squashman702
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Re: The NAC Lots-O-Muscle-Cars-But-no-driveway-Burndogs Thread
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Re: The NAC Lots-O-Muscle-Cars-But-no-driveway-Burndogs Thread
got 5 easy hrs of ot tonight, basicly just standing around, making some mashed potatoes and stuffing for Thanksgiving Dinner at work. whats the biggest tach I can buy, like F&F big. with a shift light of corse
got 5 easy hrs of ot tonight, basicly just standing around, making some mashed potatoes and stuffing for Thanksgiving Dinner at work. whats the biggest tach I can buy, like F&F big. with a shift light of corse
autoboy454
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g2974/overview/
Then ditch the shift light and wire in a 40" lightbar facing you for accurate shift indications :gee:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-g2974/overview/
Then ditch the shift light and wire in a 40" lightbar facing you for accurate shift indications :gee:
XJLI
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I'm weird. I know for a reasonable amount of money right now (say, $25k) I can pick up a C5 Z06, do some very mild mods and have a nearly 400whp track machine that I can daily drive and get 28 MPG on the highway. But I'm weird, and everyone has a corvette, and just meh. I'd rather blow my money on an old Alfa and work on it as much as I drive it. All my dream cars when I was a kid are still pretty valuable now.. except for a few. Let's see.. we'll start with the two I already have/had:
Subaru 2.5 RS Coupe.. Check
Land Rover Discovery.. Check
Gen II Montero.. prob never going to have one bc they're all old and rotted now
All three of those are still cheap, not really "dream" cars but ones I lusted over in magazines and whatever. Now here we go to the good stuff..
BMW E30 anything
BMW E39 M5
Aston Martin DB7/Jaguar XK
Lotus Esprit
Mercedes 190E 2.3 16v
Porsche 930 911
Porsche 993 911
Porsche 928
1970 Dodge Challenger
1968 Mustang Fastback
With the exception of the Jag XK, prices have gone from attainable to astronomical in the past 10 years for any of those. The M5 never really went down in price at all, I think it's been the same since it came out in what... 2001?
Also, 80s-90s european engineering > 80s-90s US engineering. Don't take this the wrong way, but a 79 Corvette isn't the poster child for "well put together sports car." But who am I to judge? I want an Alfa.
I'm weird. I know for a reasonable amount of money right now (say, $25k) I can pick up a C5 Z06, do some very mild mods and have a nearly 400whp track machine that I can daily drive and get 28 MPG on the highway. But I'm weird, and everyone has a corvette, and just meh. I'd rather blow my money on an old Alfa and work on it as much as I drive it. All my dream cars when I was a kid are still pretty valuable now.. except for a few. Let's see.. we'll start with the two I already have/had:
Subaru 2.5 RS Coupe.. Check
Land Rover Discovery.. Check
Gen II Montero.. prob never going to have one bc they're all old and rotted now
All three of those are still cheap, not really "dream" cars but ones I lusted over in magazines and whatever. Now here we go to the good stuff..
BMW E30 anything
BMW E39 M5
Aston Martin DB7/Jaguar XK
Lotus Esprit
Mercedes 190E 2.3 16v
Porsche 930 911
Porsche 993 911
Porsche 928
1970 Dodge Challenger
1968 Mustang Fastback
With the exception of the Jag XK, prices have gone from attainable to astronomical in the past 10 years for any of those. The M5 never really went down in price at all, I think it's been the same since it came out in what... 2001?
Also, 80s-90s european engineering > 80s-90s US engineering. Don't take this the wrong way, but a 79 Corvette isn't the poster child for "well put together sports car." But who am I to judge? I want an Alfa.
Re: The NAC Lots-O-Muscle-Cars-But-no-driveway-Burndogs Thread
I was thinking of wIring it up to a lightbar
I was thinking of wIring it up to a lightbar
MoparManiac
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My neighbor has a Z06. Don't know what he paid, but he goes to the track all the time with it in an enclosed trailer. Thing sounds really nice.
As cool as E-bodies are, I've never lusted after one just because of how much they cost for something that's ancient. That and I'm probably desensitized since I grew up riding in my father's 70 hemi.
I was always more into the A-bodies as they embodied real performance more in my mind(obviously not when they were made :laugh
. Lighter weight, more compact, easily tubbed and the bonus was they were (and still are) much cheaper than all the others.
I don't really have much of a "dream car". If I had to pick one, it would be a 67-69 fastback cuda (what do you know, an A-body). I always envision this thing in my head when I think of one.
My neighbor has a Z06. Don't know what he paid, but he goes to the track all the time with it in an enclosed trailer. Thing sounds really nice.
As cool as E-bodies are, I've never lusted after one just because of how much they cost for something that's ancient. That and I'm probably desensitized since I grew up riding in my father's 70 hemi.
