Sunday, August 19, 2007

I have to get this out

People bug me. You know the type that go "oh ya, don't worry i'll come" and then show up like 2-3 hours later? Ya, those people bug me. Especially when I know they aren't doing anything. Just that they're lazy to drag their ass out. I think I myself have done that a few times but definitely not on a consistent basis. It's just very very annoying. If you say that you'll come and help, fine, but be prepared and come when you say you'll come. If you're just popping by then don't say you're comming over to help. Just simply say, oh i'm going to come by.

Ugh, just my little spazz.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

It will never end

I think i'm going to rant about my car at the moment. And stick on topic unlike my other ones which deviate from topic.

So basically i'm kind of peeved that my radiator does not fit in without me buying more parts. I should have researched this more in the beginning but I was too focused on the bling bling. So now, I have to spend another $400 on this other car part. Oh boy is it going to be fun paying for all of this. I've already calculated that it would probably cost me another $800 to get the car in decent shape. Like I mean if i just want it to run with some parts missing, it'll probably be another $500. But to get things the way I want to (minus the sunroof) it will be instead $800.

So I was curious yesterday how much i've spent so far on this car. I'm over my budget. Before taking on this project, I wanted to build this car with 10K I do believe i'm 2-3k over that limit. Maybe i'll make a list of everything on this just to figure it out once and for all.

Car #1 = $700
Car #2 = $1300
Paint = $170 (including misc. parts and paint and such)
Windshield = $250
CF hood and Fluidyne Rad = $900
Engine = $4500
Wiring Conversion Harness = $220
Shift linkages = $240
ECU = $150
HIDs = $180
Engine Mounts = $500
Traction Control Bar = $410
Other Parts I need to buy = $800

Grand Total = $10320

And that's not even the whole thing. I still need to get it certified, e-test, exhaust, custom welding, licence plate. All that is probably going to cost me another what... $300-$400.
I'm not WAY over my limit, but I would've liked to be less than my limit. If I hadn't made the mistake of buying my frist CRX, I would be almost dead even with my amount.

But what can you do y'know. I love working on car. But this one is for myself. To put my pride and joy. I can confidently say "I built this". I just hope that the car will treat me the same way and last me a couple of years.
We'll see what is in store for us in a couple of weeks.