We could build whatever engine and trans your little heart desires. No matter how much it costs. SmileWavy

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But I have a budget Henry... ;)

Wow, thanks!

Find your favorite liberal and ask him how to run a deficit........

I understand the concept, but I don't see having 30k in a 77 that still needs paint. ;)

1986 called and wants its post back.

Formula Vee
 

Find a nice formula vee and all the gear you need and go to auto X and track days for the fun of it

If you had $10,000 to spend..........
 

I would go and get the free 1969 camaro my cousin offered me.


Sent via Jedi mind trick.

Id probably buy or build a nice Miata to go hpde'ing in .

Ive always wanted some sort of sleeper as well. Id love to have an e46 wagon with the m3 drivetrain swaped in. Probably a strech for 10 though

I'll add one more vote for a 914.

A VW Thing would be cool too.

I've got a sweet green '69 Bug I'd sell you for less than 10k... ;)

Now there you go exaggerating again. I figured we could do it for $ 29.5K. That is if the engine was nothing special, of course.:)



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That's easy for me... I wanted to spend about the same for this season. I'm working on it right now.
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add one more vote for one of these,

I'm really digging a VW Thing at the moment air cooled fun for the whole family :)

Cool cars
 

I think the early (2002) Bimmers are very cool. Would probably paint it white with blue and red angled fender stripe. I also very much like the 635 CS cars, though they are a bit more of a grand touring car than a hot street coupe.

Picture................
 

Just had to do that, didn't you Henry! There goes my 10G to pay for the picture!

Super 7.........
 

That would be lots of fun except that I'm over 6 ft tall and getting into a Super 7 is like putting on a pair of tights. A removeable steering wheel helps. One of the neat things about a Super 7 is that in case of an accident it can double as a casket.

A Datsun 510 or early Z would be cool too. Even an old beetle. In the family, you could do a 951 project on $10k too.

Cool thread.

About 12 months ago, I bought an '67 El Camino for around $3k. It drove great, with a cammed 350 and TH350 combo, tuned length headers with Cherrybombs and side exits, but had scruffy paint and interior (all humidity blisters in the paint). It's not quite a beater, the body was rust free and relatively straight, so we knocked out a couple of dents, pulled the lights/grille and as much of the trim as we could, rubbed it back and shot it with several coats of black primer at my friend's shop.

Before:

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After:

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I found an Chevelle vinyl bench in mint condition on craigslist, cleaned up the insides, new brake cylinders and threw on a booster, did the tierods, balljoints and bushings and boom! A great parts-getter - and one I find myself driving more than I would care to admit. It's loud as hell, looks meaner than snot and is hilarious to drive.

It maybe owes me less than $4k. However...

I've seen Classic Performance Products does Pro-Touring kits for these old piles and now I'm inspired to drop ~$4k more into it to give it the handling and high-end braking that I want. It will likely need to have 17" wheels to clear the brakes I want. It's a dirt cheap starting point and will look a lot like this once it's finished.

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I'll start an OT build thread when I get really stuck into it if anyone is interested.

I like your thinking.