Project cars – past and future

[RusskyParticipant 13503]

I know a lot of you had project cars like I did.
Could you please share your experiences?
I love project cars. I also like to daily drive them.
I was someone well off 10 years ago. I could afford buying sports cars and modifying them.
Now I’m p~~~ poor and can only dream of getting more project cars or even competing in amateur rally
First I had a Celica, Monte Z34 then I had T-top 300ZX NA and then I had a sweet TT 3000GT VR4.
Right now I drive a smashed Corolla of my ex-wife (oh the irony)
but the next year I want to buy a LS2 GTO or a G35 coupe (z350 drivetrain)
I want to jump on LSX platform and continue it -swapping engines and what not.
I love RWD and drifting, especially in snow/ice
I had a snow car, a drift car, a track GT turbo car, now I want a supercharged V8
I really like ‘GTO because the way it sounds, displacement and stealthy looking (slow)
I will debadge it, put the holden front bumper on it and make it look like a f~~~ing Cavalier, so my ex wife doesn’t get jelly and demand more child support.
I’ll put woofers in there and a good blower with NOS but would make it look like a total sleeper Cavalier. But my main dream – is to participate in amateur rally – get a good chassis with the rollcage and f~~~ing haul ass through woods!
I also want to get a convertible vette – it’s so awesome to drive fast and stoned with the roof off while blasting sick beats!!!
If I find some pictures- I’ll post them later
Can’t wait to hear about your project cars!

proud carrier of the 'why?' chromosome

[GeraldParticipant 3630]

I am a ‘restore to factory’ guy. My dream project cars:

* 1965 Mustang
* 1992 Mustang GT Convertible (had one previous, worst mistake ever was to let it go)
* Early Camaro
* 60’s Pickup

I have nowhere to work on them yet, but I hope to find a place first, then pickup one of these for a project car… one I can rebuild by hand and then enjoy as a daily driver. I can’t stand when guys spend years rebuilding and then never drive… enjoy what you’ve done!

No longer can we walk away, we must run. Remove the motive power.

[RusskyParticipant 13503]

Gerald wrote:

I can’t stand when guys spend years rebuilding and then never drive… enjoy what you’ve done!

Just like I can’t stand catch and release fishermen who don’t eat fish! Can’t really say I can’t stand them, I guess I’m just sorry for them

proud carrier of the 'why?' chromosome

[Freeman_KParticipant 3524]

Russky wrote:

I love RWD and drifting, especially in snow/ice

Love this also. Had one of these, just different colour and it was not M3 so less HP but still the best car i ever drove as handling goes:
http://img2.goodfon.su/original/5616×3576/1/40/bmw-e36-3-series-oldschool-m3-6593.jpg

Feel nostalgic now.

The choices we make, not the chances we take, determine our destiny

[KillmandrillParticipant 497]

Providing I had the place to wrench it would be something like a Z-Cars Mini or a Caterham.

https://www.zcars.org.uk/

Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent. Friedrich Nietzsche

[Anonymous 5]

My favorite project was my dad’s second Trans am a 77 we bought. and sometimes cleaned them up and flipped them for a profit . We had a fiat sports car in one garage.my favorite car was a 71 dodge van it was a smooth running 318 .my family restored and flipped about 85 cars even in the early 2000s.now we bought them in the 1500 to 4500 range not anymore .

[RusskyParticipant 13503]

Anonymous wrote:

.my family restored and flipped about 85 cars even in the early 2000s.now we bought them in the 1500 to 4500 range not anymore .

Why not? Cheap chassis became hard to come by?

proud carrier of the 'why?' chromosome

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