I was always more into the A-bodies as they embodied real performance more in my mind(obviously not when they were made :laugh
. Lighter weight, more compact, easily tubbed and the bonus was they were (and still are) much cheaper than all the others.I don't really have much of a "dream car". If I had to pick one, it would be a 67-69 fastback cuda (what do you know, an A-body). I always envision this thing in my head when I think of one.
sheepjeep
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**** jeeps and muscle cars let's all get 95 Honda civics and slap in turbos with duct tape and put on whistle tips
**** jeeps and muscle cars let's all get 95 Honda civics and slap in turbos with duct tape and put on whistle tips
foxwar71
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My next old car I want a 68 B-body. Really want a Roadrunner, buy I'd probably settle for a Satellite and build a resto clone or something. Or build a 70 into a wing clone with an unusual engine
My next old car I want a 68 B-body. Really want a Roadrunner, buy I'd probably settle for a Satellite and build a resto clone or something. Or build a 70 into a wing clone with an unusual engine
MoparManiac
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My brother would be willing to sell his 70 charger for the right price.
My brother would be willing to sell his 70 charger for the right price.
foxwar71
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The blue one? My dad has a large sum he's been saving for a Mopar. I told him we need to go to Carlisle with your family
The blue one? My dad has a large sum he's been saving for a Mopar. I told him we need to go to Carlisle with your family
MoparManiac
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Yellow one
Yellow one
cmelo
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My totally sweet dodge stratus died this sunday so you guys will all be jealous that I am now the proud owner of the much lusted after and quintessential dream car of all people, that's right assholes, I just got a 2004 Hyundai elantra. Who wants to ****ing race now!? Ya **** off you're all scared. Whatever, suck it, dream on idiots you'll never have a car this cool. You guys probably still think jeeps are cool. Oh man, my car is so awesome. Wow. Oh man.
My totally sweet dodge stratus died this sunday so you guys will all be jealous that I am now the proud owner of the much lusted after and quintessential dream car of all people, that's right assholes, I just got a 2004 Hyundai elantra. Who wants to ****ing race now!? Ya **** off you're all scared. Whatever, suck it, dream on idiots you'll never have a car this cool. You guys probably still think jeeps are cool. Oh man, my car is so awesome. Wow. Oh man.
foxwar71
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Okay I was gunna say lol. What's the deal/specs on it? Was it a decent roller?
Okay I was gunna say lol. What's the deal/specs on it? Was it a decent roller?
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No idea but probably insultingly low.
What's wrong with the engine anyways?
No idea but probably insultingly low.
What's wrong with the engine anyways?
cmelo
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Meh I'll hold on to it. I know I won't get to it anytime soon but I don't care if it sits either. The engine is just seized from sitting last I checked it it would turn but get stuck. I was going to free it up but just put it off, that was awhile ago, it's probably worse. It's already cold enough for me to have no motivation for it. I still plan on getting a Datsun 620 but I probably won't even do that this summer. I'll focus on the motorcycle first, maybe a dirt bike, I also started getting into indoor rock climbing and would like to be doing real rocks by spring so there's that. Maybe I'll just ****ing keep it, I really don't care if it sits there and $1000 isn't going to make my life any better and I don't need the space. Plus it's rad.
Meh I'll hold on to it. I know I won't get to it anytime soon but I don't care if it sits either. The engine is just seized from sitting last I checked it it would turn but get stuck. I was going to free it up but just put it off, that was awhile ago, it's probably worse. It's already cold enough for me to have no motivation for it. I still plan on getting a Datsun 620 but I probably won't even do that this summer. I'll focus on the motorcycle first, maybe a dirt bike, I also started getting into indoor rock climbing and would like to be doing real rocks by spring so there's that. Maybe I'll just ****ing keep it, I really don't care if it sits there and $1000 isn't going to make my life any better and I don't need the space. Plus it's rad.
squashman702
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Re: The NAC Lots-O-Muscle-Cars-But-no-driveway-Burndogs Thread
M5's are cheap enough now- you can come up with a decent example between $15-20k. I've heard that E39's are maintenance nightmares, but who knows. I don't think a ton of M5 owners are DIY guys either.
E30's should be affordable enough. I think the market is artificially high on these, partially because the E30 M3 is getting up there in value.
On another note, I won a T56 on the ebays.
M5's are cheap enough now- you can come up with a decent example between $15-20k. I've heard that E39's are maintenance nightmares, but who knows. I don't think a ton of M5 owners are DIY guys either.
E30's should be affordable enough. I think the market is artificially high on these, partially because the E30 M3 is getting up there in value.
On another note, I won a T56 on the ebays.
foxwar71
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Race jeep does awesome burndogs and hits fuel cutout at 103 because of the wrong speedo gear
Race jeep does awesome burndogs and hits fuel cutout at 103 because of the wrong speedo gear
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