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[vicelore]

Im sure hes still going to bend me over with the bill when its done lol.That is a good point tho. Here`s hoping it happens this week.

[JRod]

LOLz at getting discounts for delays. By all means ask for them, but from what I've seen from a few big builds (not mine but others) its a case of "its not our fault the suppliers were late. Either you pay the bill, or we keep your car until you do."

I know a wicked engine all bolted together just waiting for a new car to go into.............

[vicelore]

My engine has been in the car for 3 weeks.. They are waiting on exhaust, headers, turbo, fmic etc.. Pretty much all the AVO stuff.. I only figured out they are a AVO distributor a month ago.. when i saw him with a AVO logo on his shirt.. So who knows maybe they are coming from USA or something..

[R-Y]

Avo take ages in my experience. My brake kit took like 2 months. Joke if you ask me

[vicelore]

My engine has been there since the start of Dec.. Car since jan.

[aekOne]

welcome to the world of performance

[Scuba-Roo]

Do a conversion they said, fun it will be they said.

Seriously good on you for keeping at it. I woulda chucked it in ages ago.

[vicelore]

They are like doctors.. If you have a opening at a time then let me know when. Dont people around.

If i still had the car i could of installed the diff, brakes,drive shaft, wheels etc.. But i thought they needed the car so i dropped it off.. Just time wasting..ANd now ill have to pay for them to do it..

Scuba.. Im around 28k in to it now.. there is noo way i could turn back now lol..

[Adam]

Maybe Ty is in charge of shipping!

[Tim.]

28k!!! fark

Hope it's done sooner rather than later. Hate shops with bad communication.

[vicelore]

Yea it adds up quick..

Engine 7950
Cluster 420
Xmember / tail shaft 200
Indicators 50
Timing belt 500
Loom / Fuel pump 1500
Ez lip 50
Hubs/shafts 250
2 pots 265
Diff 550
Brake reco/ rotas / pads 675
Crush bar 165
Jim Berry clutch 1100

Total $13675
6.5k on the rebuild
9,5k on FMIC,Exhaust,Headers,Turbo,Extractors, Labor etc etc etc

SO ill prob come close to the 30k mark on a 5k car... Best not to think about it i recon lol

[Tim.]

yeah dw, you'll forget all about it after your first drive!

[cameron]

realisticly $13675 isnt that bad if you had have run it car straight as it come out of the front cut. obviously factors out of your control came into play but realisticly you would have had a very decent gen3 conversion had you not have had the issues.

[JRod]

welcome to the world of performance

Yep. But its good to see that theres still people out there willing to do these kinds of things that dont make us look as silly as when we did ours hey Aek.

$28k? I would have sold you the engine, intake and turbo for $18k if you hadn't of started it yet. Al would have done the rest and you would have had a killer setup. But, you'd already started it. Shame about it being such a huge financial learning curve. But trust me mate, the feeling you'll get when you first put your foot flat to the floor and your seat sucks your arse into, all those concerns over what you've just blown your money on will disappear with that feeling.

Keep your chin up, it won't be long!!!

[Scuba-Roo]

I guess what your doing now you'd probably do in the future down the track anyway.

[vicelore]

Yea man.. Even if i had just had the engine rebuilt I would of had a brand new ej207 with fully forged internals, complete for close to 20k.. I just got carried away wanting to make use of the rebuild

Just the kind of person I am i spose.. I always get carried away with projects.. But This will be my first turbo car..

Im 28 and always had slow or low cars so its the right time to build the fast one.. if i don't do it now it wont happen for 20 years from now as a house etc will become priority very soon.

[Scuba-Roo]

Yep. But its good to see that theres still people out there willing to do these kinds of things that dont make us look as silly as when we did ours hey Aek.

As far as im aware Aek is still doing his

[vicelore]

I guess what your doing now you'd probably do in the future down the track anyway.

Yup. I thought it would actually be cheaper to do it all now as the engine was out etc..

At the end of the day i just got ripped off buying a dodgy cut.. But shit happens.

If the 6 speed ends up being 'ed then ill be furious

[aekOne]

As everyone keeps saying, once you go for that first drive, all cost and waiting will be forgotten hopefully.

Yep. But its good to see that theres still people out there willing to do these kinds of things that dont make us look as silly as when we did ours hey Aek.

haha ain't that the truth

As far as im aware Aek is still doing his

lol gtfo!

i don't like this game

[Scuba-Roo]

Least you blokes finished/trying to finish yours.

I was like ' this shit' for sale thread.