Past Cars
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inski
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It is Vdub...terror, skeered a Kia might run you over.
But they went alright. Once up to speed you dont have to let up for much of anything. Its a kart with a beetle/bus engine. The entire powerplant can be had from JC Whitney! My old one had twin Webbers. A big no-no amongst the Porsche crowd, but the Fuel Injection was crap at best, and at least I was driving it while others struggled to be reliable.
But they went alright. Once up to speed you dont have to let up for much of anything. Its a kart with a beetle/bus engine. The entire powerplant can be had from JC Whitney! My old one had twin Webbers. A big no-no amongst the Porsche crowd, but the Fuel Injection was crap at best, and at least I was driving it while others struggled to be reliable.
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krazykarpenter
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that was my dads first car, he loved that thing
i guess he had put a shift kit in it shortly after he bought it and the thing hauled a$$ from then on
Stein
Stein
Really?
I've also seen Subaru swapped VW Buses. I'd love to have a WRX/STI swapped Beetle
. I met with a guy this summer who wanted to put a WRX engine in his custom VW buggy, but he didn't want to cut into the body (original from the 60s that his grandfather bought for the car, its a buggy body though, not the stock VW one).
I've also seen Subaru swapped VW Buses. I'd love to have a WRX/STI swapped Beetle
Chris
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Youtube it. it's been done.Really?I've also seen Subaru swapped VW Buses. I'd love to have a WRX/STI swapped Beetle. I met with a guy this summer who wanted to put a WRX engine in his custom VW buggy, but he didn't want to cut into the body (original from the 60s that his grandfather bought for the car, its a buggy body though, not the stock VW one).
240sx gt-s
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1) 1987 Pontiac Bonneville SE. GONE.
First car. First and last box o' subwoofers in the trunk and first custom paint job; crest toothpaste blue metallic.
(took a picture of a picture to get this... sorry)
2) 1998 Dodge Avenger ES. GONE.
Honestly, quite a nice car. It had very option available.
(Took a picture of a picture again...)
3) 1995 Nissan 240sx SE. KEPT.
Bought in '02, swapped over '06. Spent more than I bought the car for, just to add 2 more cylinders and a turbo
(Lack of a better picture...)
4) 1983 Subaru GL 4wd. GONE.
My first Subaru... hi/lo 4wd, super light, super slow, but rugged as hell. Built a safari rack for it, cleaned it up drove it around. Sold it to Inski so I could move to Hawaii. Came back to Maine, bought it back from Inski to move my junk out to Utah. Died along the way and had to give it up... One of the top 5 saddest days of my life...
5) 1990 Range Rover County. Present.
Its a love/hate relationship. I fix it, something new breaks, repeat. But it's a monster off the pavement, and the ladies love it when you tell them you drive a Range Rover. It used to be shiney and pretty. But too bad I've bounced it off a tree, got it stuck in a swap (still haven't washed it), the powersteering is failing, a door handle is broken, and so on.
(pre-tree bump)
First car. First and last box o' subwoofers in the trunk and first custom paint job; crest toothpaste blue metallic.
(took a picture of a picture to get this... sorry)
2) 1998 Dodge Avenger ES. GONE.
Honestly, quite a nice car. It had very option available.
(Took a picture of a picture again...)
3) 1995 Nissan 240sx SE. KEPT.
Bought in '02, swapped over '06. Spent more than I bought the car for, just to add 2 more cylinders and a turbo
(Lack of a better picture...)
4) 1983 Subaru GL 4wd. GONE.
My first Subaru... hi/lo 4wd, super light, super slow, but rugged as hell. Built a safari rack for it, cleaned it up drove it around. Sold it to Inski so I could move to Hawaii. Came back to Maine, bought it back from Inski to move my junk out to Utah. Died along the way and had to give it up... One of the top 5 saddest days of my life...
5) 1990 Range Rover County. Present.
Its a love/hate relationship. I fix it, something new breaks, repeat. But it's a monster off the pavement, and the ladies love it when you tell them you drive a Range Rover. It used to be shiney and pretty. But too bad I've bounced it off a tree, got it stuck in a swap (still haven't washed it), the powersteering is failing, a door handle is broken, and so on.
(pre-tree bump)
240sx gt-s
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Where did you see it was sold again??
And yeah, once we called for a tow i took the cap off the distributer, and it was a mess... I couldn't get a new one till a week later, so I decided to cut my losses. I had no connections in the middle of nowhere Illinois and certainly didn't want to hang out there for a week...
And yeah, once we called for a tow i took the cap off the distributer, and it was a mess... I couldn't get a new one till a week later, so I decided to cut my losses. I had no connections in the middle of nowhere Illinois and certainly didn't want to hang out there for a week...
Mr. Poon
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Let's see... in order of purchase:
1975 Chevy Nova- 4 dr, 262 V8
1969 Pontiac GTO Conv- metallic blue, black top, 400/auto
1979 Pontiac Catalina- 4 dr, 301 V8
1985 GMC S15- 2.8 V6, 5 speed
1968 Porsche 912- 5 speed, 41K original miles
1994 Nissan SE-R- 1st new car. Black, still with the original clutch at 197K when it was wrecked. Great car.
2000 GMC Sierra- 5.3, auto, black, reg cab, 8 ft bed
1957 Willy's CJ3B- 4.3 Vortec, NV4500 5 speed, new everything (still own)
2003 GMC Yukon
2005 WRX- Sedan, 5 speed
1990 Chevy Silverado 2500- 350, 5 speed
2006 LGT- Atlantic Blue, 5 speed
2006 Chevy Silverado- 5.3, auto, extended cab
2008 Toyota Tundra- Black, Crewmax, 5.7 (still own)
2009 WRX- Premium w/nav, silver (still own)
1975 Chevy Nova- 4 dr, 262 V8
1969 Pontiac GTO Conv- metallic blue, black top, 400/auto
1979 Pontiac Catalina- 4 dr, 301 V8
1985 GMC S15- 2.8 V6, 5 speed
1968 Porsche 912- 5 speed, 41K original miles
1994 Nissan SE-R- 1st new car. Black, still with the original clutch at 197K when it was wrecked. Great car.
2000 GMC Sierra- 5.3, auto, black, reg cab, 8 ft bed
1957 Willy's CJ3B- 4.3 Vortec, NV4500 5 speed, new everything (still own)
2003 GMC Yukon
2005 WRX- Sedan, 5 speed
1990 Chevy Silverado 2500- 350, 5 speed
2006 LGT- Atlantic Blue, 5 speed
2006 Chevy Silverado- 5.3, auto, extended cab
2008 Toyota Tundra- Black, Crewmax, 5.7 (still own)
2009 WRX- Premium w/nav, silver (still own)
Mr. Poon
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Bah- that was a great car. Went like hell (or so it seemed at the time). Inski might remember it in the high school parking lot.Sorry to hear you had a Nova with a 262
-----Added 11/23/2009 at 08:51:28-----
Here's an older picture, before I took it back apart again-
It had the original Hurricane 4 under the hood, with all of 72 hp, and the original transmission/transfer case/axles, etc. I bought a new tub and reused the original grill and hood.
Now, the 3B has a Vortec 4.3 V6 from a 2003 Astro, an NV4500 5 speed from a '94 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, Land Cruiser axles and transfer case, and 4 wheel disk brakes. Also has the seats from my '94 SE-R and a 6 point rollcage. Hoping to get everything back together this winter.