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Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011
Do you have a SA thread my friend?

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babyeatingpsychopath
Oct 28, 2000
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POSTER: babyeatingpsychopath
VEHICLE: 1976 Honda Goldwing
GOAL: EFI with spark and cruise control, plus better lights.
DIFFICULTY: It's just wires (and a manifold, and timing, and plumbing, and, and and....)
COSTS: Cobble it together. Less than $500 plus infinity hours of labor at $0/hr.
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3853231

This links into Cycle Asylum. I know you didn't see us there.

Pursesnatcher
Oct 23, 2016

POSTER: Me!
VEHICLE: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 500 GE
GOAL: Getting it as close to new condition as I can
DIFFICULTY: ...if I had any idea I'd probably have left it alone. Thankfully I have no idea.
COSTS: IMMENSE!
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3861167

Winter is coming, meaning like 6 months of no screwing around, so putting it here for when it's on hold. I'm not joking when I say I began this project having literally no idea what I was getting into. A month later, this is still the case.

The Prong Song
Sep 7, 2002


WHITE
DRIVES
MATTER
POSTER: The Prong Song
VEHICLE: 2001 Mazda Miata
GOAL: Trackdays BRO, Spec Miata racing
DIFFICULTY: How much money you got?
COSTS: See Above
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3874525

I'm more than partway there, but I'm pretty sure the part I'm sure I'm partway to isn't as much part as I'm sure it is. I've already got a ton lined up to take care of this winter, plenty more I'd LIKE to take care of this winter, and the ever-present threat of failure if I don't make it out to my self-imposed deadline of March's NASA trackday at VIR.

chrisgt
Sep 6, 2011

:getin:
POSTER: chrisgt
VEHICLE: 1987 biturbo
GOAL: Don't go broke or get a divorce
DIFFICULTY: yes
COSTS: :psyboom:
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3887107

Somewhat Heroic
Oct 11, 2007

(Insert Mad Max related text)



POSTER: Somewhat Heroic
VEHICLE: 1999 Lexus LX 470
GOAL: Build an off roader/trail/adventure camping rig. Full build out by this time next year.
DIFFICULTY: Amateur hour
COSTS: All in anticipated costs ~$15,000 USD
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3893547

At time of purchase:


Current status CRASHED Dec 2019/edit for current:


:siren:NEW PROJECT:siren:
Replacement LX 470 found on page 7 of my thread


Current/getting better:

Somewhat Heroic fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Feb 11, 2020

Ferrovanadium
Mar 22, 2013

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POSTER: Ferrovanadium
VEHICLE: 1984 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE
GOAL: Get the car running again (done), try to get it running and driving well
DIFFICULTY: Two computer touchers attempt to comprehend a rotary
COSTS: like $400
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3897128

winter.mute
Jan 5, 2010
POSTER: winter.mute
VEHICLE: 1967 Karmann Ghia
GOAL: daily driver in appropriate weather and let's be honest, inappropriate weather
DIFFICULTY: unintended but inevitable
COSTS: all of the dollars
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3903644

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Wrar
Sep 9, 2002


Soiled Meat
POSTER: Wrar
VEHICLE: 1995 Nissan 240SX
GOAL: Lightish V8 powered track toy. Be there only idiot on the planet to complete a 4 cam mod motor swap into this chassis.
DIFFICULTY: oh my god what did I do
COSTS: I could do it again for way less. Probably 10k into it.
LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3898556

Wrar fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Nov 25, 2019

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