DECIDED ON MY NEXT CAR

[mazdamp3_18]

Some of you may know im selling my mp3 due to financial situations. I have been looking at many cars but ive decided what to buy and have it for at least a year or so. im going to be getting a mid 60's - 70's bug and im going to totally rebuild the engine and hopefully i can get it running 13-14 second 1/4 miles. sorry guys and girls that im returning to the dub ways.(ive owned 2 vw's with many mods) but it is the only way i can go for now. its just a matter of how long it will take me to sell my mp3.

 

[initialRES]

I can't believe you are actually thinking of doing that. It might be fast but come on. There are so many other cars out there.

 

[MP3-Owner]

DUDE! Bugs are awsome! Although I would try and find a Carmenghia(sp?) I seen one that had torque thrust style wheels and it looked BADASS! Besides it is funny to smoke a riced up honda with a BUG! hehe They pull up thinking they are going to smoke this P.O.S. and then they get Whooped! haha Go find a Carmenghia

 

[mazdamp3_18]

the only problem with a ghia is that anything that is designed by karmann doubles in price. so a decent ghia will be about 5 grand. i am also thinking of a old vw bus too. one of my friends dads had an old bus that ran 14.5 in the 1/4 mile. i thought it would be kinda cool to find a white bug and get herbie decals made and make it a 13 second love bug. LOL

 

[mazdamp3_18]

also i would like anyone to find a car that someone with amature knowledge of engines that can rebuild an engine in a week of a 1.5 hour auto shop class.

 

[initialRES]

remember you are talking about a bug here. This is my opinion but I could never drive one. I don't care how much faster it is than my car. It is an old bug. Good luck with that buddy if you are serious about this.

 

[mazdamp3_18]

im not trying to start a flame war. i just wanted to post the cars im thinking of buying and about selling my mp3. and about my last post i was just stressing on how simple the engines in the aircooled dubs are. sorry if i pissed you off. im not here to make enemies.

 

[70]

If your thinking old VW, look into the type 3 body...It's sealed up better than the Bug in front. So, if you need the car to be warm at any point in its life it'll be slightly easier. Plus the Type 3 Squareback is nice alternative to the Bus. Plus the Type 3 is the easiest to lower.

Just my opinion...

 

[initialRES]

No I'm not pissed and I am not mocking you or anything. Sorry if it sounded like that. I was just saying, that I wouldn't drive one. If your dream is to build a sick sleeper, then I don't think there is a better car than the old bugs. I would be humiliated to be beaten by one but then again I just couldn't drive it. If you actually do go through with this, keep us updated. You should carry a camera with you and take pictures of everyone you beat, just to see their faces. That would be so funny

 

[mazdamp3_18]

i looked into how much new engines would be for the old bugs and their like 2- 4grand. and a deent bug will cost around 2-5 grand. i looked into a lot of things and getting the bug in the condition that i would be happy with would cost me 3-5 times the cost of the origional car. i dont have to cash flow for that.
InitialRES your right there are a lot of cars in my price range that are good starts for a fast as hell car.
a light came on in my head last night and i thought hell why dont i find a 91-95 Civic Hatch and drop a SI or Integra Engine into it. i can get a si vtec with trans, ecu and the whole nine yards without exhaust for 1700. i could have a hell of a fast car for about 4 grand. except i dont know the difficulties of dropping a si engine into an older civic hatch.

 

[hakushi no sakura]

you can get an older b16a from the first gen SiR for $2800CDN installed ..

 

[APEXistud]

If you thinking of buy an EG Civic (92-95) and dropping a b16 or b18 into it. Take a trip up to Payne Tech in Troy, MI. Although I don't like the owner "Tom" at all, his shop does do some decent work. My boy Jason Kuniawski used to work there. If you're going to do a swap, do it right get the EG and grab an ITR motor B18C5.....Good luck. Oh, I agree with InitialRES, a bug just doesn't do it for me, but hey whatever floats your boat.

 

[mazdamp3_18]

I need to find some places around here that sell rebuilt or new honda engines. Hakushi where did you get that quote from? thats a pretty damn good deal. the first gen SiR engines had 160 hp right? I know the B16A3 bolts right into the EG civic along with the B18C1.

 

[hakushi no sakura]

It's at www.progressiveracing.com

It's located in Toronto, so, you'll probably have to get it shipped to you. Not a bad deal though, considering the low Canadian dollar now

Only $1300 for the actual motor!

 

[mazdamp3_18]

for them to do that conversion for that price i would drive out there to get it done. thats a bad ass deal