If you had 5 grand to spend...

[oneredED]

New rear tyres, tint, LSD with 3.9's, cam, new exhaust inc extractors, new shockers all round, elec windows, and finish/fix all the little things on the exterior of my car. Not sure how much it'd cost, but i'd really like to make my current wheels into 18" ones

[Dezza]

Replace the old 15" turboblades with some good 17/18" rims. Exhaust and extractors. Remove the crack from the dash that my knee created when I crashed a few years ago. New front speakers, and lowered sports suspension. My car still has the super-soft self levelling rear suspension! Gee I get some body roll!

[Rmyers]

Ummmmmm, i suppose i'd strengthen the bottom end and a stregthened T5, i don't think there's much else left to do :P

[svo347]

Spend it on a holiday somewhere...!!!!

[Marlin_Girl]

mmm supercharge...
but no i'd probly pay the damn thing off

[Interceptor'85]

get my dream XA coupe, with a 351+ supercharged V8!!!!

...but I'd have to sell my EF machine, cant have that! :P

So I'd respray, and/or supercharge

[sphell]

Originally Posted by Rmyers

Ummmmmm, i suppose i'd strengthen the bottom end and a stregthened T5, i don't think there's much else left to do :P

RESPRAY!!

[SileNceR]

off to mal wood for a t5z conversion..

full engine rebuild from the ground up (or at least get that started)

[zetec]

18's, bigger brakes, chip, RS rear spoiler and some fluffy dice

[mcflux]

Tossing up between CAPA and KB... of course $5k isn't going to cover everything though! It would shorten my mod schedule by a good 6-9 months though ;) ;)

I'm 'broke' at the moment with my savings locked into paying off HECS and heads :(:( (not in that order though!!!)

Can't wait to fit the heads, & my intake manifold that's been sitting in the cellar since February!

-Dave-

[FordFan86]

Exhaust, cam, lowering, illegal tint, sub, another amp, bits and pieces for 347 stroker + afr 185's and more goodies... and i'm now out of cash before it's built.
~450bhp then to try and insure it :gren:

[Qwikcorty]

for the ea,
new clutch, new tyres, bigger comp wheel and housing for turbo, new exhaust, fix bonnet and boot, 28 spline 3.45 diff with spool and get better seats. and a air filter.

or for the corty,
give it to someone who will give me it back with 250rwkw.

[need psi]

buy a turbo kit from easprint. get au motor fitted, fit intercooler, piping and zorst, put the rest away for the paint job/buy 18's/gra gas system. infact this will all be done soon.

[Paris Hilton]

Rims, dumpage, an AU engine and maybe some EB2 Ghia black leather seats if i can make the budget go that far

[LUXO_8]

Originally Posted by Selekta

Rims, dumpage, an AU engine and maybe some EB2 Ghia black leather seats if i can make the budget go that far

i was under the impression you could get black leather when i first started mucking around with e-series, but its not an option....
its dark grey (EB1) or light grey(EB2)

[TURBOTAXI]

You would fit a snort tubo kit for under 5k.
As long as you can do up some bolts yourself.

[Damo]

red 28 and let it ride!

[dansedgli]

Holy crap! Thread mining at its best!

[Rollin]

reshape and paint front bar to fit/match properly, new roof lining, port the current head and get a billet cam to go on the EF motor im building, KAAZ LSD, dig up some 17x9.5 or 10s second hand from a jap wreckers...then I would sell the VZ T56 and the ED XR6 motor and the EB XR6 interior I have in the shed and the 12x 60lb injectors, and get some 40lb injectors and a XR6T T56...and a TUNE DAMMIT!!!


(see for sale section for more info on ED XR6 motor, T56 and EB XR6 interior....)

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

I would pay JMM a visit and diff upgrade.

Maybe to a little to interior.

[XRated]

EL bottom end $400-500, AU Tickford head (ported etc etc) ($1000-1500), install and tune Unichip ($500-700), bigger cam ($120), new injectors ($200), extractors ($500), rebuilt 3.9 LSD diff ($1000) and a few other odds and ends (touch up the body, some stereo stuff).

[-jjM-]

Originally Posted by dansedgli

Holy crap! Thread mining at its best!

spot on..............i guess ill post lol

altho wouldnt mind a turbo, id like to drop an au engine, pre xr ;) $1000, head work, bottom work, gear box with a stally, 3.7 diff donno if iv blown my budget yet, ultimatly i would LOVE to turn the car into a coupe not so much money it would cost but time :P and pashents

[XR Martin]

New paint, even though it doesnt really need it, it s.h.t.s me everytime I look at it and see the paint chips and door dings.
I dont think I could use my own money to repaint it, because I would drive it even less and have to wrap it in cotton wool everytime I go anywhere.

So if someone gave me $5k to spend on it, paint would be it.

[ON_DUBS]

get some decent rims,
extractors,
fix a couple of things,
upgrade the stereo.

basically get the car 100% mechanically and get it looking the way i want it. anything left from that can go towards a cam and chip

[ON_DUBS]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

I dont think I could use my own money to repaint it, because I would drive it even less and have to wrap it in cotton wool everytime I go anywhere.

thats why i havent bothered to give it a good cut and polish. everytime my car is scraped by a bush or something its like "thats ok i'm gonna give a good cut and polish soon" but as soon as i get around to it, the cotton wool will be coming out for sure

[vegabass]

Its a toss up between a T5z with the rest buying the last part of my supercharger set up. (the right supercharger)

or

5k isnt enough for my paint job.

or

Full re trim...which 5k is a touch short.

[hyperno_1979]

$5k ......pick myself a nice little diesel and say goodbye and good riddance to $90 for a tank of fuel that seems to last no time at all.

[Walkinshaw]

$5k would buy a nice KB2400 Blowzilla id hook it up to a small electric motor an have it in my loungeroom.....mill the air with a beautiful whine

[Kenaz]

Originally Posted by Kenaz

Trickflow heads and Intake

I've changed my mind, now I would probably lower it a bit more and get some 19" F6 rims. Then send it to the panel beaters to get a few dints and scratches out.

[Walkinshaw]

Originally Posted by Walkinshaw

5k hey.

that'd get 2/3's of a Turbo setup. That's what I'd spend it on.

pftttt i must have been delusional. Turbo? pffft yeah right