project car

[adam_92]

hey all

iv been thinking about getting a project car for my 18th birthday in january, i have a maximum of about $5k but obviously cheaper is better. i quite like the ford escort mk1/mk2 and minis but can anyone suggest anymore and i want something that i can get parts for relatively easily and cheaply. thanks guys.

[poita]

rwd gemini
ke70 corolla

[ChrisMaz]

Thought you would have said a Cali? :p

+1 to a Gemini though. Mate worked on one for about a year and a half and fully worked it back to mint condition + more.

[poita]

if you want a cheap project car, a calibra is far from it mate

[Shay]

HJ HX HQ utes...
or a Torri

[adam_92]

HJ HX HQ utes...
or a Torri

quite like the idea of the utes but whats the difference? remembering the fact that im a pom and all the different letters meen nothing to me haha

[poita]

just different models made.

they are late 60's to mid 70's models

[Shay]

only thing that changed was the front end (grill, headlights and bumper)
and i think maybe the dash.

came with 253 and 308 small block chevy V8's
there was a straight 6 model, but why would you want that

[adam_92]

http://carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=7637651&__Qpb=true&Cr=7&__Ns=pCar_PriceSort_Decimal%7c0%7c%7cpCar_RankSort _Int32%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cpCar_Mod el_String%7c0&keywords=mini%20clubman&__N=1216%201247%201282%201252%201246%20901&SearchAction=N&silo=1011&__No=405&seot=1&__Nne=15&trecs=14868&__sid=124E4D42F33D

hmmmmm GSI barina... zlet maybe

[adam_92]

http://carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=7755679&__Qpb=true&Cr=10&__Ns=pCar_PriceSort_Decimal%7c0%7c%7cpCar_RankSort _Int32%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cpCar_Mod el_String%7c0&keywords=mini%20clubman&__N=1216%201247%201282%201252%201246%20901&SearchAction=N&silo=1011&__No=480&seot=1&__Nne=15&trecs=14868&__sid=124EB5417E31

not the best looking cali and im pretty sure that badge could have been placed a lot better than that.

also does anyone know if a zlet/clet would go into a combo van?

[btm]

dato 1200 coupe or ute

[SSS_Hoon]

gemini back to mint that is funny LoL

always wanted a mini cooper s sweet rides.

id go the s2000 escorts

SSS_Hoon

[oneightoo]

lol mini and cheap dont mix either..

[btm]

who likes mini's anyway?? not i

[Keep'emRunning]

i'm with poiter.. ke70, some really nice examples on the rollaclub forums (if ur into older cars)

Restoring an old cooper s would be brilliant fun though...

[oneightoo]

who likes mini's anyway?? not i

the old mini, not a new one

[btm]

not a fan of either really

[adam_92]

old minis are awesome, not very practical but still great fun

[sadavidsriturbo]

Datsun 1600 or 240z or L J / LC 2 door mini is ok but not my thing.... what rout do you want to go v8 v6 straight 6 4cyl or supercharged or turbo??????? what is your budget ?? you said 5 k is that to purchase the vehicle??? or all up ????

[Shay]

also what sort of a project do you want?

- resto
- big power build
- show car
- dB warrior

[adam_92]

hhmmmmm kinda mix of evrything really, i dont wanna do a full bare metal resto but i wouldnt mind doing bits of panel beating and painting and i wouldnt mind something with a bit of power, maybe a bike engine in a mini?? who knows haha and 5k to buy the car and then $$$+ after that on the car as my parents would be buying the car for me and they said 5k max

[sooty]

$5k for an 18th birthday present....far out, lucky man!

[adam_92]

yeah i know, they said that they would give me 5k towards a car but as i had to buy my car a few months ago for work etc they said i could get something else instead but they said they wouldnt give me the 5k cash because they dont want me 2 waste it on crap

[lithium]

i'm going to cop a lot of flak for saying this but have you considered a 91-95 Civic Si? they're going for less than $5k - 1.6L vtec means you can keep up with modern small cars like Opel SRis, Mazda 3's etc. Honda engineering means it probably won't fall apart on you for a while.

when you have the money, drop in one of the JDM vtec engines (i believe quite a few are direct fit into a Civic EG chassis) and you'll have a real screamer :) think of how much you will learn doing an engine swap ;)

[sadavidsriturbo]

Just get whatever makes you happy the most.... No point restoring something your gonna fall out of love with and sell once its finished, 5k to get a base is a good start and will give you plenty of choices.

[adam_92]

i want a van ideally, iv sort of narrowed it down to a mini clubman van or a mk1 esky panel van... now the hunt begins...

[nadg63]

Escorts in reasonable condition are going for quite a bit of money these days, and those in less than reasonable nick are going to cost heaps to get sorted, (I am an Escort nut from waaaaaaaaaay back and wanted to build another one but went with the Triumph instead as got more performance with a lot less outlay)

Good luck with finding one, a panel van probably makes finding what you want even harder!

[Shay]

how much does a restorable but slightly under the weather TR7 go for?

[gmonkey]

CELICA TA22 OR RA28 + a 2jz or 1uz or a ls1 = sex!

Ta22
http://www.mstv.jp/contents/photo/slides/00_05_Celica/01_TA22_CELICA/slides/ta22_celica_001.jpg

ls1 + ta22
http://www.tuningfever.fr/pics-med-14974-332461-1976-toyota-celica-ta22-gt.jpg


ra28
http://www.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_large_wm/526794.jpg


or maybe an old capri?

http://www.fordcapri.sk/0008.jpg


i personally have always wanted to do up a celica or an old alfa GTV
http://www.automotivetraveler.com/images/stories/easygallery/resized/158/1240241998_1974_Alfa_Romeo_GTV_front_three_quarter _1.jpg

[nadg63]

how much does a restorable but slightly under the weather TR7 go for?

Costs vary, but you really need to know TR7's before heading out and buying one, different build years had different problems that you definately need to look out for!

That plus the fact spares/repair parts are getting a lot harder to find these days.

[Shay]

Costs vary, but you really need to know TR7's before heading out and buying one, different build years had different problems that you definately need to look out for!

That plus the fact spares/repair parts are getting a lot harder to find these days.


haha, yeah, was just curious. vectra is my project car and daily...
have a spare car for when projects are in the proccess