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well im looking around for a cheap work hack that has to be in manual form (its half the fun) and no, this isnt a wanted ad either.
80s cars are fine, infact in the right price range but what to choose? im thinking decent fun power for a small to mid size car should be around about or more than 100fwkw. the celica fit this bill, cheap, manual, 103kw but it was Front wheel drive (ok i guess). the cressida also fit the bill, may not so much the price range AND they dont come in manual. (pity-142kw) the old meteor we had was fun, not as much power and front wheel drive, but still fun. telstars have been considered - see above. what else is out there that fits the bill, usually are (or are easy to come by) for less than $1000? |
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late 70's - early 80's corolla's, cheap as chips and are just about unkilliable
EDIT: to solve the lack of power, buy one for about $500 (cant be hard) then spend the other $500 giving it more power
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capri turbos, tx3's or tx5's there turbo fours and cheap as chips!
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the Meteor, we bought for $150. it needed $8 worth of repairs to pass a RWC. panels were straight with no rust, interior was immaculate, and engine/driveline was also in GC. |
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24-01-2008, 10:36 PM | #6 | ||
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TX5 Turbos or even rarer is the Mazda Equivalent (or failing that the MX6)
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24-01-2008, 10:39 PM | #7 | ||
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seems 80s BMWs might hold the answer.
some good power figures from some of the 3 and 5 series. |
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Old KC-KE TX3's are going fairly cheap. Seen some around 1k! Turbo ones are getting cheaper too ... saw one for 2500 a few months back.
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An old Starion or Cordia (roger may give you a few tips).
A mate picked up a Factory Turbo Sigma last week for $1200. Bargain!
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The old Hyundai "S" coupe apparently had a 84kw 1.5l???
Old swift Gti? 1.3l, 73kw? |
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25-01-2008, 09:23 AM | #13 | |||
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i reckon go a r31 skyline plenty of power and cheap to buy
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if you want something with the power you quoted AND that will handle, stick with the st162 celica... and you'll find one for that price if you look hard enough.
i owned one for seven years. their weak points are CV joints and front hub bearings. i went through a few of them. put some good shocks in it and the thing will handle like a dream. |
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25-01-2008, 09:35 AM | #15 | ||
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TX3s take an absolute hiding & keep on going & are pretty fun little handlers.
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25-01-2008, 10:28 AM | #17 | ||
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AE92-powered Corollas (late 80s 20 valve twin cam jobbies) have 100fwkw
Or look up "PAE goes drifting" on youtube, there's a few clips of a beige early 80s RWD corolla having fun. |
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25-01-2008, 10:38 AM | #18 | ||
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I would have to agree with casablanca - r31 skyline.
light powerful straight 6cyl manual - get a silhouette and you get shorter dif and LSD (lots of fun with cheap 205's). Unbustable, but when they do (like if you drive through a brick fence) break they are cheap and heaps of wrecks to scrounge from. and easy to get more power if you want. less than 9l/100 if your nice on the loud peddle. |
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go for a R31 skyline sillouette(sp?) they still look pretty good and mean with a little lowering and a nice set of rims.. throw a sports catback on there and it would be great fun and wont feel like driving somthing your grandma would like..
mayeb throw in some better speakers too
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AE86 (sprinter) anyone?? small, manual and real wheel drive = FUN! and cheap to boot
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there must be some other ugly little beasts out there that have been overlooked throughout the years.........
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25-01-2008, 04:07 PM | #23 | ||
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AE82 or AE92 with the injected 16v twin-cam engine. 100fwkw, popular aftermarket. 20v supercharged from an MR2 - a straight drop-in.
Its the only thing that is cheap, reliable and relatively fast. My personal advise is to keep away from cheap 80s turbos.
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25-01-2008, 05:21 PM | #24 | ||
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toyota corona late 70's early 80's. have had 3. picked them all up for less than 400, rwd bucket. Only 2 ways to kill them. Roll it, drive it home, put a brick on the accelerator put a running hose down the carb, or tack weld a turbo to the exhaust, plumb it in and take it to the drags. you really cant go wrong.
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I have a manual 2.2L 88 mazda 626 wagon and a near complete factory turbo setup you can have for $1000 only missing turbo less than $100 of eBay. Sleeper and a half!!!
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25-01-2008, 05:49 PM | #27 | ||
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Mk2 Ford Escort 2 litre, you wont find a 2 door for under 1k but possibly a 4 door, okay a bit down on power and maybe getting a bit too old but a great fun car. Power can me made in a few ways and at least your in a RWD and you will be looking out the side windows more so than the front.
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BMW 318is (E30)... I've seen first hand how hard they pull.
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bmw 3 series im biased though
e21 (up to 1982ish) 323i depending on budget and e30 325i (86-91) 323i is also a good option but dont handle as good as a 318is and arent much more powerfull (5kw iirc) I have a 1990 318is and its awesome fun to drive. They only ever made them in coupe form with a manual box. its getting difficult to find a manual 2 door 6 cyl model let alone one in good condition for a reasonable price.
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I drove a mates E30 323 years ago and it was slow, but it was probably one of the best sounding 6s ive ever heard. I dont know what was done to the exhaust but I could listen to that all day.
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