I have the Jeep...it needs the full shocks, brakes, and the passenger seat floor board repaired...shocks $100-200, brakes prolly about $100., repaires on the seat..just a little time to fab it up.
I have the 87 CRX, fully built with a turbo, and a blown block. A rebuilt block will be here friday, and I can rebuild it, and get it back on the road in a week. I'd just need a head gasket for $30-50.
I have the AE86, with the full build posted here, and I just found out today what the main problem is....the venturie's are the wrong size, and the jet block setup is also to small in one part and too big in the other part, to get it to maximize it's desired performance will run about $140 in parts. And I found the rear TRD springs at 8 kg/mm for $140 shipped.
I have my 260Z....it's perfect right now...but plans to build it up and the parts to do it are here.
I bought a 280Z, to build up the 260 with a more powerful engine, cam, oversided pistons, and it runs...just a week to swap the parts out and over to the other Z. This Z has the full new suspention, and the bushings to make my Z run as good as it looks. I got the car for $999, and I only owe $440 for it now.
That's my FLEET...and parts car. I just have to get off my ass and do the work to the cars, but a sore back, and room to work out of is limiting the maintenace of these cars, the money is not to much of a problem. I still have the bills all paid, the 4 good cars are registered, taxes paid, and insured. My food, and play money is also in the plus, parts money is good, and I have a little stached to buy a house, and plenty of beer and ciggs to last a while.
Everything is fine and set for the next month for rent and bills and parts, and I even signed up for a drift clinic so I can get some seat time this year. And I might make the last few events for the autocross season if things work out right. So I'm sitting nice and happy with everything. For once in my life, everything is working out, the wife is recovering fine from her operations, I'm legal on everything, everything is paid, I even enjoy good food everyday. I am happey for the most part, but the cars are almost to the point to where they run decently or the will be running shortly with a lot of work.
So out of the blue....this morning I get a phone call.
I'm still trying to come to my sense's after picking up the phone, and I missed the guys first few sentences, but when I finally heard "240" and "build", then I thought it was a guy who had a stripped 240SX that was going to help donate or sell some parts for a another projet that I was building for a freind, so I went and told him the sad story about my buddies wish to build his wife a hot looking car from a junked 240sx and the 280Z parts car. We are putting the Z front end on the 240sx...opps...I just let out teh secret build, but fawk it. My buddy got in a bike accident and is in the hospital now, so that build may be on the backburner for a while. Anyways, we were talking and I mentioned my little problem with the carbs on the AE86, and he has done that type of a build before, and he walked me thru it and we talked for an hour on what to change, where to get the parts, etc...etc... This guy knew his stuff. Then Z's came into the conversation...and we went for another hour talking about projects and stuff that I was involved in, and that he has done or will do.... This guy was now my new best freind. I found out that he built many old exoctic racecars, like the Z, but he also was into the MG's, Lotus, Jags, etc.... and he knew his stuff. He is an old man, well...I didn't get his age, but he said he was retired and just haveing fun building and racing these cars. So I guess he is in his 50's, I could be wrong. Anyways...the conversation ended back to his original reason for the phone call.
His buddy who is a cop wanted to build a car, dropped lots of money into it, and wanted to race it for autocross, so the cop and him found a 72 240Z, and built it to the max. The dropped the 280Z engine into it, oversized pistons, cam, Tripple Webers, ignition, full adjustable suspention, Panasports Rims, new tires, 4.7 rear diff, 5 speed, and a lot of other hot toys into this car. Just the parts and the work involved I thought the car would be selling for over $7000. The cop found some rust, under the seat, but it was repairable, and he gave up on the car. He sold the car to some kid, who brought it right back after he found the rust...so now this old gentalman had this car sitting in his shop and is takeing up the area that he needs to use for his other projects. So I guess he talked to a freind, who talked to a freind...and the word got out that he wanted to sell it, and a freind of my freind gave my phone number to the guy. So thats how he got ahold of me. Anyways, he's selling this car, and wanted to know if I was interested. He mentioned the repairable rust, and the website to get the full repair kit from, that is about $250, and he told me it needed to be welded on. He also said he has a mig welder that he would throw into the car if I bought tha car...a new MIG welder that he only used for 3 hours. He wanted to get rid of it so he can buy a TIG welder.
Well now my pecker is at full attention, and I didn't need to even look at the porn on the computer. I was hooked. But I pulled my bank account up on the computer and looked at my balance for useable funds and I have about 200-300 bucks. No chanch in hell to get this car now, no matter what the price is......so just out of curiousity, I had to find out....just how much is he selling this car for. When he told me the price that he wanted....I dropped everything and started chocking on my own drool. It wasn't a pretty sight. I had an anerism when I heard the words " just one thousand bucks would make me happy", "get the money here here and you can drive off with the car"..... The computer monitor saw the largest spuge wad it has ever seen in the last few years....and now I am in a biss of happiness.
So now I will be going thru all my un-needed toys, trinkets, parts, tools, to sell and try to come up with the money as soon as possible to try to go get this damn car and bring it home here. just $1000 and I can drive it home. I have $300 I can use now, and try to come up with the rest of the money to get this beast to my house. But also......I foresee the Jeep going away in the near future, and the AE86 might have to say bye bye to the fleet after I have a little bit of fun with it.
