I saved $6000! What would you do with it?

She looks stoned or something. Something aint right

 

I know the feeling....between Jegs, Summit, LMC, and a few other suppliers, I'm about $15K into the 25 year old truck I bought for the wife that probably wouldn't book for more than $4 or 5K on a good day. But on the plus side, there won't be anything else like it on the road when I'm done...

 

This is my wife's toy/daily driver. Has a book value of maybe $5000. Its a 99 35th anniversary GT.

Tore the motor down, Forged steel crank from a 2004 Cobra, Eagle H-beam rods, forged manley 9.3:1 pistons. Hand ported the heads, Crane split duration blower cams. Has a little Vortech S-trim blower with a Vortech air to water inner cooler. Makes 557 rwhp with 12 psi of boost. Tremec TKO 600 transmission, BBK long tube headers. H&R sport springs, Saleen torq bar on the rear, 3.73 Ford motorsport gear on a Detroit locker 8.8 differential. 33 spline Strange axles. Aftermarket Mach1 style wheels,.. 275/40 rubber up front,.. 315/35 rubber out back. An absolute blast to drive. I've got roughly $20k into it.

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This is my money pit right here. 4 motors,.. each time I tell myself this one will be the one and I get bored with it. Been in the process of building a 427ci LSx based engine that should net somewhere between 1200 - 1500hp this time with a single Garret and air to air. Had the car for roughly 10 yrs now. Had others,.. but this one stayed. I've probably sunk $60k - $70k into it over the years. Like everything else I own,.. my wife would probably divorce me if I sold it to get something else.





Hurst

 

Solution...

Paper bag with a hole cut in it.

Making ugly chicks look better year after year.

 

Invest in yourself-- open a traditional IRA right away for $5500 to avoid 15% capital gains tax on the $5500 and only pay the capital gains on the other $500. Later on when you retire perhaps the original $5500 has near doubled and your tax bite might be way down in the single digits on the gains.

 

Put it on red and go for bust

 

Give it to your parents. Or save it for a college fund.

 

Feed the pig OP....

 

Buy six grand worth of Powerball tickets. The jackpot is $800 million!