Author Topic: Cars with potential....that are NOT main stream. (Read 1252 times)

Shark808 · « **Reply #20 on:** 01:18:45 AM / 27-Jun-12 »

This one has been posting for over a year. I believe pics would help with the sale.
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/cto/3069681303.html

Mazda 323 GTX turbo AWD - $4000 (Keaau)
1989 Mazda 323 GTX. Rare car only 1000 made. AWD twin cam turbo with electronic differential locker. new paint. needs some work done to the brakes. $4000 firm. email if serious

silverton · « **Reply #21 on:** 11:09:54 AM / 27-Jun-12 »

Post pictures if serious, suckah!

fyneyoungstunna · « **Reply #22 on:** 11:43:23 AM / 27-Jun-12 »

I would love a 323gtx. I've been back n forth about buying one for a grew years. After driving a Subaru legacy, I don't know about awd. That car had zero initial get up and go but when at highway speed it had some go. But it was heavy as shit and you could feel it from the start.

silverton · « **Reply #23 on:** 12:44:08 PM / 27-Jun-12 »

I test drove a '00 volvo v70 cross country, 2.4L turbo, I've never gone from 60-75 so fast in anything stock! Aside from my dads '05 dodge ram with the 5.7L, but that goes without saying, that thing will smoke tires at any speed!

Shark808 · « **Reply #24 on:** 12:52:44 PM / 27-Jun-12 »

Quote from: fyneyoungstunna on 11:43:23 AM / 27-Jun-12

I don't know about awd. That car had zero initial get up and go but when at highway speed it had some go. But it was heavy as shit and you could feel it from the start.

AWD adds weight to a vehicle, but if the driver is overweight... kinda like fat guys discussing carbon fiber. Although my Celica All-Trac Turbo weighed in more than 400 lbs over a GT-S, when it came to slippery conditions, "I'd swarm on any mutha-fucker in a 2WD uniform."

fyneyoungstunna · « **Reply #25 on:** 02:59:53 PM / 27-Jun-12 »

^hahah leave my weight out of this!!
jk, but i am probably tipping the scales at 270=. Also I am way above average tall height....

Shark808 · « **Reply #26 on:** 03:13:08 PM / 27-Jun-12 »

Quote from: fyneyoungstunna on 02:59:53 PM / 27-Jun-12

^hahah leave my weight out of this!!
jk, but i am probably tipping the scales at 270=. Also I am way above average tall height....

270 lbs? That's still a pup around here. My Hawaiian/Samoan friend is 6', 360 lbs and tried convincing me the Z3M Coupe wasn't too small for him . If I ever lost a race with him in the car, he was to blame for slowing me down by 1/3 of a second. Good thing Hawaiians are taught it's bad luck to hit people like me (mentally ill).

fyneyoungstunna · « **Reply #27 on:** 06:16:24 PM / 27-Jun-12 »

Ive met some islanders that dwarf me size wise, but never height.
But always great people! Hate to wrestle one of em though....

360 holy shit...thats a lot of person.

Skib · « **Reply #28 on:** 09:20:42 AM / 28-Jun-12 »

I think my 710 coupe counts

(not my actual car, its in the paint booth atm. but thats the build inspiration pic)

thank god a buddy had a complete coupe to part out to me....
.... finding parts for the coupes is teh suuuucks

Prolowtone · « **Reply #29 on:** 04:24:20 PM / 28-Jun-12 »

Looking at an 86 GL 1.8L Subaru 4x4 as a lil winter car. I found one for 1200 as winter car
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/3100003362.html

Arro · « **Reply #30 on:** 05:36:32 PM / 28-Jun-12 »

Wow that 710 coupe is bootyful... can't wait to see how yours turns out!

I just saw a little Capri convertible with a hard top. Hmmm....

Skib · « **Reply #31 on:** 12:41:45 AM / 29-Jun-12 »

some paint teaser pics for ya arro lol

got my fender mirrors on the way from Japan, got a BRE lip and some lovely dished Appliance meshies.
and getting a built L20B with cam and SU's
along with my wood grain nardi and corbeau for the insides lol

Arro · « **Reply #32 on:** 12:56:56 AM / 29-Jun-12 »

Interesting color, I like.

Skib · « **Reply #33 on:** 12:59:56 AM / 29-Jun-12 »

bout as close as I can get to the factory Datsun bamboo tan as I can get with out a custom mix

and dark colours show all your little dents and dirt hahaha

its gonna be a DD so its bound to acquire a few eventually

fyneyoungstunna · « **Reply #34 on:** 01:13:41 AM / 29-Jun-12 »

thats actually a nice looking datsun you got there. the b210's and such are starting to grow on me.

ford festiva and geo metro are becoming my two fav sleepers.
I tend to like smaller compact cars. I LOVE the mini coopers,BUT ONLY the cooper and the S-works. The clubman and the rest can kiss my ass.

iceageg · « **Reply #35 on:** 07:47:35 AM / 02-Jul-12 »

I just picked up an 85 Subaru GL 2dr wagon. Very smilar to what Prolowtone is looking at. Love me some subies. I did end up spending my S12 savings on it (just as two more pop up for sale here) but my better half is still ok with saving up again for one. Anyway stunna, don't rule out some of the early subies. They're not all that peppy in stock form but they are easy to work on lego cars with a pretty solid following. Lots of potential for something unique, and with snow in Colorado 11 months/year it can still be considered practical!

cutter67 · « **Reply #36 on:** 08:17:47 AM / 02-Jul-12 »

^^^^^^supercharged subie.....sounds good

iceageg · « **Reply #37 on:** 08:50:36 AM / 02-Jul-12 »

I havn't got any farther than dropping a supercharger in and looking at it under the hood of the Subie. I still have two other kits in development, one install wrapping up and assembling parts to ship two more out of the country . . . but it will eventually get its turn!

fyneyoungstunna · « **Reply #38 on:** 02:33:22 PM / 02-Jul-12 »

* Sings*
gooooo to classsic suooooobiieee forums. look up my posts under same name as here. Lots of infoooooo and links on building a dl and gl......
I love the two door hatch....... Swapping over sti suspension and brakes is possible. dont need much hp to make them faaaast.

horrible song, but you get the point lol.

Ice, you got links to the two 12's that just popped up?

Post Merge: 02:34:16 PM / 02-Jul-12

im seriously looking at a festiva after seeing one beat some pretty fast cars with a stock mazda engine

iceageg · « **Reply #39 on:** 02:44:10 PM / 02-Jul-12 »

Cutter is letting go of one of his coveted SEs and there is another in South Dakota. Both are up in the Cars for Sale section here.