ahh yes of course, i wasnt even thinking of the great 510. That'd be a fun project. Q45 is pretty nice as well. As for the 944, that could be more money than its worth, parts wise and stuff.
I think i'l stick with Datsun/Nissan/Infinti cause i just love em.
Is there a car like the 240sx? Is it totally unique??
ummm, a few things, a lot of you are going way out of the price range, sc300/400 is about $10k for the oldest most base model, 1992, and you cant just put a turbo and head gasket on the car, its a little more complicated to turn a naturally aspirated car into forced induction.
singlecamhonduhkilla, he asked for RWD, saab's signature is fwd, and quattro's are, as you said, awd, so why did you mention it? although the rx7 is a great answer
bubba, i wont even start, just remember one word when looking back at your post- PRICE
to those that said it: yeah, subaru, what a great rear-wheel drive car
mr1der, apzak, fox, rex and altiman are the main ones that competently answered (not talking bad about you guys that backed up their choices)
for a 4-door, because of your weight designation, i cant think of one car that qualifies, even your 240. you say you want to compare your 240, a sports compact with 2 doors, to a 4 door that weighs less? sorry, but i dont think that there is one for that price, although this isnt a fair comparison since our cars dont even meet the criteria
singlecamhonduhkilla, he asked for RWD, saab's signature is fwd, and quattro's are, as you said, awd, so why did you mention it? although the rx7 is a great answer
bubba, i wont even start, just remember one word when looking back at your post- PRICE
to those that said it: yeah, subaru, what a great rear-wheel drive car
mr1der, apzak, fox, rex and altiman are the main ones that competently answered (not talking bad about you guys that backed up their choices)
for a 4-door, because of your weight designation, i cant think of one car that qualifies, even your 240. you say you want to compare your 240, a sports compact with 2 doors, to a 4 door that weighs less? sorry, but i dont think that there is one for that price, although this isnt a fair comparison since our cars dont even meet the criteria
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if your looking for something different then your 240... why go rwd? especially if you want 4 door. Why not get yourself a family car and be content with fwd or awd. if your looking for something that you have the option of holding passangers and yet still decently quick, everyones named a good bit of options, if i was personally looking for a passanger car to have fun in, id look into the Toyota Celica Ultrac, awd turbo'd 4 banger, and the back seats have more room then my s14 and ive fit 5 people in my car, not comfortably but i knew when i baught the car it was not going to be much of a passanger car.
good luck!
good luck!
aw come on, no one said the datsun 510 or the 240z? plenty of older nissans that come from racing heritage...just getting kinda hard to find them in good shape nowadays and restoring them gets kinda expensive...but man on my way to school last year, I would always see a cherry 240z and oh man was it sweet. Nearly crapped in my pants when I first saw it. plenty light too at 2200-2300lbs. mmm...
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somebody DID mention the 510. here's the 510 reference:180fan wrote:aw come on, no one said the datsun 510 or the 240z? plenty of older nissans that come from racing heritage...just getting kinda hard to find them in good shape nowadays and restoring them gets kinda expensive...but man on my way to school last year, I would always see a cherry 240z and oh man was it sweet. Nearly crapped in my pants when I first saw it. plenty light too at 2200-2300lbs. mmm...
and yeah, a 240Z would, most def, be the heat!Rex wrote:Okay, for $5,000 you could have one BADA$$ early 70's 510. They weigh just over a ton and can easily hold a 2.0 liter I think the hot thing for a long time (early 80's) was a NAPZ 2.0. I know a couple guys in south GA that even put a 300 TT motor in one.
Do a little looking around, best toy you could build and even comes in 2 dr, 4 dr and wagons.
ha ha ha I stand corrected. oh man though, there used to be this guy's webpage with a yellow 510 that was using a 13b from the fc3s I believe and oh man that too was quite sweet. I think his site is down for now though. Check it out later if he posts the stuff about his car back up http://www.bryanf.com/ and he's got some good info on how to make carbon parts.
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I got this dumb idea to buy a diesel mercedes and turbo it and try to build it for performance, how well this will work is beside me though. The main reason is to not have to worry about MARTA and I think it'd be funny to beat a Civic in an old diesel Benz...
the 3000 sucks, the VR4 is the only one I'd own, and like the Conquest/Starion, a lot of the parts can be outrageous in price.
you could always go for an older BMW and fight the electrical gremlins some had.
