Choosing a project car.

[MH999]

Gt4 celicas are a bush pig of a car ,they dont even handle that good and apparently they are prone to headgasket failure and a lot of other problems too.Thats why you see heaps of them now for sale for cheap (like the ftos ) If you want a turbo car then just get a s13 silvia/180SX with a sr20det motor.They are fairly easy to fix up and aftermarket support is even bigger than hoonda ,if you dont like the look of them than put a sr20det in a mk1 mk2 escort ,now that would be an awesome project

[I8A4RE]

DUDE STOP!!!

Before we go giving you ideas on what WE think is best for you, I think you need to tell us what do you want out of the end result.

Think of all the 'MUST HAVES' eg.

must be rwd
must make excess 300rwkw
must be 2 door
must be suited for track racing
must have fluffy dice hanging from rear vision mirror

Once we know what you intended result will be, then we guide you accordingly.

[SG]

I think if its a project car he can do most of those modifcations himself including the fluffy dice, etc. but also any suspension changes. You can get any bad handling car and make it better esp if coilovers and good size semi slicks are available.

Drivetrain is a little harder though and number of doors...

[Sweep]

Ok firstly no fluffy dice im going to have to go with the boxing gloves
Its going to be geared around a track car but also be road registered.
I would like it to be turbo charged but its not a deal breaker if its not.
Im thinking eithier four wheel drive ro rear wheel.
It is going to be a bit of a project but I would also like to keep it on the track/road while im working on it as much as possible.
With the power its hard because I know a older ford for example would be easier to work on but its going to be a lot harder to make the power from a old ford compared to somthing which is turboed.
I guess with a old ford its the sort of thing that i would rip the engine out of and start looking at cams ect and ways to make it quicker where somthing a bit newer I woudant firstly because I wouldant have to and secondly I wouldant know where to start.
Getting a car which I can work on useing my extreamly basic knowledge is quite important because I would like to start doing the repairs myself and getting my hands dirty.
I dont mind how many doors its got.
It has to have good parts and aftermarket part support.
Does any of that help any because im still confused

[I8A4RE]

Yep it helps heaps. Skyline

[Eltnot]

Yep it helps heaps. Big Ugly Soap Box Racer

R32 GTR sounds about right.

[I8A4RE]

Yep it helps heaps. Big Ugly Soap Box Racer

R32 GTR sounds about right.

yep definitely r32.

r33 are *~dreamy~*.

[rock_it]

Foe the price you pay to turbo a non turbo car, you could have bought an R32 GTR..

Coming from someone who Evo'd a FWD Hyundai, and I am sure Ben will back me up here.. But it is more cost effective to take a platform built around a turbo.. Forcing one to be turbs is a lot of trial and error + headache.. Well that is if you want serious power..

I had 316hp at the wheels in the Hyundai, and had to custom the driveshaft so it could take that much.. Life is so much easier now the engine is back in an Evo platform..

Even get an S13 or above and you van work it's tits off for the same amount as an FTO project.. Unfortunately, there is just not enough after market support for the FTO..

6th reply ftw.. Lol

[SG]

You can get a Mr2.. they have technically the best format - mid engined rear wheel drive, light weight car.. turbo/super charged.. but never really seen any going that fast

Bunch of bandwagoners :p with ya r32's...

Suppose the ultimate is a caterham but theyre mostly already set up for you

[Sweep]

Funny I have been thinking about the R32 for a couple of weeks now I did have a R32 Gts which I enjoyed for the week that I owned it.
I think a Gtr would be out of my price range so i will probably go the Gts again, I will keep the Fto as a daily and use the R32 for track use.
Then theirs another part of me that really wants to spend some money on my Fto.

[koolio1234]

drop a rb26dett into a r32 gtst

[I8A4RE]

Bunch of bandwagoners :p with ya r32's...

There is a reason why there is a bandwagon

Suppose the ultimate is a caterham but theyre mostly already set up for you

That is hardly a project car and hardly in his price range. facepalm.

The reason I would suggest r32 is
-Already turbo
-rwd
-cheap
-cheap and readily available parts and that will continue for a long time
either 2 or 4 door
-newer technology than old fords and sh*t. yeah you may learn the basics but you will also learn a whole lot of redundant sh*t to..... like carbs lol (dons flame suit)
- Heaps and heaps and heaps of potential.
- Can be either good for drag or circuit

and that's without even getting technical. If you had bottomless pockets I would say batman rx 7.

[Sweep]

That does make a lot of sense as far as the redundant sh*t is concerned.
Ill probably go with the 32.