Hey Everyone,
I will soon have $2000 when I sell my VW Ghia....
I want to get a honda / acura, but I dont know what to get... I have to get it in about a month. In 1 year I want to do a engine swap and do the basic upgrades. I might not do turbo since I blasted through 3 aircooled engines in 1 year at the tracks... I get scared when my car is on fire and I cant get out of my 5 point harness.
I dont know a thing about Hondas, but I know a load about Aircooled VWs. Hopefully I can tell you what I eventually want and you guys can help me pick the car that fits my needs...
I basically want to make a kit car, My dad made a Ferrari out of a Fiero and I like how that looked, but a fiero is so unrealiable... and being 6'3" mostly legs, I didnt fit in it anyway.. I live in California and since 15 (I'm 20..) I have owned only cars made before 1973 so I dont have to deal with emissions, and I guess I have to take that into consideration now.
First off for 2gs I know I cant get a hooked up car so I will have to settle for something stock as long as it runs for a year. And A/C would be nice. In 1 year I want to strip the interior of everything, clean up the rust and throw in a custom interior and maybe custom dash. I want to get a Full body kit to make it stand out from the crowd. Also drop a engine that will give me more than 150hp (I want 200hp, but 150 is good too)
I am considering a early 90s Crx because I stumbled onto a kit that I think looks great http://www.vitessesportscar.com/ I test drove a 91 SI stock grandma car and it was pretty crappy. It handles well but I felt the engine struggling to take the car to speed limit... I will do a swap in a year but whatever is under the hood now stinks.....
I was thinking about a Early 90s Accord but in my opinion they aren't too pretty till you get into 1994 (?), And I havent found any good kits for it yet.... The 94 + Integras are nice but I cant find a nice one in my price range, Dont think I will soon. Are there any kits available for this? A civic SI could be a possibility. I have found a lot on ebay. There must be kits out there to make them a bit more exotic.
What else is there? What's the best car to load a sweet engine into?
Keep in mind I dont know a thing about swaps and the whole point of me getting this car is so I can do my own swap and learn when the time comes. And use it as a daily driver till then. I may turbo the right engine if it wont blow on me and has enough hp to begin with.
If you guys can suggest some cars, and if you have them, some kits for the cars I would appreciate it. I just dont know what car out there is a good candidate for what I want to do. And I figured a swap forum would be the best place to find out.
Thanks a lot. J
I will soon have $2000 when I sell my VW Ghia....
I want to get a honda / acura, but I dont know what to get... I have to get it in about a month. In 1 year I want to do a engine swap and do the basic upgrades. I might not do turbo since I blasted through 3 aircooled engines in 1 year at the tracks... I get scared when my car is on fire and I cant get out of my 5 point harness.
I dont know a thing about Hondas, but I know a load about Aircooled VWs. Hopefully I can tell you what I eventually want and you guys can help me pick the car that fits my needs...
I basically want to make a kit car, My dad made a Ferrari out of a Fiero and I like how that looked, but a fiero is so unrealiable... and being 6'3" mostly legs, I didnt fit in it anyway.. I live in California and since 15 (I'm 20..) I have owned only cars made before 1973 so I dont have to deal with emissions, and I guess I have to take that into consideration now.
First off for 2gs I know I cant get a hooked up car so I will have to settle for something stock as long as it runs for a year. And A/C would be nice. In 1 year I want to strip the interior of everything, clean up the rust and throw in a custom interior and maybe custom dash. I want to get a Full body kit to make it stand out from the crowd. Also drop a engine that will give me more than 150hp (I want 200hp, but 150 is good too)
I am considering a early 90s Crx because I stumbled onto a kit that I think looks great http://www.vitessesportscar.com/ I test drove a 91 SI stock grandma car and it was pretty crappy. It handles well but I felt the engine struggling to take the car to speed limit... I will do a swap in a year but whatever is under the hood now stinks.....
I was thinking about a Early 90s Accord but in my opinion they aren't too pretty till you get into 1994 (?), And I havent found any good kits for it yet.... The 94 + Integras are nice but I cant find a nice one in my price range, Dont think I will soon. Are there any kits available for this? A civic SI could be a possibility. I have found a lot on ebay. There must be kits out there to make them a bit more exotic.
What else is there? What's the best car to load a sweet engine into?
Keep in mind I dont know a thing about swaps and the whole point of me getting this car is so I can do my own swap and learn when the time comes. And use it as a daily driver till then. I may turbo the right engine if it wont blow on me and has enough hp to begin with.
If you guys can suggest some cars, and if you have them, some kits for the cars I would appreciate it. I just dont know what car out there is a good candidate for what I want to do. And I figured a swap forum would be the best place to find out.
Thanks a lot. J