Project cars

[SVT666]

If you could pick one car to be your project car, what would it be?

[SVT666]

FFR Cobra

[Cookie Monster]

Datsun 510

[Eye of the Tiger]

Probably a sn95 Mustang GT manual coupe. Basically stock aside from suspension, brakes, tires, and light engine adjustments. Just for a cheap track beater. I need track time.

[2o6]

MR2

[CALL_911]

Either a 914, a Datsun 510 or an E30

[shp4man]

Model A Ford. Parts are available. A real classic ride.

[CALL_911]

Actually I've always wanted a 944 quite badly

[Laconian]

Assuming current skills or can I upload them to my brain a la The Matrix? If I got a neural shunt I would work on a DS.

[Soup DeVille]

Assuming current skills or can I upload them to my brain a la The Matrix? If I got a neural shunt I would work on a DS.

What would be the fun in that? 

[Soup DeVille]

Mine? Assuming time and money to complete it? 

A Lamborghini Espada. Yes, it's a weird two plus two Lamborghini and the doors don't even swing upward, but I've always found them fascinating; and they have as one might expect a reputation for fickleness and fragility and heart stoppingly expensive parts.

A perpetual project car if ever there was one.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I want to build cars for other people. I want to make shit like the Ring Brothers.

[hotrodalex]

This thread is much more my style. Except picking only one car is impossible.

I'll go with a '32 Ford sedan rat rod, but nicely finished (painted). Lots of room for creativity and craftsmanship in something like that.

[2o6]

Citroen GS

[12,000 RPM]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Im gonna have to sleep on this one.

Just one?????

Upper end of realistic would probably be a 996 Carrera with turbo fenders, PSS9s and the 3.4 punched out to like 4.4L

Realistic would be either VQ35 Z3 shoe or a V6 MR2. If I had to choose between those two prob the V6 MR2

Toyota MR2 V6 Swap

[MrH]

Three or four rotor swap into an FD RX-7

[MexicoCityM3]

Some kind of BMW race car. E36 M3, E46 M3, 130i hatch or something of the sort.

[68_427]

1st gen RX7 or Impreza GC/GF

[hotrodalex]

Three or four rotor swap into an FD RX-7

This would be one of the many engines options in my rat rod. Flathead, rotary, or angry hemi. Or inline-8.

[Soup DeVille]

This would be one of the many engines options in my rat rod. Flathead, rotary, or angry hemi. Or inline-8.

Why not radial?

[Rupert]

That is amazing.

[hotrodalex]

Whoa

[JWC]

My first choice would be a 60s era VW camper. But, for a car--any one of the following: 74 Honda Civic, a 1973 Toyota Celica, a late 70s Celica, a Datsun 510 (or 240z), or a BMW 2002.

[Payman]

FFR Mk IV Cobra with a Coyote and Tremec TKO 6 speed.

Westfield Lotus 7 with a turbo Miata 1.8.

FFR Hot Rod with a Hellcat Hemi.

[hotrodalex]

FFR Mk IV Cobra with a Coyote and Tremec TKO 6 speed.

Westfield Lotus 7 with a turbo Miata 1.8.

FFR Hot Rod with a Hellcat Hemi.

[Soup DeVille]

That is amazing.

It's awesome; but being an aircooled engine designed to live directly behind a propeller, i wonder how useful it is under that hood.

[Byteme]

Some interesting choices thus far.  I've always liked the Espada for example.  The VW  camper is also a great choice as is the Samba Bus (the one with all the windows) but those are commanding silly prices.

I'm in the process of actively looking for a new project and have narrowed down the choices to:

Jaguar E-Type, any body style is OK, looking for a rough driver to restore to concours/driver condition.  I've got a ton of parts left from the last one and know the car.

Ferrari Mondial, because it's a Ferrari and only the purists care that it's "just" a Mondial.

Lotus Espirit,  Just because I like the looks.  I've judged them in concours in the past so I know what to look for.

1968-1972 Fiat 124 Sports Spider.  I know the car inside and out, Acquire an 1800 CC engine, balance and blueprint it, modify it with an overbore, cc the heads, add a cam and better induction and exhaust and a fun car with a great body becomes a funner car with a great body.  I've had two and these are actually pretty bullet proof once properly sorted.

If I can't find anything like the above that I like by this time next year I'm going to say "f**k it" and buy a used F-type.

[GoCougs]

240Z with a hot L6 or maybe a VQ.
Early '70s Camaro with an LS7 or LSX454.
'68 Charger with modern stroked Hemi.

Each to have 5-6 sp M/T, IRS, modern brakes with ABS, beefed up suspension, beefed up chassis, modern tires. Also, each to preserve its factory look as much as possible.

[hotrodalex]

It's awesome; but being an aircooled engine designed to live directly behind a propeller, i wonder how useful it is under that hood.

I'd like the see the transmission arrangement as well. The driveshaft is vertical, isn't it?

[Soup DeVille]

I'd like the see the transmission arrangement as well. The driveshaft is vertical, isn't it?

The crankshaft is vertical, and exits out to a bevel gear 90 degree gearbox and is sent rear to a rear mounted transmission. I tried finding pics on the net, but I couldn't.