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I'm not in a place that I can I post screen shots, so either I'll edit this when I get back or someone can do it for me - but here's a Datsun 411 on a jeep frame. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/2523949850.html
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Holy poo poo I saw the episode of Ultimate Car Buildoff where they built that thing. The competition was a mid-engine converted minivan. IIRC, the Astroghini had a huge fuckoff turbo on it that had an inordinately long lag time on it. The 0-60 time was good for a minivan, but once it hit 30-40mph and that thing kicked it, it was almost undriveable because it was so fast and understeery. robotsinmyhead fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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Aug 14, 2011 22:21
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As Nero Danced posted:Your pants are safe, and probably will be forever. I swear Honda was using already rusted metal when building some of their cars back then. IIRC, the rubber seals in the back quarter panels where great at protecting the metal, but trapped water and salt and poo poo and rusted the metal. The fix is to remove the seals and apply body sealer.
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Aug 14, 2011 23:47
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robotsinmyhead posted:it was almost undriveable because it was so fast and FWD.
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Aug 15, 2011 00:27
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slidebite posted:Weren't astros RWD?
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Oh yeah, you're right. I guess I was thinking FWD because of the way it drove, pushing like a freight train into every turn.
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Aug 15, 2011 00:50
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There's more to understeer than drive type - it still has the majority of the weight up front so even with RWD it's going to want to push until the cows come home, right up until you get some snap oversteer by laying into the throttle too much with that turbo (if it still had the turbo, that is).
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Nothing wrong with those Astro vans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0rZs4WZP8Y Content: http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2500278121.html No title, probably way worse than the pics say, but one of my favorite cars and colors.
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Aug 15, 2011 03:07
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ursa_minor posted:I'm not in a place that I can I post screen shots, so either I'll edit this when I get back or someone can do it for me - but here's a Datsun 411 on a jeep frame. 
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Aug 15, 2011 15:07
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In a similar vein I've been seeing this posted for a few weeks now. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2539918213.html 
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Aug 15, 2011 17:16
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Are those Crown Royal shift boots? 
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Aug 15, 2011 17:33
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I missed this by 2 hours.  I actually want to cry.  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/2542641270.html ursa_minor fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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Aug 15, 2011 19:50
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SwashedBuckles posted:Hey Sockington, DropShadow found something for you He should investigate this one http://newyork.craigslist.org/stn/cto/2538735973.html e: maybe not I think this is most what he has done to his already Nodoze fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Aug 16, 2011 |
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Aug 16, 2011 01:40
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Four grand for a swapped GTX with a bunch of garbage installed that isn't even wired? Eh.
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T1g4h posted:Somebody, for the love of god, buy this. Then let me drive it. I've always, always wanted one of these goddamn why do I not have $10k If this was any closer I'd buy it, $10k is a great price for a Syclone or Typhoon in great shape. I've seen them for over $20k routinely.
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Aug 16, 2011 03:03
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http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/2548844295.html 
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ack! posted:In a similar vein I've been seeing this posted for a few weeks now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Ju0W9UEiM
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heat posted:http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/2548844295.html Ahahaa, I like how "a lot of work under the car" = "standard control arm replacement like everyone has to do"
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I know this is a nervous breakdown waiting to happen, but I still sort of want this http://rockford.craigslist.org/cto/2547520485.html No exhaust, power steering leaks, needs a windshield, and the seat mounts are probably a pile of rust, but all the expensive things have been taken care of already. I can only guess what other horrors this is hiding.
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Well for $600 you could probably strip it of the good parts and junk the rest and make your money back.
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Funzo posted:I know this is a nervous breakdown waiting to happen, but I still sort of want this For $600 + an exhaust + a windshield I would do it in a second.
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AlternateAccount posted:For $600 + an exhaust + a windshield I would do it in a second. + a fuel pump + a power steering pump + a new front driver's seat possibly + whatever other poo poo has gone wrong from it sitting for however long + probably all the perishable bits in the suspension being worn out from having 171k miles put on it e: I'm going to half rear end guess but you'd probably end up putting $2k in parts + labor at the low end on it. OTOH a M70 swap into an E34 or something would be pretty awesome and that would be a good donor car! rscott fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Aug 16, 2011 |
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Aug 16, 2011 20:02
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rscott posted:+ a fuel pump + a power steering pump + a new front driver's seat possibly + whatever other poo poo has gone wrong from it sitting for however long + probably all the perishable bits in the suspension being worn out from having 171k miles put on it I am okay with that in the knowledge that if I ever just say EH gently caress IT I can get my money back out of it.
