I really want to build a 510 coupe to daily (56k cough and die)
 

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but really prefer this look:
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Of course it would be powered by a 1.6l miata motor sitting in the garage.

I had to replace that shit because the wheels were different sizes
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I would drive that shit every day.

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Where can I find one of these?

My friend just sold his for 26k cash! it was on turbo magazine!

http://zilvia.net/f/cars-sale/174256...quality-3.html

craigslist is your friend

Here's a good project in Fort Worth.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/859602059.html

Not a bad price either if it's got little/no rust.

one i met at an auto x a few weeks agoi got pics of. has a sr20det in it with an 07 subbie sti lsd in the back. fucking love those cars. i say do it!

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Yeah. The 510 has been popular since they were new. Drop in that 1.6, greddy upgraded with an intercooler, would be very nice. They are hard to find in good shape for reasonable money though. You can pretty much do a BMW 2002 for the same money. Another car that looks good with real performance mods.

Those were insanely fast back in the day. We never got any 2 doors here (only 4 doors) but they were really, really fun to drive. My brother in law used to own of the few.

Another curious bit; they were called Datsun 510 SSS back then. Nissan had not changed its name yet.

screw having old/project/race cars for a daily. my lincoln has spoiled me

I want to rock a KE70 Corolla:

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Don't know if I could bring myself to put anything other than a 4AGE in it, though.

a local has a 510 with sr20 and a gt30r with supporting mods. thing is ridiculous

Those sr20 swaps look so damn clean in that engine bay. A 1.6 bp would be right at home.

I'd go swedish
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The 510s are great, however, finding one that is not a rust bucket anymore is pretty difficult.

T5 4tw

Good friend has a 510 4-dr he hopes to build... Sometime before he dies.

He's got an JDM SR20T waiting for it, and many too many projects before it.

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Swedes can be great but they are heavy pigs. Seen a couple really nice builds. One that HPDE's around here. Classy older car. Tough to want a car that heavy though after driving the Miata. Light = might!

Im stupid for 510s they are gorgeous!

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My corrado drove like that. I loved the old 3rd-gear tire smoker/vette roller.

I browse craigslist for people throwing out their old cars that I could turn into interesting daily drivers. Found a 63' ranchero, and a 66' valiant earlier today. Slant six and three on the tree.

Not too many good foreign cars left on the east coast. Rust eats them like candy.

thats my new project ;)

After daily driving AE86 Corolla's for years, I'm ready for some small measure of luxury in my daily driven vehicles. Those are some beautiful old school cars though.

I'm afraid of cars from the 21st century...way too much crap to go wrong, and probably stuff that I can't fix. After the vw debacle, I've changed what I want out of a vehicle.

These are sick...a friend of mine races a scca pro mod (?) class with his...he is bringing up one of this cars to finish...since they have lights, turn signals, etc required by class rules...its going to be a street car :D

Me too. haha. Newest vehicle I own is the hardest to work on breaks the most often, and it's my tow vehicle! My other cars are a 91 MR2 Turbo and a 95 Miata. OBD1 for me please.

510s are gorgeous.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/877800122.html

If I were made of money I'd pick that up lickety splits.

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Saw this one on eBay, there was something about it that I didnt like, but I dont remember what it was

Along the same vein and vintage, here is my old dog. 72 Dodge colt. Gutted, cage, tube frame front half, fiberglass fenders, quarters, hood, decklid. Weighed 1,860 with front and rear glass. Running 13x10x20 canilevered slicks on 13x7 minilites.

This actual car was built by Car and Driver back in 73 for their project car. After the build they promptly crashed it at Lime Rock. A buddy of mine bought it and did the tube front to fix the damage and drove it for 20 years, winning the Mid-Div championship in 1980 in GT4.

1.6 SOHC C2 4g32
Dual Solex carbs
12.5:1 compression in C2 head
forged rods
forged pistons
.600 lift S9 cam
triple springs, titanium keepers
4 into 1 C2 header
2 1/2" straight exhaust

155bhp on 110 octane. Redline was 8200.

I never tracked it. Just used it for autocross in DP.

I have 2 other projects besides my miatas:
74 celica with 18RG DOHC engine with mikuni side drafts, close ratio 5 speed and TRD suspension.

77 celica liftback that will be the recipient for a 3SGE "BEAMS" engine with a 6 speed transmission.

is that the old gateway track in Misery?

yeah.

And find one in my city (houston) thats not overpriced, or any car thats not overpriced here is a real crap shoot

Yeah. PO of the car lives there.