PROJECT CAR PATHS · GARAGE PLANNERDATA VERIFIED 2026-06 · DIY LABOR · NO JACK STANDS

BUILD & BUDGET PLANNER

Pick a generation & engine, paste the listing + target price, set a work-start date, then build the plan. Money grows over time: your cash on hand spends first, your monthly savings accumulate (set in the Settings tab), and the savings reserve only gets tapped when spend outruns income — so staggering a build later lets the fund rebuild. Any under-car phase auto-adds the lift (no jack stands).

1 · Pick the Car

Generation, then engine · prices & phases update for both · base cost = inspection tools + your target purchase price (no baseline-service or upkeep padding)

2 · Phases of Work

Defaults to the base purchase only — check what you'd actually do · 🔒 = price of entry · 🏗 = under-car work (adds the lift)
🏗 4-post lift auto-added (~$3,400, KATOOL plan, doc 06 §10) — you selected under-car work and this garage doesn't do jack stands. Uncheck all 🏗 phases to remove it. One lift serves every build and the 2026 GT.

3 · Budget vs Plan

Top bar = money available by the build's end (cash + savings accrued + reserve) · bottom bar = what your plan spends

Build Timeline

Funds vs Spend Over Time

Blue = cumulative spend · green = funds available (cash + monthly savings) · red dashed = funds + $20k reserve ceiling · gap below green = reserve being tapped
Cumulative spend Funds available (cash + savings) Funds + $20k reserve ceiling Lift (auto)

Expense Ledger

MonthDateEventAmountRunning totalReserve used