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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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i dont really want to do a lot to the GTI cos its my daily driver

i want something i can take my time with and not worry if it breaks cos i dont HAVE to drive it
Get any MK1.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 07:00 PM
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that first z is not a bad deal. it has a desireable head and the bigger 280 bottom end with it. with the right crank and a bore w/some new pistons, you could have a high compression 3.0l motor. grab a used set of triple webers and you've got a pretty powerful, light weight car. plus, it looks like theres already been some type of conversion to the small 240 bumpers and thus alot of weight has been taken off.
that's pretty cool. i may have to pm you for some more info. I don't know to much about Datsuns, which is part of the fun. But it'd be nice to get as much info as possible.

building up the engine like that would be pretty cool. Or running lower compression and turbocharging would be fun too. I would think parts for this car are pretty hard to come by. you got any good websites i can check out and research?
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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miatas, civics, 240sx's, old school corolla's would be nice as well. If you want something cheap though it has got to be a civic, they are a dime a dozen, but they just can't be beat for the potential they have and cheapness of doing it. don't go with the super expensive jdm parts like a bunch of people (tools) do and rice it out, but build up the engine and suspension. They are reliable and great all year round.
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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pm me any time. parts are actually not that hard to get since nissan made a ton of these cars. turbos have been done, but you'd be doing it with a carb unless you grabbed a zx turbo motor. here's one of the better sites for parts and if you call them, they are incredibly helpful with tech support.
http://www.zcarparts.com/
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 07:22 AM
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miatas, civics, 240sx's, old school corolla's would be nice as well. If you want something cheap though it has got to be a civic, they are a dime a dozen, but they just can't be beat for the potential they have and cheapness of doing it. don't go with the super expensive jdm parts like a bunch of people (tools) do and rice it out, but build up the engine and suspension. They are reliable and great all year round.
I want to avoid doing a FWD car. Saying as i already have one. I wanna do either RWD or AWD.

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pm me any time. parts are actually not that hard to get since nissan made a ton of these cars. turbos have been done, but you'd be doing it with a carb unless you grabbed a zx turbo motor. here's one of the better sites for parts and if you call them, they are incredibly helpful with tech support.
http://www.zcarparts.com/
Thanks mate. That site looks good, i will have to check out their catalog and see what parts i can get. I can still get parts through Speed Corps cos we have wholesale accounts with most manufacturers, so that will help save some cash at least.
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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also thought about doing a 90+ 300zx. Pick up on of the V6's and turbo that. Could be fun
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 11:44 AM
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What about an old school S4?

I have to ask you, did winston churchhill really say that ?? That would be so awesome.
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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What about an old school S4?

I have to ask you, did winston churchhill really say that ?? That would be so awesome.
meh, don't really wanna do an S4. They are cool and all. but not really what i wanna do


and yes he really did say that. Amongst other ridiculous things like

"you can always count on Americans to do the right thing.....after they've tried everything else"

and my second favourite

woman says to him "if you where my husband i would poison your coffee
his reply "if you where my wife, I'd drink it"
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/814614246.html
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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Man I love the old Z's, classic and so ahead of its time! A few yrs back I almost picked up an old turbo to build into an autox/track car, then I had kids. LOL. Good luck with what ever u chose, I vote a 1g on E85 or a turbo Z.
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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am i reading this wrong or does he want $700 for both cars?!
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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am i reading this wrong or does he want $700 for both cars?!
misprint. he wants $7,000 for both. Which is still a great deal
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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+1 or a ls1 FD
you could have +1 me too.... lol
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 05:04 AM
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misprint. he wants $7,000 for both. Which is still a great deal
i'm not so sure that's as good of a deal as it sounds. a non-turbo 300 in that condition is worth maybe $3200 and the 280 probably less---like $2700. if you want a 300 project, i currently have a white/tan '90 2+2 with 115k that i'm parting with. pm me if you're interested.
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