what's the best "project" car?

[magley64]

And a lift kit and 26's!! Holla!

nah, steel wheels, maybe as big as 18's but nothing rediculous.

the keys here are RWD, 400HP, 6 speed. things the eldorado never had.

always FWD (since 67), always automatic, and rarely north of 300 hp.

[Tpoppa]

Tpoppa, you, me, and Burt Reynolds. When we're done here we'll all be wearing gold plated diapers.

I want

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1979-ORIG-BANDIT-Y-84-TRANS-AM-6-6-Auto-WS6-T-TOP-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5195d554a8QQitemZ350406137000QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

[magley64]

I want

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1979-ORIG-BANDIT-Y-84-TRANS-AM-6-6-Auto-WS6-T-TOP-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5195d554a8QQitemZ350406137000QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

boo automatic muscle cars.

[Strictly Street]

1964 Ford Falcon. Cheap, easy to work on, old skool v-8. By todays standards, a big car.

[Tpoppa]

boo automatic muscle cars.

If it 's good enough for the Bandit...

[Bad324]

If you want to be able to basically build from a catalog, you can do that with just about most popular Muscle cars. My Dad has spent the last year restoring his '65 GTO. Him and I have never really been close but helping him out has been a great bonding experience. I'm a sucker for most GM muscle cars but give the Mustangs a fighting chance.

If I had the time or space for a project I'd get a Fox Body Stang or late 80s IROC and drop an LSx in it and call it a day

[Bad324]

I would burn that thing on first sight

[jporter12]

How about a peak torque that starts at 2300 rpm and goes to 5500 rpm? Low end grunt of an N/A V8 my ass...

body kit with fiero chassis.http://www.usedfieroparts.com/bodyk/zorbag40/

I know where there are 2 Fiero's that could probably be had for a reasonable amount! Both V-6, one auto trans, one 4-speed (which is an overdrive, btw.) Both run.

[Sen10nalz]

lol.. I have a project 1987 300zx turbo.. Unless he's not a fan of imports... those old z's are beast.

[obesityrules]

damn thread is making me want to pick up another car..

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/2027016448.html

http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/2012084616.html

http://charlestonwv.craigslist.org/cto/1970198242.html

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2031281097.html

[redkow97]

I have always thought the Factory Five Shelby Cobra repicas were cool. Find a totaled 5.0 Mustang, get the kit then "some assembly required."

what does the kit cost w/o the donor car?

I REALLY like this idea.

[RSVDon]

what does the kit cost w/o the donor car?

I REALLY like this idea.

$13k for the base kit.

$20k for the full kit.

http://www.factoryfive.com/rdsterhome.html

[redkow97]

^ ya, i found a company that says $18k for the full kit, but none use a donor car; at least none that i've seen so far.

I think fox body mustang convertible might be the answer. That's assuming the money man like the idea.

I just like the idea of having a high horsepower noise machine with some cool factor. Something to take out on special occasions, and never let the dogs inside.

[RSVDon]

^ ya, i found a company that says $18k for the full kit, but none use a donor car; at least none that i've seen so far.

The $13k kit from Factory Five uses a donor car.

[Fonzie]

damn thread is making me want to pick up another car..

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/2027016448.html

http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/2012084616.html

http://charlestonwv.craigslist.org/cto/1970198242.html

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/2031281097.html

Ditto! That Comet for a grand seems like a steal if it's as solid as he states

Wish I had some xtra dough ray me

[Fonzie]

I want

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-1979-ORIG-BANDIT-Y-84-TRANS-AM-6-6-Auto-WS6-T-TOP-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5195d554a8QQitemZ350406137000QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

Schwwwwing! $15k & his reserves still not met

[Fonzie]

Tpoppa, you, me, and Burt Reynolds. When we're done here we'll all be wearing gold plated diapers.

Now we just need to find/get the Snowman's Kenworth to go with it!

[Fonzie]

I'd like to build a GTE. alot of work for something that is basically a sleeper...

That thing may be many things... But a "sleeper" it is definately NOT!

Looks like something ZZ Top would drive... Or Marion Cobretti

[redkow97]

I think the Bandit's Trans Am would be killer, but they're expensive.

My friends joked one time that they would pay me $500 to get the trans am firebird tattooed on my back from shoulder to shoulder. So when my neon died last week, the joke was that I should replace it with a trans am.

I (semi seriously) looked into it, and the nice examples were in excess of $33,000

[Bad324]

I'm with you guys, before my days are numbered I will own a '77 Trans Am just like the one my mom had, though I will get a black/gold one

If you wan't to put a little work and time into building one though they are pretty inexpensive to build

[ross]

Turbo's on a V8 would be a bit tight in an S series.

not if you ditch all the useless stuff like heat, ac, abs, and relocate the battery.

[jporter12]

not if you ditch all the useless stuff like heat, ac, abs, and relocate the battery.

Removing the inner fenders frees up a lot of space as well! I did a V8 swap on a 4X4 S-10 not long ago. It had a 2 or 3 inch body lift that made it a really nice fit!

[redkow97]

if it weren't my dad's money, I'd give up by now.

Cars are cool, but bikes are cool AND CHEAP. if i want a noise machine that accelerates, i may as well look into cruisers instead of muclecars.

[f4isvt]

you could build my dream ride. One day I will start building one, a older 2 door camry not the solara a true two door camry 94 i think was the year. Tub it, 4 link, rwd, 6spd manual and a 2jz supra engine under the hood.

[Strictly Street]

My dad has two of these. A 60 and a 61 Willys Jeep. Not very common and I don't think they carry a high price tag. One of them was his first vehicle and the other he got for free for parts. Probably not what you are looking for but thought I'd throw it out to you.

BTW, this is not his, just a pic off the net.