budgeting

[nige]

ok quick question here as im nearing the end of my budget, ive sold the engine from the car im building and i dont fully understand how this stands in regards to budget does the money from the engine ive sold add to the £999 budget so ive got £1099 or does it just help fund the £999 budget from myside

[owelly]

Add up all you've spent on the car. That's the cost of buying it (or find a similar one that's sold on Ebay if you can't value your car) plus the cost of anything you've done to it. Don't include simple service items unless the items have improved your car! If you sell any bits, you can take this off your budget, up to £250. If you've bought stuff thats put you over budget, just take it back off!
So, if you've bought an Allegro for £800, changed the oil and filter (£0- service items), but fitted Willwood brakes at £400, then you're up to £1200. You then buy a set of 22" wheels for £700 but sell the original Austin mudflaps for £210 you're at £1690, which is over budget. So take off the phat bling-rims and fit the crappy old rims which takes off the £700. That leaves you £9 to buy a set of trackday tyres. Simples....

[Renrut]

Oh can someone PLEEEEEEEASE find a photo (not photoshop!) of an Allegro with 22" 'rims'