Streetwiseguy said:What do you want to build that would never be done?
1991 NSX with the SOHC C30 as called for in the original design. This would shave about 2.5" off the tail of the car and, IMHO, change the looks dramatically.
Streetwiseguy said:What do you want to build that would never be done?
1991 NSX with the SOHC C30 as called for in the original design. This would shave about 2.5" off the tail of the car and, IMHO, change the looks dramatically.
Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter) said:On your same plane, I wanted to make a 2dr mk3 Jetta (coupe). I saw a few others struggle to do it, so haven't bothered.
I may rwd convert my corrado, but there's a shot I will finish it.
One thing that is actually doable if you can find the bits is a Sport Quattro clone. You will need an ur-Quattro, and (the hard part) a 2 door Audi 4000. See, the doors for the urq and the 2 door 4000 were the same length, but the Sport had the taller windshield angle of the 4000 vs the more heavily sloped urq.
Most Sport clones don't bother with the correct windshield/A pillars/doors, and they look like crap.
One of my "favorite" bits of BS that clued me in that the British car magazine industry is worthless, was a photo labeled a "gennie Sport Quattro". Except it had the wrong windshield angle, and also it was right hand drive. It was probably a Dialynx conversion.
CrustyRedXpress said:Streetwiseguy said:What do you want to build that would never be done?
1991 NSX with the SOHC C30 as called for in the original design. This would shave about 2.5" off the tail of the car and, IMHO, change the looks dramatically.
It sounds like all you want is just an NSX with a shorter trunk:
Tatra 603 hat over a Porsche 996 turbo. Grace (in an alternate universe sort of way), space and a metric sh*tton of pace.
Wheelbase and track don't match but that's probably the least of the issues given the costs of the donor cars anymore.
The only new car I've ever owned was a 1980 Mazda 626. I'd like to have another one (if one even exists anymore) and put a Miata drivetrain in it.
In reply to stuart in mn :
I always thought those were a pretty car.
In reply to VolvoHeretic :
Speaking of six wheeled cars, I was just looking up an address on Google Maps and happened to see this image in front of the restaurant I was looking for. 
Streetwiseguy said:In reply to stuart in mn :
I always thought those were a pretty car.
I really liked its looks, both inside and out. The engine in the first gen 626's was the same one used in the Mazda pickup and it only had about 75hp, but the cars handled well and were fun to drive. I think the suspension was basically the same as an RX-7. When I was shopping for cars Autoweek had a good review of them that helped me make up my mind, they said it was able to show its heels to a BMW 320i.
I really have simple, primitive desires. A fully restored P1800 or 2002 on a Model S Plaid skateboard. Integrate hvac and electronics from the Tesla, but everything else is retro.
I'm sure it's probably one of the 'easier' graftsin this thread, but I wouldn't have the first clue where to start, besides a sawzall.
In reply to stuart in mn :
Was going to say... good friend bought one of those, it was completely out of the blue for him, and though I remember it being quite a nice little car, I also recall it being the slowest car I'd ever driven.
golfduke said:I really have simple, primitive desires. A fully restored P1800 or 2002 on a Model S Plaid skateboard. Integrate hvac and electronics from the Tesla, but everything else is retro.
I'm sure it's probably one of the 'easier' graftsin this thread, but I wouldn't have the first clue where to start, besides a sawzall.
The 66" track width of the Tesla and the 52" track width of the Volvo P1800 pretty much make this a Rotweiler/Chihuahua mating effort. The 2002 would not be much better match.
The dimensions of the Tesla make it better suited to a Camaro or Chevelle sized body donor.
NOHOME said:golfduke said:I really have simple, primitive desires. A fully restored P1800 or 2002 on a Model S Plaid skateboard. Integrate hvac and electronics from the Tesla, but everything else is retro.
I'm sure it's probably one of the 'easier' graftsin this thread, but I wouldn't have the first clue where to start, besides a sawzall.
The 66" track width of the Tesla and the 52" track width of the Volvo P1800 pretty much make this a Rotweiler/Chihuahua mating effort. The 2002 would not be much better match.
The dimensions of the Tesla make it better suited to a Camaro or Chevelle sized body donor.
But we're talking about projects doomed to end in failure! haha. And you're right- the proportions of the car wouldn't look right at thos massive differences. Maybe an i3 platform? That might get me closer.
Edit: damn even the i3 track width is 62". Crud.
In reply to golfduke :
There is no such thing as cant when you have to...
In reply to NOHOME :
Nothing some more box flares wouldn't cure.
stuart in mn said:The only new car I've ever owned was a 1980 Mazda 626. I'd like to have another one (if one even exists anymore) and put a Miata drivetrain in it.
I am 100% on board with this. I learned to drive stick on a 1980 626 and I've had a soft spot for them ever since.
They do still exist but are rare because they rusted and they're not desirable. I came across a four door a little while ago and was tempted. Coupes seems to have a higher survival rate. I'm pretty sure there's someone on the forum with one.
SV reX said:Snowdoggie (Forum Supporter) said:Lotus Europa
You and I both tried to build the same Europa
I was actually looking for the original Renault engine and transaxle. I also couldn't fit in it. I was researching the Gurney Bubble before I gave up.
stuart in mn said:In reply to VolvoHeretic :
Speaking of six wheeled cars, I was just looking up an address on Google Maps and happened to see this image in front of the restaurant I was looking for.
lol. Dang, just when I think I have a great new idea, somebody beats me to it. Even Google Street
I'm hoping to change my oil this afternoon.
Sporting the home made air dam? Those wheels were cool except for the 13" issue......
DatsunGuy guilty of making homemade air dam.
Datsun240ZGuy said:Sporting the home made air dam? Those wheels were cool except for the 13" issue......
That was a universal air dam right out of the J.C. Whitney catalog. I think it was actually just a hunk of lawn edging but for 1980 it was cool. The wheels were sort of a Campagnolo copy, I liked them a lot except for the 13" deal (plus they were a pain to clean.)
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