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Originally Posted by whipplem104
Still not talking about the 100hrs or so removing the wiring and stripping what you did not need and installing it in your car. So far I see you saying that you spent a few thousand dollars on a donor car. A few thousand dollars making parts to adapt said parts and sensors and then you spent a few thousand hours making it all fit. So say it was really a month of full time work. So now you have spent at min wage somewhere around 1600-2000 dollars in labor. So at the most conservative numbers imaginable you are in at least 5-6 thousand. Really more like 10k. And I would guess more in reality.
But to each his own.
I just always say taking into account your time. You could just as easily go get a job at a fast food restaurant and go buy a new Ferrari with your time.
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Some what true. I purchased a 129 for $8000. Striped it down kept the engine , trans, differential brakes and wheels and sold $16K in parts. So you can say the wiring just fell out of the car. But I did not make or strip down any harnesses. I used them as is. The only wire I made was an 8ga wire going from the 107 under hood battery terminal to the interior 129 terminal block and about 2 or three wires on the ignition switch. The aftermarket options don't come without making harnesses or sensor brackets. This all only becomes economically feasible if you work with a running donor car.
In fact if you already have the correct gear ratio in the car it can be argued that it is cheaper an more time effective go OE. But either method has a learning curve and I did pay that learning curve on the OE system. You paid that learning curve with aftermarket system. Perhaps more incrementally in such a way that it didn't seem painful but you didn't get your knowledge overnight.
It is certainly advantageous to have a forum of many people who have done aftermarket systems. That to me is the main plus for aftermarket. For me I was on my own but in the end very successful.