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Anyone with a project car?
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Reply by Axle Knight
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I have several car projects. But my business has been form around the fact. I have my own garage, it isn't big or much, but I always have room to upgrade when needed. I did a complete rebuild of both a engine and transmission for a 1989 c1500. That was a long ass time slot. Chemical baths are a b*tch, then baking soda blasting each part, and replacing broken parts. It took several months to do cause at the time I was a senior in high school, working 40hrs a week and going to college. So only had a couple of hours each night to work on it.
Reply by ATG All Tyme da G
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i have a 2000 Mustang GT convertible that Ive owned for a year now. I plan on swapping out the old 4.6 with a 5.0 Coyote motor out of a 2011-up Mustang GT so I can get 460hp out of a 20 yr old sleeper car.
Reply by Alexander RODENicanhazcheezBURGr
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i was working on my 1968 VE Valiant Ute (Australian Chrysler) when i was in tamworth, but i've moved to the big smoke, i hope to get my hands back on it as soon as possible i was teaching myself to weld so i could do repairs and learning about the motor (slant 6 225)
Reply by Gruumsh
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My current project is actually my daily. 07 classic silverado 4.3 manual. Getting a 350 vortec style put toghter slowly, along with a dana 70u that be going in the rear end. So far I've just replace majority of the light (except dash and headlights) with LEDs. Put toghter a intake setup for the v6 to help it breathe a tad better above mid range rpm.
Reply by E777
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I dont own a project car but ill soon be buying my first car, a 1991 Miata :)
Reply by That one guy
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91 bmw 325i e30 coupe, manual swap, full suspension, bushings, diff, stiffening, bottom end engine, megasquirt ecu, getting a gtx3582, injectors and my intercooler in about a month.
Reply by Happykitty1992
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ive got a 1990 chevy caprice
Reply by ms.morticiaaddams
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ive got a 1988 chevy cavalier Z24 convertible.
Reply by Fenrir_06
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I am currently saving some money for a 79 camaro to do up then hopefully have it ready by the time I'm 18
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Reply by Morgan
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Yesss I’ve worked at my childhoods dad shop for awhile and he bought old cars and made them projects. They were fun to rebuild
Reply by Manuel
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I plan on getting a project car started with reviving my first car. Thankfully I have a garage to store the car as I work on it over time.
Reply by X.x_Alex_x.X
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Just picked up over the summer a fairly “clean” s13 240sx is my dream car looking forward to getting it where i want it to be
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Reply by Rex Parsec
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89 Silvia. Swapping in a rebuilt CA18 with every internal mod. Machined head. Borg Warner turbo. Super Advan wheels. Been in the US about 7 years. My girlfriend imported it. It's her dream car (good taste) and after a freak parking lot accident and a popped head gasket we decided to go balls out with it. We have a third CA18 I want to put in a D21 truck. Also have a 94 Grand Marquis I wanna make into a sleeper. No, I'm not gonna donk it lol.
Reply by Don Pike
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1986 Chrysler Fifth Avenue here. Yeah, it's not what most would mess with, but it's an old car, I got a parts car with it, and parts are cheap.
Reply by Hemlock
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I just picked up an EG Civic for the gas milage but once prices calm down a bit i want to do either a B or a K swap. If I save up enough money im considering building a G23 from a F23 block and a H22 head. Either way im doing a manual swap since im bored with automatic.
Reply by LukeTheLoaf
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ive got a 62' MG Midget that i want to smash with a sledgehammer just a little bit more everyday. if the car gets completed before then ill allow it to live
Reply by Keegs
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havent done much to it but i have a 98 ford contour svt thats been sitting for some time its in rough shape but im hoping to get it running again
Reply by Keegs
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havent done much to it but i have a 98 ford contour svt thats been sitting for some time its in rough shape but im hoping to get it running again
Reply by John C. Hawkens
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I used to have a nice 67 Charger back in 2006, i got it from one of my dad's old friend, but I had to sell after we moved out, I miss that car (even if that thing barely started hehe), maybe someday I'll get a new project but for now I rather stick with my model trains ;)
Reply by Xyvraaq
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still not, but me and my friends are minding about a BMW Series 3 or a Fiat Dino
if u want to check out i created a blog
TiredGas Blog
Reply by 315ELITE
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My car is a 1985 firebird 350 700r4. She has a mini spool, B&M shift kit, thumper cam, flat top pistons, 416 ported heads, single plain intake, fitech fuel injection and a B&M ratchet shifter. Unfortunately I haven’t had time or money to work on it in a few years because life got a hold of me.
