Originally Posted by shadycrew31

Well the re-wiring when this wiring doesn't work out, possible move to a stand alone unit, new upgraded axles, larger tires and wheels, purchase of gauges and gauge assembly plus wiring (Assuming all the stock sensors don't read, again because of wiring issues).

Then you have the rebuilding of the engine after a short amount of time, because regardless of the condition they say it was in you never really know.

Once all that is complete you should be good to go.

I'm sure there are some little things I left out, lots of unknowns with a project like this.

I've seen a few people try and fail right around where you are at with this build. Getting the engine in is the easy part.

Originally Posted by BH-Factory

if were having to re wire this car because it doesnt work then im not doing my job right. therefore he wouldnt pay me for my screw ups. i can get every gauge to work on the factory cluster and there is no need for a stand alone ecu. the gm ecu is a stand alone and works great.

Originally Posted by BH-Factory

24,000 and a little under two months.

Originally Posted by olddragger

or he could have chartered a catamaran and crossed the ocean......
we follow our hearts not our heads--well at least one of them.

Originally Posted by Tai-Stik

Any updates? I'm really hoping this build can lay the foundation for a new lease of life for our beloved rx8's, and not dwindle away into nothingness like the rest of the build threads.

Originally Posted by X7rotor

instead of putting an engine that wont cost you more then ten k your gonna go all out.
makes sense in stoner vision.

Originally Posted by Blackbriar2189

good question, i thought I left you guys on the ropes after i posted.

Firstly, loans are easier to get when you have a pay stub to prove to the bank how much money you make. With my credit, I can pay for roughly half the build on credit, if needed. I also begin salary pay next week, so I make a guaranteed amount each week, and I can begin budgeting for the rest of the build as soon as the income starts flowing. I also receive a starting bonus after I finish my training for my company, it will also knock out another large chunk of the total cost.

Secondly, they only need a certain amount to begin. The reason the car was dropped off before I even had money to do much else was to give them a chance to measure and begin taking everything out. The owner understands how dedicated I am to this car, he isn't worried about getting paid, he knows Ill pay. I can continue paying while it's being built.

Thirdly, you cannot rush a build like this. Like I said, he knows I will pay. If it takes me longer to present him the full funds, it gives him time to slow down on the build and 'perfect it' so to say. I dont plan to just drop out and stop talking to the shop when it's done either. I would I assume I turn to them again when I need something fixed or I'm ready to add-on.

Lastly, I am living with my parents currently (my future roommates are still in their own leases, it's not a choice.) , meaning I literally pay for the expenses of my current car, which is a POS cavalier (it does get me 32 mpg though, hehe), food, and fun and that's basically it. I dont begin paying bills for student loans for another 6 months since I just graduated, and plan to have this paid for fully within the next 3-4 months anyways, and that estimate is extrmely conservative, hopefully.

Originally Posted by Blackbriar2189

I said pay it off in 3-4 months to be conservative. If they finish it in less than two months like they say they can then I will do my very best to pay it off ASAP so I can get behind the wheel.

Originally Posted by Mawnee

Actually it seems like he doesnt have the money to spend on it at all in the first place. He'll be living the dream and seeing progress for a couple of months until his cards are maxxed out from all the suprise extra bits of this and that the car needs. The shop will stop working on it for weeks at a time as they get slower and slower at working out the fine details to actually make the thing run. 6-12 months later you have a half finished car in the possesion of a shop that wont release it until they recieve some astronomical figure for the halfassed work they did do(or say they did).

In the end he is selling all the parts on the forums/ebay to try to recover a fraction of the money he has into it. I have seen this story a hundred times on other car forums.


I hope he proves me wrong and ends up with an amazing LS2 rx8.....but I highly doubt it.

Originally Posted by DreamWarrior

I don't know if you're posting that in response to me...but...uhh...whatever. If I have $10k and more to throw around. and I feel like doing some throwing, why not?

That said, maybe my post was in anger. I'm still seething at the news, and that this stupid engine couldn't even muster 100k miles. Further, that tons of other poor folks have had them die with much less mileage.

Anyway, don't know what I'll do for real yet...still contemplating. Looks like a working swap maintaining all the stock functionality is still a long ways off -- don't know if I want to head down that road.

Whatever, back to the thread. Best of luck to you Blackbriar!

Originally Posted by Mr_Pieper

Olddragger. I tried to tell the owner that last well because it gave me the feeling this was the real prototype to sell kits. All he did was blow up on me and accuse me of insulting his builder. Leave him be.

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Originally Posted by BH-Factory

things are going good. were kinda of in limbo right now with some issues with parts. were have some stuff re made and re worked to make it easier for people to install. remember this is the first kit sold outside of a "prototype" so there is alot of bugs to work out. we havent stopped and everything is actually moving along at a good speed for what we are doing. plus i think the car sat at my shop for two months for me to finish the miata.