The Cressida could be an ultimate sleeper, it already has the Supra power plant, a turbo 7MGE can make some killer power, they're hard to find with a manual though and I think only the 91 and on had the 7m in it, the older had the uh...5M I think?
the 3000 sucks, the VR4 is the only one I'd own, and like the Conquest/Starion, a lot of the parts can be outrageous in price.
you could always go for an older BMW and fight the electrical gremlins some had.
The Cressida could be an ultimate sleeper, it already has the Supra power plant, a turbo 7MGE can make some killer power, they're hard to find with a manual though and I think only the 91 and on had the 7m in it, the older had the uh...5M I think?
mr1der, that isnt a stupid idea at all, first, youve already proved yourself competent on this forum, ive seen a few of your posts. the diesel mercedes wouldnt be the first fast diesel ive seen, bmw had a prototype called the x coupe that was turbodiesel. in fort worth, where i live, ive seen 2 very powerful diesel trucks. one was an f-350 with 315's that could whitesmoke them. another, back when i went to the local streetraces, and i have a video of this, a guy modified his new chevrolet 2500hd with a duramax diesel and 4x4, he was smoking mustang gt's up and down the strip, i saw him out there on quite a few occasions. with a diesel, you can really turn up the boost. its just making sure then that the transmission can handle it.
and i wouldnt even own a vr4, a dsm is a much better investment. it responds well to upgrades, is reliable, and can be made fast for very cheap.
and i wouldnt even own a vr4, a dsm is a much better investment. it responds well to upgrades, is reliable, and can be made fast for very cheap.
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Shnitz wrote:ummm, a few things, a lot of you are going way out of the price range, sc300/400 is about $10k for the oldest most base model, 1992, and you cant just put a turbo and head gasket on the car, its a little more complicated to turn a naturally aspirated car into forced induction.
bubba, i wont even start, just remember one word when looking back at your post- PRICE
to those that said it: yeah, subaru, what a great rear-wheel drive car
mr1der, apzak, fox, rex and altiman are the main ones that competently answered (not talking bad about you guys that backed up their choices)
Shnitz, I didn't realize your new official capacity of determining the competence of those answering Dareo's question. Congrats. The cars I suggested all fall into his requirements. Cost of ownership was not asked. I've seen many 92' SC300's in his price range.
Are any of them EXACTLY like the 240? Of course not. Likewise there are no cars EXACTLY like a Miata either or RX-7. The 240 is unusual because it's cheap, well made, handles well and is RWD. The car that most closely resembles a 240sx is an older non-turbo 924/944, The normally-aspirated 944's size, shape, performance and handling are actually very close to a 240sx. The old 944 is very much in his price range, but it obviously costs a lot more to repair. I thought Dareo was simply looking for ideas, not for you to pick apart and rate the answers...
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Re: Is there a car like the 240sx? Is it totally unique??
dareo wrote:RWD, under 3000 pounds, seats at least 4 people, (technically anyway), has a good suspension design, and has decent style?
S13: Layout: FRWeight: 2650-2750lbSeating: 2+2Power: 140-155hpSuspension F: StrutsR: Independent MultilinkStyling: Late 80sPricing: $2-??k
E30:Layout: FRWeight: 2650-2900lbSeating: 5Power: 135-195hpSuspension: F: StrutsR: Independent Trailing ArmStyling: Late 80sPricing: $2-??k
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Well i like the idea of the 510 the most, but there hard to find and expensen when still in ok-good shape.
you could get a muker, it would be a pretty good sleeper (just think of it as the closest we got to the escort cosworth without awd) plus there are plenty of mods for the ford 2.3L turbo engine it has, and you could even import the cosworth engine and driving train and swap it in. witch would be pretty cool.
you could get an older Mazda 323 with awd, and import the 323 gtr engine from japan and have 220-300 hp in a light awd car (although not very good looking)
old celicas, or s12 would be fun. also like old 240z with maybe an RB swaped under its hood, or LS1 and make it a 350z.
you could get a muker, it would be a pretty good sleeper (just think of it as the closest we got to the escort cosworth without awd) plus there are plenty of mods for the ford 2.3L turbo engine it has, and you could even import the cosworth engine and driving train and swap it in. witch would be pretty cool.
you could get an older Mazda 323 with awd, and import the 323 gtr engine from japan and have 220-300 hp in a light awd car (although not very good looking)
old celicas, or s12 would be fun. also like old 240z with maybe an RB swaped under its hood, or LS1 and make it a 350z.