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That's still cheap as hell to be rolling in style. Ridiculous local insurance rules aside, I'd buy that for six hundred bucks, and I just bought a Miata yesterday... Edit for some content. A friend of mine is selling his Golf, and that's the actual photo that the dealer put in the ad:  I guess it's good if you want to hide lots of small scratches? I offered to take better photos with my SLR, but for now it's stuck with this. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Aug 16, 2011 |
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Aug 16, 2011 22:01
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Oh hey, a NSX for under $20k at a dealer. Let's have a loo-  http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ctd/2548306713.html
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Aug 16, 2011 22:19
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ursa_minor posted:I missed this by 2 hours. this had me searching craigslist for Datsuns within 3500mi this is what I found: http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/cto/2534219957.html  And a couple of clean 510's for $10k
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IOwnCalculus posted:Oh hey, a NSX for under $20k at a dealer. Let's have a loo- Seems like this car's got a bit of a story: http://nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93470
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Funzo posted:I know this is a nervous breakdown waiting to happen, but I still sort of want thi One of the guys I work with has an E32 with the V12. He said it really hasn't been a *bad* car to own. He said that there are fiddly bits that seem to croak, but quite a bit of the cars parts are related to the E34. The engine has been rock solid and the transmission has been trouble free. I asked him if he would buy another, and he said in a split second. If you have your own tools and are willing to work around that sweet sweet v12, do it. YMMV.
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madattheinternet posted:Seems like this car's got a bit of a story: http://nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93470 Huh, no poo poo, and then someone else did buy it and fixed it up some...still doesn't explain that paint: http://nsxprime.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126203
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Speaking of old Datsun trucks, this one has a SKYLINE motor. http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2479564818.html 
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Found my next commuter: http://newyork.craigslist.org/stn/cto/2550816276.html
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manboy posted:Found my next commuter: SCRENSHOTS!  Seriously, get the imgur extension for your browser and you can just right-click on any page and upload the screenshot of your browser window. 
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Boat posted:SCRENSHOTS! Sorry! That sort of seemed to be the trend but I was being shoo'd off the computer and this was too good not to post.
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manboy posted:Sorry! That sort of seemed to be the trend but I was being shoo'd off the computer and this was too good not to post. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ctd/2549857161.html  (If I could find a decent mechanic for it, I'd snag a Bentley Turbo R in a heartbeat...) krysmopompas fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Aug 17, 2011 |
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krysmopompas posted:(If I could find a decent mechanic for it, I'd snag a Bentley Turbo R in a heartbeat...) So after reading this, I got curious. I found at least 4 -5 between $15 - 20k, but this one stood out: http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/2549058867.html  74,700 miles, $9500 No idea these were so cheap now. e: I almost - almost - want to buy it myself. It would be a dangerous thing if I actually had the space and some disposable  hanging around.
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All this talk about Datsun pickups lead me to this. http://sd.craigslist.org/pts/2499117879.html I just hope he didn't crush it yet. 
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I hate when people put that in the ad; 90% of the time they're just trying to get people to rush out and buy the car immediately without haggling.
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Professor Bling posted:I hate when people put that in the ad; 90% of the time they're just trying to get people to rush out and buy the car immediately without haggling. I hate that too...but to be fair, he's only asking $300. Not too much haggle room there to start with. I really hope he doesn't actually crush it. How many of those can there be left in any condition anywhere? And is that a Gremlin I see behind it?
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Professor Bling posted:I hate when people put that in the ad; 90% of the time they're just trying to get people to rush out and buy the car immediately without haggling. Yeah I hate it too, but if he's just asking $300 he's really only asking for drat near scrap prices at that point anyway. I imagine though that it probably does not have a clear title.
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Yeah that's what you'd usually get for something out of our local scrapyard; I just have an irrational anger towards that phrase (also I once missed out on a perfect parts car because the guy actually scrapped the car and I loving cried).
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