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I wonder what's left to finish? Because that looks fun.
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$1000 Mazda MX-5 Miata http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3639277405.html  You know you want to
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Love it or hate it, that crazy ratrod RX7 is up for sale; http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/3634989535.html 
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lada-Niv...1#ht_500wt_1265 I found another one. Can't buy this one which is a shame because not only is it only about 300km away from me it's one of the few places I could catch a bus / train to and leg it the rest of the way. The engine bay is a disaster, and I think those are Suzuki rims or something which have the wrong offset. Interior is a bit rough too. Anyhow the main reason I posted it was the price. $1000 buy it now or $800 starting bit with a reserve. What's the bet the reserve is something like $999.
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Feb 24, 2013 21:06
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Why can't you buy it? You should totally buy it.
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Feb 24, 2013 21:16
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KozmoNaut posted:Why can't you buy it? You should totally buy it. Don't have the cash. All the travelling for ortho appointments and related costs, and direct and indirect costs on the Fairlane have left me about $500 short. Plus I'm currently in limbo with some government stuff which will at best see me getting 12 weeks backpay (Wish it was the 9+ years worth but what can you do), and at worst no worse off than I am now. They have massively overrun their deadline so I'm just stuck playing the waiting game. Feel free to insert The Simpsons Hungry Hippos reference as the waiting game does indeed suck.
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Feb 24, 2013 21:32
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974...#ht_3848wt_1165 Holy poo poo, $9k for a MINT RX-2. I mean that's a lot but what a nice looking car, really well done and .... ... ... That's not $9k....
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Feb 24, 2013 23:59
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On the Niva I posted. There is an offchance I'll have a small windfall next week and if that's the case and if it's still available I'll probably buy it. It occurred to me I'm probably about the only person that thinks a noisy straight cut gear drive TC is a good thing. It's roughly 35*C and super humid today. It sucks.
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Feb 25, 2013 03:57
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Feb 25, 2013 07:29
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That is absolutely gorgeous 
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Feb 25, 2013 10:05
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TheFonz posted:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974...#ht_3848wt_1165 I don't understand how you can spend so much time, money, and involvement on a car and still not know how to spell "brakes".
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TheFonz posted:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974...#ht_3848wt_1165 quote:I SPENT WELL OVER $150,000 ON THIS 3 1/2 YEAR RESTORATION PROJECT Far be it from me to judge but a hundred and fifty thousand? 
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Also, if you're going to spend $150k on a restoration, why would you put oversized bargain-basement ricer wheels on it?
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I don't have pictures, but I can tell you the best thing I ever got off of Craigslist. It was a 2004 Hyosung 250GV Aquila. The picture made it look pristine and beautiful. And the price was unbeatable. I knew there'd be a catch at only around 1600, but given that my Roketa scooter was completely busted, and there were no other good offers? I took it. Even talked the guy down to 1400. I was not shocked to find that the machine was not as pristine in the picture, nor was I shocked to find that the saddlebags were ratty old pieces of poo-poo that would make a hobo laugh. I was however shocked when the engine completely died because it was broken and ball bearings and metal shavings were bouncing around inside of it, forever ruining it as an engine and requiring it to be completely replaced (which I did, and I got a good deal). I was not pleased to learn that only two places anywhere near where I live would work on the vehicle, both of them being over 100 miles away, but I sucked it up and stuck it out. Getting a new engine, replacing the ignition system, spark plugs, basically everything but the frame, and tightening the clutch wire? Ran great. I learned later that the 2004 250GV was utterly riddled and plagued by design flaws and problems since its creation; the engine becoming a big shaving-filled brick? Commonplace. Ignition system borking up and clutch wire loosening? Also commonplace. And you need to get some aftermarket parts otherwise the electrical system will gently caress itself to death and the factory parts are as reliable as a free healthcare clinic run by Ron Paul. Truly I had made one of the worst investments of my life, but I still ended up spending about another 1000 bux to make the drat thing RUN. ...Now the only problem with it is the battery needs to be replaced, and the batteries 250s use don't tend to last more than a year at a time.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-FERR...=item53f349e04b A complete 6.0L V12 from a 599 GTB can be yours for only $18.000! And free shipping!  Imagine the engine swap possibilities. Or you could get the 2.2 out of a Prelude for £100, but who wants that? KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Feb 25, 2013 |
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I think the hard part would be finding an adequate transmission.
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KozmoNaut posted:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-FERR...=item53f349e04b I want some rich dude to stick this in an old NSX.
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Lightbulb Out posted:I think the hard part would be finding an adequate transmission. I think we could find a suitably beefy manual transmission. I mean, it only makes ~600Nm or so, the 2013 Shelby GT500 makes over 850Nm.