I'm insane
and my mugen rims are now up for grab's
I have the 87 CRX, fully built with a turbo, and a blown block. A rebuilt block will be here friday, and I can rebuild it, and get it back on the road in a week. I'd just need a head gasket for $30-50.
I have the AE86, with the full build posted here, and I just found out today what the main problem is....the venturie's are the wrong size, and the jet block setup is also to small in one part and too big in the other part, to get it to maximize it's desired performance will run about $140 in parts. And I found the rear TRD springs at 8 kg/mm for $140 shipped.
I have my 260Z....it's perfect right now...but plans to build it up and the parts to do it are here.
I bought a 280Z, to build up the 260 with a more powerful engine, cam, oversided pistons, and it runs...just a week to swap the parts out and over to the other Z. This Z has the full new suspention, and the bushings to make my Z run as good as it looks. I got the car for $999, and I only owe $440 for it now.
That's my FLEET...and parts car. I just have to get off my ass and do the work to the cars, but a sore back, and room to work out of is limiting the maintenace of these cars, the money is not to much of a problem. I still have the bills all paid, the 4 good cars are registered, taxes paid, and insured. My food, and play money is also in the plus, parts money is good, and I have a little stached to buy a house, and plenty of beer and ciggs to last a while.
Everything is fine and set for the next month for rent and bills and parts, and I even signed up for a drift clinic so I can get some seat time this year. And I might make the last few events for the autocross season if things work out right. So I'm sitting nice and happy with everything. For once in my life, everything is working out, the wife is recovering fine from her operations, I'm legal on everything, everything is paid, I even enjoy good food everyday. I am happey for the most part, but the cars are almost to the point to where they run decently or the will be running shortly with a lot of work.
So out of the blue....this morning I get a phone call.
I'm still trying to come to my sense's after picking up the phone, and I missed the guys first few sentences, but when I finally heard "240" and "build", then I thought it was a guy who had a stripped 240SX that was going to help donate or sell some parts for a another projet that I was building for a freind, so I went and told him the sad story about my buddies wish to build his wife a hot looking car from a junked 240sx and the 280Z parts car. We are putting the Z front end on the 240sx...opps...I just let out teh secret build, but fawk it. My buddy got in a bike accident and is in the hospital now, so that build may be on the backburner for a while. Anyways, we were talking and I mentioned my little problem with the carbs on the AE86, and he has done that type of a build before, and he walked me thru it and we talked for an hour on what to change, where to get the parts, etc...etc... This guy knew his stuff. Then Z's came into the conversation...and we went for another hour talking about projects and stuff that I was involved in, and that he has done or will do.... This guy was now my new best freind. I found out that he built many old exoctic racecars, like the Z, but he also was into the MG's, Lotus, Jags, etc.... and he knew his stuff. He is an old man, well...I didn't get his age, but he said he was retired and just haveing fun building and racing these cars. So I guess he is in his 50's, I could be wrong. Anyways...the conversation ended back to his original reason for the phone call.
His buddy who is a cop wanted to build a car, dropped lots of money into it, and wanted to race it for autocross, so the cop and him found a 72 240Z, and built it to the max. The dropped the 280Z engine into it, oversized pistons, cam, Tripple Webers, ignition, full adjustable suspention, Panasports Rims, new tires, 4.7 rear diff, 5 speed, and a lot of other hot toys into this car. Just the parts and the work involved I thought the car would be selling for over $7000. The cop found some rust, under the seat, but it was repairable, and he gave up on the car. He sold the car to some kid, who brought it right back after he found the rust...so now this old gentalman had this car sitting in his shop and is takeing up the area that he needs to use for his other projects. So I guess he talked to a freind, who talked to a freind...and the word got out that he wanted to sell it, and a freind of my freind gave my phone number to the guy. So thats how he got ahold of me. Anyways, he's selling this car, and wanted to know if I was interested. He mentioned the repairable rust, and the website to get the full repair kit from, that is about $250, and he told me it needed to be welded on. He also said he has a mig welder that he would throw into the car if I bought tha car...a new MIG welder that he only used for 3 hours. He wanted to get rid of it so he can buy a TIG welder.
Well now my pecker is at full attention, and I didn't need to even look at the porn on the computer. I was hooked. But I pulled my bank account up on the computer and looked at my balance for useable funds and I have about 200-300 bucks. No chanch in hell to get this car now, no matter what the price is......so just out of curiousity, I had to find out....just how much is he selling this car for. When he told me the price that he wanted....I dropped everything and started chocking on my own drool. It wasn't a pretty sight. I had an anerism when I heard the words " just one thousand bucks would make me happy", "get the money here here and you can drive off with the car"..... The computer monitor saw the largest spuge wad it has ever seen in the last few years....and now I am in a biss of happiness.
So now I will be going thru all my un-needed toys, trinkets, parts, tools, to sell and try to come up with the money as soon as possible to try to go get this damn car and bring it home here. just $1000 and I can drive it home. I have $300 I can use now, and try to come up with the rest of the money to get this beast to my house. But also......I foresee the Jeep going away in the near future, and the AE86 might have to say bye bye to the fleet after I have a little bit of fun with it.
I'm insane
and my mugen rims are now up for grab's