Car project ideas

[Stusmoke]

[msmola2002]

Dude, he is in the UK  - no muscle cars.

Also at the equiv of 10USD a gallon for fuel/3AUD/L, best not.

Old RX7 or something, maybe an MX5, or perhaps as you suggested a nissan saliva. But if your budget is only 300 quid, anything you find will probably be a shed and cost you a bomb.

Also, turbo - add 50% to whatever it will cost you for something NA. My dad has a 1971 BMW 2000 touring, PO fitted it with  garrett T28 from an S14A silvia, and a haltech E6A, RX7 brakes, forged pistons, custom exhaust, Konis all round.  Makes about 265hp. That thing cost a bomb when I blew it up at Eastern Creek raceway.

Not to mention the pile of receipts for 35k from the guy who built it.

I still say hold out for a bike. Considered a nice RGV/old GSXR/CBR?

[gpnewhouse7]

[_X_]

um... that would be a scooter to you newhouse.

[ford832]

Forget cars,how about one of these......



That view and sounds makes me want one of my RZ's back.

[_X_]

first its like get the f#$@ out the way, then its like where the f@#$ did all these scooters come from. then its like i gotta rev this sucka. then its get the f@#k out my way! yeah newhouse forget them quads your on about.

[TMKIWI]

There was a TZ350 for sale recently ford that was not going and the start bid was 15k. It was passed in.


As msmola said you could try to find an early gsxr. They are starting to get expensive but now is a good time.
I had 1 in 88', I do want another.

[msmola2002]

Although as he is a pommy, the world is his cupcake when it comes to RGVs.

http://www.suzukicycles.org/RGV-series/RGV250-Gamma.shtml

I miss mine!

[Stusmoke]

Forget cars,how about one of these......



That view and sounds makes me want one of my RZ's back.

The WOT straight at about 7:30... It was like ear sex.

That sounded even better than my 125. 12 thousand is getting up there but WOW what a magic old bike. it wirs, then wirs, then just sings like marry poppins. WOW

[dogger315]

Always wanted a two stroke street bike.  I remember the Kawasaki and Suzuki triples
from back in the day.  By the time I was old enough, four strokes were all that were
available.  Here's a picture of my "Gixxer" 750 along with the Toyota truck muffler
that came stock on it.  It's an 86 with the oil cooled engine and 12500 rpm redline.



I think any decent superbike would make a great project and some of them can be
had for next to nothing.  May be your best bet.

dogger

[ford832]

I always liked the early GSXR's where the tank sat on the frame rails and the fairing just wrapped the front-much the same as the RZ's-all business like a race bike before they all tried to integrate everything to everything else(like the Hurricane)
I also liked my interceptor in some ways but any of you carb lovers would change your tune if you ever had to rebuild a V4 setup.
Mine was candy apple red metallic and looked much like this except with stock graphics and a Hindle 4-1.

[TMKIWI]

They were good handling bikes Dogger.
And I liked the simplicity of the oil cooled motor.
I think they are still the lightest superbike made.?

[dogger315]

Funny you brought up the Interceptor, Ford.  A good friend of mine had one of those and we used
to race each other all the time.  He always ate me alive coming out of a corner because of all the
torque that "V" put down and it would take me till the end of the short straights to catch up with
him.  Then I would use the "Zook's" brakes and handling to pass him back and then it would start
all over again - great racing! 

They were good handling bikes Dogger.
And I liked the simplicity of the oil cooled motor.
I think they are still the lightest superbike made.

380 pounds dry, if I remember correctly.  The problem with the bike as a daily driver was it was a race
bike adapted for the street.  The oil cooled engine vented all that heat up into the rider's compartment
and the seating position was very hard on the forearms as you crawled along from stoplight to stoplight. 
Once you got out on a nice stretch of open road with some twisties, everything changed.  At speeds
above 120, the wind force neutralized the heeled over feeling on your body and forearms and the heat
disappeared.  That's when the bike was a hoot to ride, and that's what it was made for.

dogger

[TMKIWI]

The problem with the bike as a daily driver was it was a race
bike adapted for the street. 
dogger

Yep.
At least with the 1100 you could twist your right wrist and that would take the weight of your forearms around town.  For a few seconds anyway, then you had to hit the picks again.
Even sitting still it felt like you were hugging this large fuel tank and your knees were stuck under your arm pits.
Got sick of going through rear tyres as well (Michelin Hi-Sports).
Great fun when you are 18.

[ford832]

Funny you brought up the Interceptor, Ford.  A good friend of mine had one of those and we used
to race each other all the time.  He always ate me alive coming out of a corner because of all the
torque that "V" put down and it would take me till the end of the short straights to catch up with
him.  Then I would use the "Zook's" brakes and handling to pass him back and then it would start
all over again - great racing! 

dogger

It was a pretty good bike.I sold my last RZ and bought that as I wanted to do some sport touring and it worked very well in that capacity as it had a massive tank(little top heavy) and was reasonably comfortable with a more or less upright body position.
I used to race a guy on a GPZ 900 almost every day on the way to work for a few months.I have no idea who he was but came up behind him one day and went by.After that,he'd sit at the end of his road until he saw me crest the hill,then he'd pull out.
We'd back and forth in amongst the traffic for about 10k until I turned into work.I never did meet him but I had a blast and it made my morning every day.Looking back now,with all the cars and all,it was pretty damn stupid but when you're barely 20,well...
It was an aerodynamic sow as well.The windscreen was solely for looks as the turbulence that came off it at higher speeds was incredible-it didn't matter where you put your head.The most I ever had it going was 220 kph passing a Ninja 750 on the highway and though it had more in it,my head was bouncing around so much I could hardly see the road.Good times.....