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infernosg
infernosg Reader
5/17/23 10:21 a.m.

Pretty sure it's on a fully loaded set of Fortune Auto 510 coilovers. Could be the current Haltech ECU, though.

AMiataCalledSteve
AMiataCalledSteve HalfDork
5/17/23 10:30 a.m.

I spent something like $2600 on a Jasper 4L60E for my truck after the old one popped. Beyond that, the used fuel cell I bought last fall for $375 is the most expensive single thing I can think of off the top of my head.

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/17/23 10:50 a.m.

Does a crate engine count as a single "part"?  It's got a single part number.

I haven't spent it yet, but I've been considering a crate engine for the FD (66K miles and the compression is a bit marginal).  Current price is $5500.

 

kb58
kb58 UltraDork
5/17/23 10:51 a.m.

Back in the 1980s I was fixing up a Datsun Roadster. Parts were mostly still available at the time, but the grill insert was around $200 in 1980s money - I had to pass. Wonder what they are now...

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
5/17/23 10:54 a.m.

Does 7k on a new engine count? If so, the solid roller/indy head engine in my duster in 2005. 

wspohn
wspohn SuperDork
5/17/23 10:59 a.m.

A friend that owned a classic Lamborghini had to shell out $8K for a bare head to replace a badly damaged one on his engine.....

oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy UberDork
5/17/23 12:13 p.m.

big "single" expenditures....

$2k+ on FJO management, wiring, etc.

$1500+ On LEEN J160 conversion

and the 5V-EU is going to run $8000

DjGreggieP
DjGreggieP Dork
5/17/23 12:17 p.m.

I put out roughly $2400 CAD for *just* the Holley Dominator (it literally comes with nothing else) and I still have never turned it on. 

Aside from that, the racing seat / mount for the drift car was $1300 CAD after tax and freight

Tom1200
Tom1200 UberDork
5/17/23 12:17 p.m.
wspohn said:

A friend that owned a classic Lamborghini had to shell out $8K for a bare head to replace a badly damaged one on his engine.....

EEEEEEEEEEEEE.

paddygarcia
paddygarcia GRM+ Memberand Reader
5/17/23 12:18 p.m.
earlybroncoguy1 said:

$14,500. + shipping.

A complete new body counts, right? It's all welded together... 

Absolutely - one part number, right?

When I wrecked my Porsche 911 decades ago the body shop got it totalled by telling the adjuster it only needed one part: a new tub, at $16,000.

Ranger50
Ranger50 MegaDork
5/17/23 12:20 p.m.

I forget about the Anderson Ford Motorsport PMS system I got off a buddy for $750 including the low impedance injector driver box, data acquation, and last tune for a snf 306, tfs twisted wedge heads, stock cam, and vortech s-trim...

SV reX
SV reX MegaDork
5/17/23 1:09 p.m.

Odd question...

Clearly a transmission or an engine is not a single part, but it's definitely a single part number. 
 

$8K for an engine.  $2600 for a transmission. 
 

I almost never buy a truly single part. SET of tires, ASSEMBLED engine, SET of coilovers, etc...

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia UberDork
5/17/23 5:08 p.m.

Price per pound might be the blank "smart" key for $500 , and then you needed to drag the car to the Dealership to get it programmed !

spedracer
spedracer New Reader
5/17/23 6:23 p.m.

5.x thousand for an LS3 and 4L60 (been sitting the garage for two years now...).

I think I'm at almost 3k in ChillOut System's fancy cool shirt.

~2k for Miata suspension

None of these are truly a "single part" though. If pinned down that'd probably be 1600 on a diff.

wae
wae PowerDork
5/17/23 6:36 p.m.
wspohn said:

A friend that owned a classic Lamborghini had to shell out $8K for a bare head to replace a badly damaged one on his engine.....

That doesn't sound that crazy high.  I mean, that's a lot for a bare casting and all.  But in the double context of "Lamborghini" and "classic", I'm surprised it's not 3x that.

On the off chance that my wife finds this thread someday, I will not be participating in this game!

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones SuperDork
5/17/23 7:44 p.m.
kb58 said:

Back in the 1980s I was fixing up a Datsun Roadster. Parts were mostly still available at the time, but the grill insert was around $200 in 1980s money - I had to pass. Wonder what they are now...

Cheaper because they are making reproductions in Vietnam. The side trim that was $$$ is also reproduced. 

kb58
kb58 UltraDork
5/17/23 8:52 p.m.

This guy has us all beat, buying a "cheap" flood-damaged McLaren P1. "Damaged" doesn't start to tell the story, and he's going to be buying many $$$$ (or $$$$$, or even $$$$$$) components to gradually restore it.

 

Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/17/23 9:36 p.m.

Wasn't my car, but I sold an oil pump under warranty for a NSX.

MSRP, $21762.28 part number 15100-58G-A01

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy MegaDork
5/17/23 11:56 p.m.

Nobody's bought a set of $1500 triple Weber carbs for a Datsun Z yet?  I'm surprised.  

bumpsteer
bumpsteer Reader
5/18/23 8:06 a.m.

Personal: $1500 for an STI 6 speed (if you pull out the $150 or so for pedals, MC's and stock flywheel that I purchased with it).

 

Not personal, but went on my credit card: bought a $12,000 crate engine for my FIL, that was after my discount. 

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones SuperDork
5/18/23 8:27 a.m.
Datsun310Guy said:

Nobody's bought a set of $1500 triple Weber carbs for a Datsun Z yet?  I'm surprised.  

That's chump change compared to Datsun 2000 Solexes. They're in the $7k range now!

crankwalk (Forum Supporter)
crankwalk (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
5/18/23 8:56 a.m.

It's been a while but $4000 ish on a set of 16x8/10s in 930 fitment for my old 911. I never ran them but I had to have them. 
 

 

crankwalk (Forum Supporter)
crankwalk (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
5/18/23 8:57 a.m.
Datsun310Guy said:

Nobody's bought a set of $1500 triple Weber carbs for a Datsun Z yet?  I'm surprised.  

I did but nowhere close to the most expensive single part unfortunately. Lol

DocRob
DocRob Reader
5/18/23 9:32 a.m.
Datsun310Guy said:

Nobody's bought a set of $1500 triple Weber carbs for a Datsun Z yet?  I'm surprised.  

I bought an original Ford FE Tri-Power setup once. It needed to be rebuilt and it cost me $750 in 2003. I resold it years later (having never used it) for $1500. 

So I mean it technically cost me -750 bucks...

chandler
chandler MegaDork
5/18/23 10:43 a.m.
crankwalk (Forum Supporter) said:

It's been a while but $4000 ish on a set of 16x8/10s in 930 fitment for my old 911. I never ran them but I had to have them. 
 

 

Yes, wheels.

 

edit: just scoured the web for pics

DPE I had built for the E55

And these kinesics supercups for the 986s

I just bought the supercups back two weekends ago from the guy I sold them to who never did anything to them. I probably have the original pics on a zip disc somewhere but don't have a Zip drive lol

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