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I had between £16,000 and £21,000 to spend on building the GT³. In August 2006, I put all the receipts into a database, and this now reads the running total directly from it:
| Date | Item | Purchased from | Price | Estimate |
| 2004-02-27 | Lights | Demon Tweeks | £363.82 | N |
| 2005-09-22 | DigiDash | ETB Instruments | £600.00 | Y |
| 2005-09-28 | Chassis and main components | Aeon | £10300.03 | N |
| 2005-09-28 | SVA manual | DVLA | £37.50 | N |
| 2005-10-02 | 1/2" tap | Technasales | £19.85 | N |
| 2005-10-14 | Engine | Aeon | £1509.89 | N |
| 2005-11-03 | Steering column | Sierra and Mondeo spares | £50.00 | Y |
| 2005-11-05 | Powder coating and panels | Aeon | £240.88 | N |
| 2005-11-09 | Heater plenum, polyurethane sealant | Car Builder Solutions | £93.41 | N |
| 2005-11-17 | Fuse boxes, front indicators | Demon Tweeks | £54.88 | N |
| 2005-11-17 | Wheels and tyres | Aeon | £1135.52 | N |
| 2005-11-18 | Electronic components | Farnell Electronics | £90.00 | Y |
| 2005-11-29 | 1/2" die | Technasales | £47.00 | N |
| 2005-12-30 | Gearbox | Aeon | £450.00 | Y |
| 2006-01-08 | Miscellaneous tools | Technasales | £25.23 | N |
| 2006-01-09 | Engine mount | Seat dealer | £70.26 | N |
| 2006-01-11 | Wing mirrors | SPA Design | £99.14 | N |
| 2006-01-11 | Filler cap, harnesses | Europa Spares | £316.63 | N |
| 2006-01-13 | Letter punch | AHC Camberley | £14.04 | N |
| 2006-01-13 | Bolts | AHC Camberley | £18.74 | N |
| 2006-01-17 | Gear linkage parts | Seat dealer | £32.81 | N |
| 2006-01-20 | Intercooler | Pace products | £288.12 | N |
| 2006-01-24 | Plastic edging, alicante | Woolies Trim | £96.90 | N |
| 2006-01-25 | Engine cover, dipstick | Seat dealer | £77.66 | N |
| 2006-01-26 | Miscellaneous tools | Technasales | £22.69 | N |
| 2006-02-13 | Steering wheel boss | Europa Spares | £50.00 | Y |
| 2006-02-15 | Seats, steering wheel, door seal | Europa Spares | £565.93 | N |
| 2006-02-16 | Silicon hoses | Rally Designs | £459.14 | N |
| 2006-02-20 | Air filter | Pipercross | £70.27 | N |
| 2006-02-22 | 32mm aluminium pipe, 57mm aluminium pipe, 2.5x1.25m aluminium sheet | MG Metals | £126.73 | N |
| 2006-02-28 | Starter motor | VW Dealer | £137.64 | N |
| 2006-02-28 | SVA appointment | DVLA | £150.00 | N |
| 2006-03-02 | Hose connectors | Rally Designs | £47.10 | N |
| 2006-03-03 | Bentley manual (VW Golf) | Amazon | £80.00 | Y |
| 2006-03-08 | Springs | Farnell Electronics | £7.29 | N |
| 2006-03-08 | Miscellaneous tools | Farnell Electronics | £70.59 | N |
| 2006-03-10 | Registration plate | DVLA | £499.00 | N |
| 2006-03-11 | Windscreen, fitting kit, alternator | Aeon | £428.88 | N |
| 2006-03-15 | Exhaust parts | Jetex | £518.63 | N |
| 2006-03-16 | 17mm step shanked drill bit | Technasales | £21.14 | N |
| 2006-03-20 | Edge trim, worm drive clips | Europa Spares | £36.31 | N |
| 2006-03-20 | Exhaust parts | Jetex | £68.69 | N |
| 2006-03-22 | ECU and ancillaries | Aeon | £850.00 | Y |
| 2006-04-22 | Driver's seat | Aeon | £148.05 | N |
| 2006-06-29 | Brake banjo fittings | Aeon | £35.00 | N |
| 2006-08-13 | Manual throttle body | Volkswagen Spares | £194.00 | Y |
| 2006-08-15 | Clutch cable | Seat dealer | £91.64 | N |
| 2006-10-14 | Gear stick linkage | Aeon | £110.35 | N |
| 2006-10-18 | 2 seats | Sale | -£150.00 | N |
| 2006-11-05 | Passenger seat shell | Intatrim | £45.00 | N |
| 2006-12-16 | Drive shafts | Aeon | £461.79 | N |
| 2007-01-16 | New seats | Richfield Vehicle Seating Ltd | £1400.00 | N |
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| Total: £22578.17 | |
You may be surprised by the lights - they were bought 19 months before I decided to build the Aeon. The reason for this was that I knew my next car would be using the Hella 90mm front lights, and the 55mm rear lights and ordered them. The only reason why I ordered some more was because I'd used the front indicators on the Locust, and I needed some more.
Notes:
Estimates have a probable variation of 5%. These are costs I cannot currently find receipts for, and so are based on my recollection of what they were.
I'm pretty sure there's another between £200 and £1000 of miscellaneous items that I haven't included (I know I've ordered more stuff from CBS for example, but I can't remember what!).
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