), labor & maxi fuse $492.67
9/13/2017 (Amazon) Spectre HP panel air filter $20.83
10/02/17 (Amazon) Denso TT platinum plugs, Ac Delco PCV valve & fuel filter $54.00
10/03/17 (Amazon) (4) Ac Delco professional series coils w/ 2 yr. warranty $206.29
10/08/17 (Amazon) Ac Delco oil filter PF61E,serpentine belt 12588412, ac belt 6k837 $47.87
10/09/17 (Amazon) Dorman idler tension pulley 419-122 $74.35 10 quarts Castrol GTX 10W30
10/20/2017 (Auto Zone) 2 gallons antifreeze, 180 degree fail safe thermostat $59.48
10/21/2017 (Auto Zone) water pump gasket $12.97
10/21/2017 (O’Reilly) water pump gaskets $30.26
3/2/2018 Accurate Engines re-manufactured VIN Y 4.6 (’98 Seville SLS) $3,500.00
pressure washed and painted block bored .030 over w/ TRW pistons,
heli-cored threads, re-bored oil journals & galleys, reground cams & crank,
honed heads
with new: Melling oil pump, timing chains, valves, valve springs, lifters
& a 100,000 mile top to bottom warranty (no time limits!)
3/3/2018 Bear & Son Automotive Repair, Bolivar engine swap $1,006.95
ENGINE TOTAL = $5,671.99
PCM tune
3/20/2017 Northstar Performance Stage 3 ECM tune (1/2 price) $250.00
3/20/2017 spare ECM $20 & $13 shipping (Randy) $33.00
PCM TOTAL = $283.00
Exhaust
/12/17/2016 chrome Genssi split oval exhaust tips (Amazon) $51.96
2/12/2017 (2) Cherry bomb mufflers 32.05 x 2 = $64.10
9/20/17 United Muffler exhaust install $95.34
EXHAUST TOTAL = $211.40
Ride & Suspension
9/24/2016 - 4 Kelly Edge A/S tires (Amazon) $379.96
3/1/2017 Gabriel hijackers air shocks (Amazon) $57.73
3/9/2017 Gabriel shocks install at Tom’s Garage (labor) $50.00
3/23/2017 (5 sets of 4) 20 Mc Gard red tipped lug nuts (Amazon) $125.15
9/27/17 Chad’s Garage chassis grease, CV joints, wheel bearings & axles $575.56
RIDE & SUSPENSION TOTAL = $1,188.40
Paint & appearance
Auto Zone $11.23 sandpaper
Auto Zone black base & color shift $202.66
O’Reilly’s chrome $16.26
Lowe’s chrome $29.75
Lowe’s sander & pads $107.07
Amazon orbital buffer $39.99
Amazon buffer pads $10.99
O’Reilly’s etching clear $15.13
NAPA silver base $26.91
O’Reilly’s silver base & etching clear $11.12
Auto Zone silver base $19.45
NAPA clear coat, tape & wadding polish $30.36
NAPA brake caliper paint $15.34
NAPA clear coat $7.24
Auto Zone anodized blue $26.00
Auto Zone sandpaper $10.38
Auto Zone galaxy blue $23.79
Auto Zone more galaxy blue $23.79
Just Wrap it roof & hood vinyl $415.00
Auto Zone red barrel tire stem caps & mothers polish $11.34
PAINT & APPEARANCE TOTAL = $1,053.80 (including sander and buffer)
Misc.
2/20/2017 multifunction switch from Randy $50.00
3/1/2017 Windshield (Bayless auto salvage) $69.94
3/24/2017 windshield install Brothers Auto glass $65.00
3/15/2017 Pilot GTR red 22” wipers (Amazon) $23.98
MISC. TOTAL = 208.92
ENGINE TOTAL = $5,671.99
+ PCM TUNE = $5,954.99
+ EXHAUST = $6,166.39
+ RIDE & SUSPENSION = $7,354.79
+ PAINT & APPEARANCE = $8,434.59
+ MISC = $8,643.51
+ CAR PURCHASE PRICE = $10,143.51
+ upcoming window tint, more exhaust work, ceramic brakes, upgraded speakers