What project do you want to start?

[ScottyB]

*sigh* All of them here are rustbuckets.

its not $500 but its sure is pretty
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[Beej]

Even though the last thing I want is another car and/or project right now, I couldn't even think of one to take on if I wanted to. And then:

Porsche 914.

Those things have always appealed to me, maybe even more than a 2002 roundie. And I hardly know a single thing about them.

[Senor_Taylor]

not sure if this counts, but its a wheeled thing so....teardrop camp trailer, to pull behind the RS or our xterra. 5x8 trailer base, 4' high, interior loft for the kid and super basic fans/lighting.

already have 90% of the tools bought, will have the trailer base this fall. hoping to build slowly over winter and have it ready by next year at this time for a maiden fall voyage on the parkway. project thread to come.

i need it to happen. got the adventure itch bad and we're finally mobile enough with my son's age that its time to get the hell out, and this is our mechanism to do it.

These are definitely the way to go. Tent camping is great, and so are big campers, but there's something nice about a minimal camper that checks all of the boxes. I dream about a bed rack on my Tacoma with a roof top tent, some jerry cans, and that ARB fridge Cabell has. Pack up, drive to the middle of nowhere and set up camp.

About every third week I get an itch:



My mom had a grey first gen liftback Celica, and there are pictures of it before I was born. I kind of want to get one, put a Taco 2.7l in it, and go brum brum-ing around town. It would be efficient and nimble and stylish without the absurd "muscle car" tax on every goddam firebird and mustang that ever existed.

I need to find the one the old lady had and "Oh dear I haven't driven that since 1992, just after my husband died, please give me 500 doll hairs for it".

*sigh* All of them here are rustbuckets.

As much as I hate to agree with you, I've always loved these. I saw one in a beautiful metallic green and loved it. They're a little bit smaller than the American cars they emulate, and the engines made exactly zero power, but they have that Japanese classic charm.

[CaptainHenreh]

As much as I hate to agree with you, I've always loved these. I saw one in a beautiful metallic green and loved it. They're a little bit smaller than the American cars they emulate, and the engines made exactly zero power, but they have that Japanese classic charm.

Why you gotta hate to agree with me? I'm smart and experienced and damned charming, you should be wondering why you dont' agree with me more often.

That is a fine example for 12.5, although about twice as expensive as it ought to be and it's a notchback which :vomit:

[fiveoh2go]

Coyote/6spd swapped fox body coupe with a Terminator IRS and interior

[.RJ]

not sure if this counts, but its a wheeled thing so....teardrop camp trailer, to pull behind the RS or our xterra. 5x8 trailer base, 4' high, interior loft for the kid and super basic fans/lighting.

already have 90% of the tools bought, will have the trailer base this fall. hoping to build slowly over winter and have it ready by next year at this time for a maiden fall voyage on the parkway. project thread to come.

i need it to happen. got the adventure itch bad and we're finally mobile enough with my son's age that its time to get the hell out, and this is our mechanism to do it.

My name is Ryan Jenkins, and I approve of this post.

Seriously, thats fuckin' rad.

[.RJ]

Cafe racer-ized Honda CB350. Maybe when cost of donor bikes returns to a sane level.

K24/K20 swapped 4th gen prelude or ITR track car. Dont ask, honda-tard for life.

Add to this a tuned up FD.

And, naturally a long-hood 911.

And a Honda RC30 with some HRC bits, too while we're dreaming.

[Senor_Taylor]

Coyote/6spd swapped fox body coupe with a Terminator IRS and interior

When's the project thread coming?

[Apoc]

None.

I aspire to buy my way out of all physical labor.

[Apoc]

Okay, I lied. I want to build a kart with my kid when they're old enough to drive it. So that's like, 4... right? Then, I'll sell it and spend as much money as it takes to win. :lol:

[fiveoh2go]

Coyote/6spd swapped fox body coupe with a Terminator IRS and interior

When's the project thread coming?

When my trifecta comes in

[*insertusernamehere*]

and damned charming

Alright, Mr. PickUpHeavyThings calm down.

[Ryan T]

Something I've watched a lot and would love to try my hand at is lawn mower racing. Pretty cheap to get into, mechanics aren't all that difficult and it doesn't take up much space in the garage.

