What's it take to build a car like the ones in Fast & Furious series?

[TugOfPeace]

Was just watching Tokyo Drift and started thinking about my future car purchase. I'm a complete car noob but liked the idea of buying a Panamera some day, but then started wondering if I became more knowledgeable, is building a car from scratch more expensive and if it isn't, is it even practical? Seems like it'd be pretty sweet putting it together from scratch, knowing exactly what parts you put in it.

[ClivesTriceps]

Depends on what you want and how far you want to go. I'm building a drag car from the ground up and I'm looking at around $80k by the time it's all said and done.

[Midgetkiller]

More than you can afford pal.

[C4KE]

Less than you can afford pal

[gluon]

too much. better off deferring to experts. putting it together is one thing, picking the right components that actually work together well is another, most likely you would put together a turd and end up with a worse car than what an experienced builder could make with parts 1/2 as expensive

[mingrey02stg2]

It really just depends what you want, what your budget is, and what your strengths are. If you start with a project that has good body and paint, that's great if you don't know how to do those things. If you're a body and paint guy, you can save a ton on a project doing that stuff yourself.

What are you thinking of building? The great thing about doing projects these days is that there is probably someone out there who has already done it and made a youtube video about it, a build thread, etc. so you could model yours off of what others have already done, but put your own flavor into it. At the end of the day, it's all just nuts, bolts, and wires. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it or that it will be too difficult.

[elterrible987]

just buy a civic type R and be done with it

[EDcellent]

Probably 100k under the hood if it's an S2000.

[JayJ350]

Probably 100k under the hood if it's an S2000.

Too soon junior!

[Exiled93]

have to overnight parts from japan

just buy a civic type R and be done with it

if we're talking about cars like the fast and furious/jdm i feel like building/customizing the car is the best part.

and probably an unpopular opinion, but i think the type r is ugly as phuk lol.

[headturner1]

You’ll need nos, make it two of them






And tug, I’ll need it by tonight

[bsmit107]

Expensive, time consuming, frustrating, rewarding, exciting, disappointing, feelings of selfishness, feelings of accomplishment, being satisfied for a short period of time, always wanting more.

[JT11RTR]

It could be cheaper if you build something basic or it could be 3 times the price when you start getting into high performance and custom modifications

[greenleaf]

Put $100k worth of parts into JDM. The car will get stolen in no time when you are not watching LOL.

[Redfish225]

I do all my work and spent about 10k on a car that runs 9’s



That’s Jake, my helper.

[bsmit107]

I do all my work and spent about 10k on a car that runs 9’s



That’s Jake, my helper.

What block ya got there bud?

I was gifted a Big Block 402 from 1972 that sat in my father in laws garage for 20 years.....he was told it ran when pulled..........yea ok

Tore it down a few weeks ago.....it spun 2 main bearings, 3 rod bearings, cam is done, cam bearings are trash, crank is too far gone to re-grind.....think it probably ran without oil for days. lol

Currently pricing to build it to 500hp or so and looking at about 5k. Thinking of dumping it and pulling an LS from the junkyard.

[MikeLowrrrey]

have to overnight parts from japan


if we're talking about cars like the fast and furious/jdm i feel like building/customizing the car is the best part.

and probably an unpopular opinion, but i think the type r is ugly as phuk lol.

The new Type R? It's nice IMO. Too bad it's $50k.

[MikeLowrrrey]

I do all my work and spent about 10k on a car that runs 9’s



That’s Jake, my helper.

You're knowlegable.

What's a good project car for a noob to learn and build up? I've thought about building up my 2001 Lexus GS430. It's got the 3uz which some folks say is good, just need to up the internals.

[tng83]

A shiitbox with a running engine + 30 grand

[kovalchuk71]

Was just watching Tokyo Drift and started thinking about my future car purchase. I'm a complete car noob but liked the idea of buying a Panamera some day, but then started wondering if I became more knowledgeable, is building a car from scratch more expensive and if it isn't, is it even practical? Seems like it'd be pretty sweet putting it together from scratch, knowing exactly what parts you put in it.

Here’s a solid set of blueprints for you, brah:

[1slo5oh]

How to build a "Slow and the Curious" car?

Doesnt take much since 99% of them are imposters... make it look like something by bolting on a few parts and let the CGI people work their magic.

But IRL the best way to get into something of that nature would be to find somebody that started the build process and has completed the majority of the work and is burnt out on it and ready to move on... can generally pick it up for a fraction of the $$ thats already in it.

The downside to this?? Who knows what kind of corners they cut in the process that you wont find until you start digging into it... its a gamble.

Personally I rather do most of the work myself because as I age my OCD has just intensified... quality is at the top of my list regardless of how long it takes me or how much extra $$ it cost over half a$$ing it.