Help! Need a project car!

[xxAgentCowxx]

Im looking for a car that I could get cheap and totally tear down and rebuild, and restore to the point where id have something to be proud of. any suggestions? looking for something 2 thou or less, as Id be spending alot on everything going into it

 

Beetle (air cooled)

Slam it
Chop it
Drive it

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Roger
Beetle (air cooled)

Slam it
Chop it
Drive it

lol!

PICS!

 

One bad ass Beetle

Here's a slammed and chopped one (Damn FAST too)

 

[maziwanka]

awesome. dont have suggestions, but bump for a cool idea.

 

[gregshin]

1991-1994 Nissan 240sx = RWD lightwieght =)

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

slam? chop? *scratches head* sorry, im a noob

 

[Aharami]

this

 

[Fausto]

Older mustang? Cheap to buy and cheap to make it fast. There are a gazillion aftermarket bits for them.

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

like what year, approximately?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: xxAgentCowxx
like what year, approximately?

Later 80's-ish? Notfred is the expert....PM him.

 

[etech]

Let me know if you like the Beetle idea.

I have a 74 SuperBug I'm thinking of selling.

engine is apart, body in pretty good shape.

 

[notfred]

There are tons of different cars you could pick. You have any idea at all what direction you'd like to go in?

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

my goal is to have a car that ive put together completely so i can learn how it works in the process, and upgrade/modify for the most part entirely on my own. Beetle sounds kinda good, I know you can get em dirt cheap and zillions of parts and its a fairly simple car. A long time ago I wanted a between 85 and 91 Mustang 5 liter but i dont think i can afford to get one and add to it

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

also, i know nothing about older classic cars. camaros are awesome. but im sure theyre expensive

 

[CraigRT]

I'd do a Datsun if I could.. I love them
maybe not cheap though

maybe a Chevy Nova or something common and relatively cheap

 

[jemcam]

You're in luck. I just happen to have a '74 Ford Maverick and a '77 AMC Pacer that I just happen to want ~ $2k for.

Which one would you prefer? They're both destined to be classics.

/sarcasm

 

[Ornery]

• How about a lump?

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

man dont do that to me! i dont even know what they are

 

[loup garou]

MGB

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

mgb?

 

[Siddhartha]

Mustang is a great project car. Lots of them available cheap and lots of aftermarket parts to fix them up.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: xxAgentCowxx
mgb?

MGB

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

so... in order, what does slam and chop mean, whats a lump, and whats mgb?

 

[xxAgentCowxx]

the MGB thing looks a little more complicated than Im ready for