[Senor_Taylor]

Something I've watched a lot and would love to try my hand at is lawn mower racing. Pretty cheap to get into, mechanics aren't all that difficult and it doesn't take up much space in the garage.

I really want to start tinkering with all kinds of small engines. So simple and fun.

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[D_Eclipse9916]

None, I swear, I dont want any more projects...*twitch twitch* Okay I lied, here are just a couple, I will update later as I have so many more...

I have so many projects I want to do, just off the top of my head:
Widebody S54 E36 M3 Street Modified Project and go to Nats for it. Balls out build


Coyote powered IRS Factory Five Cobra
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Build and run an SCCA F2000 car

[ScottyB]

i guess i should post my actual car related stuff.

to sum it up, i pretty much change my mind every week on this. i mean, all manner of ridiculous, unrealistic fever-dream retard material. i need an intervention.

anyway, here's a few that have lasted more than a week. everything is cheap, because that's the world i live in for the forseeable future and i'm a practical man.

my automotive, budget-style interpretation of the motorcycle "scrambler" vehicle, for dual use as a hoonmobile/mountain bike transport/rallycrosser. start with an S10/toyota pickup, tack on baja flares, 300 series summer tires, a 1UZ/5spd combo and rework the suspension for a low street height but with travel. cover it with Hella lights and run a NASCAR boom-tube exhaust out the side. keep it under $6k, make sure its ugly/multicolored and drive it like an asshole. like this'n here:


old jag XJ with a 2JZ/6spd. retain the wire wheels. take it to drift events with myself dressed in a long-tailed tuxedo, tophat, pipe, and monicle under the psuedoname of Baron Ballsout. british racing green. i want tons of fire out the pipe on throttle lift.


miata with a swapped honda J32. simple suspension upgrades, drive it everywhere. i'd probably actually want to keep it nice.

318ti with an M swap, built for rallycross use.

[V1GiLaNtE]

Scotty got me digging into my cranium for some ideas that have existed for awhile.

I'd love to build a poor man's trophy truck. Similar to the example above taking a older generation single cab ranger, Coyote 5.0, Long Travel suspension and go hoon it on the VA/WV fire roads



Honderp track car. Somehow, someway, one day I'll probably build a fwd track turd.

Maybe the weirdest one being a 63-71 Mercedes SL with an LS swap making it my own Mercedes "SLS". Don't ask. I really like the body style.

I'm thinking reworked suspension, big ol' fat tires in the back, straight pipes.

[WRXtranceformed]

Dang it, now this thread got me all (minus the fender flares):

[JPolen01]

old jag XJ with a 2JZ/6spd. retain the wire wheels. take it to drift events with myself dressed in a long-tailed tuxedo, tophat, pipe, and monicle under the psuedoname of Baron Ballsout. british racing green. i want tons of fire out the pipe on throttle lift.

I'm cracking up by myself thinking about this taking place during an event like Hyperfest. It must be done.

[Goodspeed]

old jag XJ with a 2JZ/6spd. retain the wire wheels. take it to drift events with myself dressed in a long-tailed tuxedo, tophat, pipe, and monicle under the psuedoname of Baron Ballsout. british racing green. i want tons of fire out the pipe on throttle lift.

I'm cracking up by myself thinking about this taking place during an event like Hyperfest. It must be done.

+1

Mine have been fairly consistent:

I still love the raw brutality that is a mega-power MKIV. If I ever get one I probably wouldn't go 11/10ths with it, but part of me still loves the idea of a stupid, quadruple-digit whp stroker motor BIG turbo Supra. Sidenote: this one was crashed by a 17 year old when his mom bought it for him. 1300whp. The internet still cries about it, me included.



LS RX7. Still the most amazing experience I've had in a car. It was like the automotive equivalent of a heavyweight MMA fighter that also excelled at pinpoint, tip toe ballet dancing.



RB 240Z. Panasports, flares, the works.



The cheapest, dirtiest junkyard sleeper I could build, like this 9 second Fairmont. Burnouts for days.



A cafe bike build



And a harley build



Ratty muscle car build. Equal parts dirt and pavement diet.



Some sort of off-road build on a very street-friendly platform. Comfortable, wood stove reliable, but extremely capable when asked. Always liked the way 100-series LC's have been done overseas, diesel included.