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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
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Pick up a Turbo XT with a blown head gasket, and fix it... They can be had for cheap....
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
Turbo K- Car Yo!
Edit: Argh I posted as Tom... -Mike |
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
even a beat up DSM with a bad head will cost 1000
I really want to know what car you will be getting for 500.
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
Thunderbird SC. Factory supercharged, 325lb-ft of torque, RWD, IRS, very easy to make them carve corners extremely well, and as long as the headgaskets are done, it will be as reliable as the day is long. If you find one with blown headgaskets and a trashed interior, you can probably pick it up for $300. Replace the head gaskets and use studs instead of bolts, and MLS gaskets. Also make sure to get one with a 5-speed as there is no way the AOD will make it 12 hours of beating on it. Try to get an 89 or 90 as they have the stiffest sway bars. Cut one coil off all 4 springs, and make sure all the bushings in the suspension are good, and get some weight off it, and it will outhandle everything else on the track.
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
I've spent some time in a Volvo 740 turbo and it wasn't much for corners I like the turbo idea, will this be on a road track or a circle track? Circle track I'd focus on power, road track I'd focus on handling...and I'd drive a BMW e30
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
I believe circle track....
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
Do you have a link to the event ? sounds interesting.
good luck!
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. |
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
i have a 92 ls i picked up for $400 with no title. it needs brakes and a radiatior
i was thinking about using it |
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
Poor SVX
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. |
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I'm sure I don't need to plead with ya to recycle everything off the body you can but let me know if you go with it. I got the place for you to get your cage from.
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
That's interesting. If they think you spent more than $500 on your car they can vote to crush it.
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
Turbo Volvo, boost the chidit out of it
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.Karl. Southwest members, click here to check in!CA,NV,AZ,UT,NM,OR,CO Wanted...your busted SVX! Watch out Earl, I'm comin to getchya Return of the Pissed Platypus! X2 My dream (other than a pearlie) 1.8 SVXi and a laguna blue spoiler...somewhere I decided to quit drinking, but I didn't like it so I quit not drinking. |
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
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i bought it for spare engine and transmission parts i'll let you guys know if we end up using it |
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Re: 24 hours of Lemons... Car suggestions???
thanks for the link!
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David 96LSi 102k Laguna Blue 95 LS-L AWD, Safety package, 140k Polo Green the Chick Magnet: 91 Justy GL EFI 4x4 154k (new motor @120k) 90 Yamaha V-Max 82 Yamaha XJ650LJ Turbo My Diver Propulsion vehicle: 88 Jeep Cherokee 160k "U-sta-have" 88 XT6 AWD Pearl, 86 XT Lt Blue, 85 XT AWD/4x4 Turbo Space Blue |
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