Reply by Oblivixus_Pixxi
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I have a 1985 Chevy C-10 Pickup sitting in front of my house waiting for it's new headlight to come in lol. I'm also having to replace a few fuses cause i can't hit my horn without getting shocked..She's definitely a project. Tip of the day, order things ahead of time and don't let the rats get to your wiring.
Reply by duck
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ive got a 1967 chevrolet bel air station wagon :)
it originally started as a fleet car with a 283 and 3 on the tree and my father purchased it from a gentleman when i was just an infant but lost interest in it over the years so i took it over.
currently it has a 350 sbc bored .30 over with corvette manifolds leading to a true dual exhaust with some cheapo thrush mufflers, edelbrock intake manifold with 4 barrel atop and a little cam, t5 transmission as a temporary thing.
currently in the bodywork stages with all the trim and bumpers uninstalled and mismatched body panel colors
Reply by ShininBusa
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I have a pretty bold project on my mind.
I have a 1999 Renault Twingo, it has a 1.2 8v with astonishing 56hp.
So the plan is: fitting a 1.4 16v on it with a screaming pipe, put on a nice exhaust (not too loud but not too quiet), put on a nice suspension since the original suspension is soft af, some nice watanabe-styled wheels with some grippy tires. Seems a bit too much for a heckin Twingo, but I've seen some with this setup and they look really good.
The only thing I need to start with it is some nice money.
Either that or I'll just restore it and keep it as original as possible to add some value, since It's a future classic.
Reply by Emma
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My friend bought me a 1983 Porsche 944 rolling shell for $400 for christmas in 2023. I've been working at it slowly, I've never done a full project like this before so its a little nerve wracking. but hopefully we can get the engine put in this year and get it running under its own power.
Reply by Nine
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ive got a 2000 saab 9-5
trying to find some time to fix the rust underneath lol
Reply by ChemicalGutz
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I have two!!
my 08 v6 mustang and a RHD 94 subie legacy wagon :) the legacy has no engine in it but the mustang is running again just needs a few more things and I can do cosmetics to it!!
Reply by Steiner
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I still have my first car i ever owned! and im currently making it a fun little road leagal track car with roll cage and everything! its a 1982 Saab 900 GL that i engine swapped for the 2.3L turbo engine. that im also putting a Trionic 4 system on from a Saab 9000 to make my engine mapable. im aming for around 400hp but we will see how much i can actually puch that engine. but i have seen other saabs with that many horses before! but ive needed to put that project on hold as i recently got married and i no longer have place for 2 cars. my other (the daily) is a 1964 Simca 1500 sedan wich i find really cool and an awesome daily for the time!
Reply by tora
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I got a 1991 fc rx7 convertible, its slow as fuck but at least it looks cool. When it runs. It never runs.
Reply by CoCo_BiscuitsXx <3
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I have a 1976 Lada 1300/VAZ 21011, it is my first ever car and was my daily for three years, but it is no longer roadworthy :(
Currently stripping it down for massive rust repairs and chassis reinforcement, and a LOOOT of planned custom work like inset secondary lights in the grill n some nice bucket seats :D oh and relocating the battery to the trunk for dat weight distribution!! important on such a light lil FR
Reply by RedCivix
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Me and my friends have a project 2004 Mazda rx8, 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, 1995 Mazda Miata (NA) and a 1993 Ford Probe GT!!! We work on these cars weekly and we've been focusing on the Eclipse and the RX8 :D All are manual and are crazy fun!!!!
Reply by irl
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