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unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
9/14/10 6:53 a.m.

Yes and yes. I know some people go as far as to budget the wire they used on their MIG welder based on before and after weights. We don't do that, because the welder is used for more projects than just this one, and the cost was deemed sufficiently low enough by some higher-ups.

If you didn't buy it for this project, you can assign a FMV, yes. Anything you can find to support your case will help.

AutoXR
AutoXR Reader
9/14/10 9:03 a.m.

Thanks..

This time around I have been a lot more detailed in the overall construction of the car. Everyone who has seen it says "there is no way you have 2 grand into that" so I was getting a little worried!

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
9/14/10 9:29 a.m.

That means you're doing something right. Look at Andy's creations!

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
9/14/10 12:34 p.m.

OOOOO. Curveball!

What happens if you purchase parts on Ebay using "Ebay Bucks" accumulated over time on Ebay? Just wondering....

bluej
bluej HalfDork
9/14/10 6:37 p.m.

In reply to DukeOfUndersteer:

if that's what it would have cost someone else in real dinero to buy them, then that's their FMV. imho.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
9/15/10 12:29 p.m.

cool, thx.

Nuther question. I have a ton of stuff in my shop at home as well as my co-worker has tons of parts we both have accumulated over time. How would I enter this into our budget? Just FMV?

ansonivan
ansonivan HalfDork
9/15/10 12:31 p.m.

I'm doing FMV for components I have laying around the shop and scrap price for used washers, bolts and whatnot.

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
9/17/10 11:09 a.m.
ansonivan wrote: I'm doing FMV for components I have laying around the shop and scrap price for used washers, bolts and whatnot.

I'm sure I'm not saying anything you don't already know, but a beer bottle cap can be used as a washer, and a beer bottle cap is worth nothing. Also, saving all the bolts used in the lightening process and re-using them later saves having to use something off the shelf.

ansonivan
ansonivan HalfDork
9/17/10 12:07 p.m.

90% of my hardware came from the parts cars, I had a huge need for washers though... you'll see.

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
9/18/10 4:32 p.m.

Washers aren't wheel spacers.

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
9/19/10 9:56 p.m.

They aren't? Dammit.

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
9/20/10 10:36 a.m.

Protip: when lacking a proper set of rotors, you can jam a single brake pad and a 1/4" deep socket in the caliper of a Miata, with some washers to keep the wheel spaced out far enough.

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
9/20/10 1:22 p.m.

Is a header and pipe just out in front of passenger tire legal , do I need a cherry bomb in the middle ? rx-7 mazda ..................Installing header and pipe tomorrow just was wondering ?

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
9/20/10 1:41 p.m.

Straight header off a rotary? Oh God.

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
9/20/10 2:13 p.m.

waaaaaht?

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
9/21/10 9:34 p.m.
unevolved wrote: Straight header off a rotary? Oh God.

My ears began to bleed as I read this.

camaroz1985
camaroz1985 New Reader
9/23/10 7:42 a.m.

That sounds terrible. There was a guy at the hillclimbs this year doing that, until enough people complained then he added a supertrap and it wasn't much better.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
9/26/10 11:55 a.m.

Should be loud, but I may just match you for volume

Steve

MrJoshua
MrJoshua SuperDork
9/26/10 11:59 a.m.

An open header rotary makes a straight exhaust V8 sound like an electric.

unevolved
unevolved HalfDork
9/26/10 12:07 p.m.

Considering the exhaust I just made for our Civic (now with 100% less forced induction!), it's going to be a damn loud year.

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
9/26/10 12:14 p.m.

sticker shock , hitting the eruption rx-7 with vinyl today ... lemmy keeping me company http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI7XiJgt0vY

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
9/26/10 12:44 p.m.
MrJoshua wrote: An open header rotary makes a straight exhaust V8 sound like an electric.

wait and see

Karl La Follette
Karl La Follette HalfDork
9/27/10 2:46 p.m.

header on , 2 into one pipe installed , ahh its quiet as a mouse

MrJoshua
MrJoshua SuperDork
9/27/10 3:39 p.m.

A rotary really prefers an exhaust that terminates in a long megaphone. Quiets it down as well!

Jensenman
Jensenman SuperDork
9/28/10 4:37 p.m.
MrJoshua wrote: A rotary really prefers an exhaust that terminates in a long megaphone. Quiets it down as well!

There's a reason those are known as 'stingers'.

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