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KozmoNaut posted:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-FERR...=item53f349e04b Unless you planned to swap it into a vintage ferrari that lacked an engine or needed it for a replacement, is there really much demand for and engine like that? There a plenty of ways to make that kind of power for a whole lot less.
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Kenshin posted:I want some rich dude to stick this in an old NSX. That would be hard to mount as the V12 is longitudinal, and the V6 in the NSX is mounted transversely. LoveFab has been working on a longitudinally mounted engine in their Pikes peak car for this year if I'm not mistaken.
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Tai-Pan posted:Unless you planned to swap it into a vintage ferrari that lacked an engine or needed it for a replacement, is there really much demand for and engine like that? I guess for bragging rights or something? Ferrari V12s do sound absolutely fantastic, too. But that price compared to an LS motor with a supercharger or turbo? Yeah, absolutely ridiculous.
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TheFonz posted:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974...#ht_3848wt_1165  This seems awkward.
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Maker Of Shoes posted:
Uhh... I didn't see that before. I wouldn't want to drive that. Also I got the impression from the wording of the ad that they threw the money at people to do the work for them.
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Haven't seen one of these in a while: http://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/373493?ad_cid=1 
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Heading out so no time to gently caress with screencaps. This could be yours for only ten thousand dollars! http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lada-Niva-Ute-4x4-Rare-/221194264912?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item338034a150&ssPageName=RSS:B:SHOP:AU:101
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KozmoNaut posted:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-FERR...=item53f349e04b Is that seriously just sitting on the floor? How has this engine been treated? I don't even put old oily for 302's on the floor resting on their oil pan.
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You'd think they would also include the ECU, that sounds kind of important unless the next owner was just going to convert it to run or carbs or something.
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Kotaru posted:Love it or hate it, that crazy ratrod RX7 is up for sale; lmao 9.5k
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Octopus Magic posted:lmao 9.5k What all the money I put into my car doesn't make it worth a lot more money than a stock example?
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Throatwarbler posted:You'd think they would also include the ECU, that sounds kind of important unless the next owner was just going to convert it to run or carbs or something. I'm thinking it's just a really cool coffee table.
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G-Mach posted:What all the money I put into my car doesn't make it worth a lot more money than a stock example? An actual well sorted through race car is worth more but usually they come with spares and don't look like a giant pile of garbage
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Throatwarbler posted:You'd think they would also include the ECU, that sounds kind of important unless the next owner was just going to convert it to run or carbs or something. Yeah, and knowing Ferrari, I can't imagine you can just drop by their parts desk on the way home and pick up a new one. Looks like an $18,000 paperweight to me.
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Throatwarbler posted:You'd think they would also include the ECU, that sounds kind of important unless the next owner was just going to convert it to run or carbs or something. Set it up to run 6 Webers, like a Countach.
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Throatwarbler posted:You'd think they would also include the ECU, that sounds kind of important unless the next owner was just going to convert it to run or carbs or something. MegaSquirt
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Octopus Magic posted:An actual well sorted through race car is worth more but usually they come with spares and don't look like a giant pile of garbage Which is something that typically never gets posted on craigslist in the first place.
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G-Mach posted:Which is something that typically never gets posted on craigslist in the first place. I dunno, there are some decent looking race cars on SF Bay craigslist: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/3623676030.html  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/3616129985.html  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/3640593836.html  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/3639487856.html  The last one (RX-7) looks like it could be a particularly sweet deal.
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 http://desmoines.craigslist.org/cto/3646270500.html That is for our resident lead sled expert, lobsterboyx..... God that could go into a full on restoration or retrofitting modern parts. A Mercedes V12 (M120) would sit perfect in that bay...
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Headliner over at BaT. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1953-Alfa-Romeo-AR51-Matta-4x4-/121072783650?ViewItem=&item=121072783650&forcev4exp=true  60 year old Alfa Romeo jeep with dry sump DOHC engine. Some rust.
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Tyro posted:Is this possible actual gold? Looks clean but maybe overpriced? How dumb would it be to consider this as a daily driver? (I know almost nothing about rotaries) From a few days ago, but my '90 has over 220k miles on it, with the original engine. With that interior color, it would have originally been a goldfish silver. That interior was exclusive to the "Winning Silver Metallic" paint. That car looks pretty good. Look at the usual car stuff. Don't run it out of oil or overheat it and it'll run quite a while. Normally aspirated models arent near as fragile as the turbo models. The only thing I absolutely hate about mine is the creepy-crawly automatic seat belts. Replacing them with earlier manual style also requires replacing a bunch of interior trim and the headliner. EDIT: windshield wiper issue is common. Fix involved replacing relays in the switch. Not hard if you can desolder/solder. Instructions are on the web. Power window may be the lock as previously mentioned, or a dirty/broken switch on the passenger side. Darchangel fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Feb 27, 2013 |
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BrokenKnucklez posted:
I like the part where he mentions what an easy restoration it will be.
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