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I have put aside $5k to spend on the car and obviosuly I have more than $5k worth of work i would like to do, i have listed my ideas and approx costs what are your ideas on what should be next.

Current mods:

Garrett turbo

Full exhaust

PFC

AVC-R

Blitz FMIC

GReddy radiator

Pioneer splits

Engine bay detailed

Alarm fitted

Windows tinted

makes 270 rwkw with 1.1 bar

I have 2 rockford amps, soundstream capacitor and rockford 10" sub and heaps of sound deadening sitting at home waiting to be installed.

Current Issues

Side skirts cracked

Diff leaking

Synchros on their way out

Gutter rash on rims, and need a good polish

Headlights crazed and yellowed

Injectors maxed out

My Plan

1. Fix side skirts (weld, reinforce and repaint) - they are aftermarket plastic ones which I quite like

OR Buy new skirts and fit/paint $600 allowed for this

2. Get FHRX to do a custom install, 2nd battery, false floor with clear lid housing the amps etc and a flush fitting sub box so I can still use the boot, allowed $2200 for this

3. Fix diff leak $300 for this

4. POD heat shield (alloy or plastic) $200-300

I am not sure whether to

a) buy new headlights ($1000),

b) rebuild gearbox ($1700),

c) buy injectors ($900+retune),

d) Set some money aside for a respray or just have the paint detailed (a few chips here and swirl marks) OR

e) if i should save the cash towards a rebuild $12000

f) buy some nice LED brake lights $500

g) buy a new windscreen - the one i have now is not cracked but has all of these tiny tiny chips that make it hard to see when the sun hits it.

I would like around 320rwkw, the reason for this figure is because I am happy with the turbo I have now and do not want to upgrade for more power and increase lag so I will stop when I reach the limit of this turbo (550hp at fly)- the car is a street car and I enjoy the response, not chasing huge figures but as always would like a bit more than I have now with the 270. I also do not want to drive a pig of a car around and at the moment it looks a little worse for wear, with ordinary paint, no skirts, few chips, yellow headlights etc.

Cheers - thanks for reading my book.

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$1000 for new headlights?????? freakin hell!!! i will sell you mine for $900 then go buy some more from the wreckers for not even half that price.........................................................

$1700 for rebuilding the gearbox???? just get another one for cheaper.

Fixing diff leak would be a good start :domokun:

fix what ya need to fix then i would consider any of these IMO

injectors, fuel pump, headers, light flywheel, brakes, coilovers, full leather, new rims, or new tyres for the old rims, plenum, new custom bodykit, carbon bonet, custom paintjob...most arent performance i know,

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$1000 for new headlights?????? freakin hell!!! i will sell you mine for $900 then go buy some more from the wreckers for not even half that price.........................................................

$1700 for rebuilding the gearbox???? just get another one for cheaper.

Fixing diff leak would be a good start :)

Thanks for the post. Yeh new headlights are $1000, 2nd hand series II ones are very hard to find in perfect (or near perfect) condition.

Not keen on a 2nd hand box, never know the condition and it might end up coming back to cost more in the long run.

Im moving back home for a bit next year and i have been told the car isnt going in the garage if its leaking oil so diff leak is definately on the list.

Cheers

fix what ya need to fix then i would consider any of these IMO

injectors, fuel pump, headers, light flywheel, brakes, coilovers, full leather, new rims, or new tyres for the old rims, plenum, new custom bodykit, carbon bonet, custom paintjob...most arent performance i know,

Thanks mate, good suggestions

Fuel pump, flywheel and suspension, new tyres are already done. ..

New paintjob I am considering - but I want white again

Brakes are a good idea, will look into that as well - something a lot of people including myself seem to put off.

I would love new rims but only want genuine jap ones if i upgrade so that is an expensive exercise.

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