Thread: A Good Car to be modded.

Originally Posted by Bio248

if you really want to learn things about modding a car then pick up a cheap roller 80's GM car (basically any of them look good with the right accents) and swap in a motor of your choice. i always thought a GTA with an LS1 would have been too much fun.

Originally Posted by Poil336

even better, start with an early 90's S-10 and build a 383
you could learn anything with those. from V8 swaps in the enormous engine bay, to body and frame repair, to custom spray painting, and stuff like beating the sh!t out of it with a hammer when you're mad at it. parts are easy to find too. and the best part, you could look around for a week and find one for like $800.

that sounds like a lot of work. probabl when i get my own house i could take on something like that. but for right now just simple mods will do seeing as thats wat im doing to the prix. All of these suggestions are for my future endevours so as to save up enough money to make due.

you keep throwing out the nissan gtr though... you realize those are almost 90k right? and it's not really fair to compare those to a G8 GXP. not sure on difference in performance specs but those are two completely different market niches.

and the "custom spraypainting", that was a joke btw...

you dont know what you want. keep your money in your pocket until you actually figure it out.

just buy me a car if you wanna throw money around lol

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

How can u call bull**** on a thread asking questions???? read it again . . . i said im leaning towards the first two. and if i really want to make a POWER MOVE then im gonna be looking at the GTR or G8 GXP. so that means that thoose two are the last things on my list if anything. and yeah i believe u on the mustang but idk doesn't everyone have a mustang. its really rare to see a GTO....GOD there so sexy.

I really don't see how you're considering a GTR, are you making 100k + a year? Because I doubt you'll be able to afford it.

If anything, might as well get a brand new ZR1 Supercharged LS9 vette, since you can afford a GTR, which is a ugly piece of ****, that shouldn't even been made.

Originally Posted by KawaFord

I really don't see how you're considering a GTR, are you making 100k + a year? Because I doubt you'll be able to afford it.

If anything, might as well get a brand new ZR1 Supercharged LS9 vette, since you can afford a GTR, which is a ugly piece of ****, that shouldn't even been made.

i agree with kawa for once gtr = ugly turd

Originally Posted by realdiehl

Have you ever seen under the hood of one of those?

yeah. and he didn't say it needs to be easy to work on, just wants to do something. z's are sick cars. Probably not what he's looking for though.

Please don't get a mustang. They're too overdone, too ugly, and everyone and their mom drives one. It is really a poor man's sport's car. Find an 05 or 06 gto 6 speed and start having fun. Make that car entirely unique.

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

if im correct thoose things are ugly . . . i like that new look if u ask me.

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

How can u call bull**** on a thread asking questions???? read it again . . . i said im leaning towards the first two.

Are you not asking for suggestions?

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

yeah there fast and all. but stock ive seen prices as high as 28-32 thousand. and i refuse to get something that old for that much. I wish they had dual duals too lol and there only coupes at that and i really wanna get a four door.

If you really want a fast 4 door, you're going to have to look into import/awd platforms really...but those cars get expensive with high horsepower. I boosted G8 would be plenty of power to get you into trouble.

My suggestions are (as Bio stated previously) something older. Such as:
-79-87 Malibu, they get amazing traction...can be had cheap. This will allow you to to focus on the go-fast part..the engine.
-Fox body...same concept
-any 2nd through 4th gen F-Body
-Nova
-El Camino (79-87 is basically same as a Malibu wagon of the same years)

Originally Posted by Bio248

you dont know what you want. keep your money in your pocket until you actually figure it out.

thats the whole point of the thread. . . . to figure out wat i want from the choices that you guys provide, . . . .and THEN save up the money and get it.

Originally Posted by realdiehl

Are you not asking for suggestions?



If you really want a fast 4 door, you're going to have to look into import/awd platforms really...but those cars get expensive with high horsepower. I boosted G8 would be plenty of power to get you into trouble.

My suggestions are (as Bio stated previously) something older. Such as:
-79-87 Malibu, they get amazing traction...can be had cheap. This will allow you to to focus on the go-fast part..the engine.
-Fox body...same concept
-any 2nd through 4th gen F-Body
-Nova
-El Camino (79-87 is basically same as a Malibu wagon of the same years)

yeah im asking for suggestions. but i also stated something thats newer then 2000 but thanks for the suggestions though. not into old school :0)

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette09

yeah. and he didn't say it needs to be easy to work on, just wants to do something. z's are sick cars. Probably not what he's looking for though.

Please don't get a mustang. They're too overdone, too ugly, and everyone and their mom drives one. It is really a poor man's sport's car. Find an 05 or 06 gto 6 speed and start having fun. Make that car entirely unique.

yeah i agree with you on that one. mustangs are over done. and there aren't that many GTO's on the road so i geuss thats looking like my number one choice right now unless there are better suggestions.

c5 z06 vette (~99).

^^^saw one of those on craigslist today for $11,900

edit: don't think it was a Z06 though

Originally Posted by Bio248

c5 z06 vette (~99).

even a non-z06 and boost it. and x3 or whatever on the gtr. you want a fun car to drive in that neighborhood? get a zr1

Originally Posted by Bio248

c5 z06 vette (~99).

how much we lookin at for one of thoose, and would insurance be high? . . . twin turbo'd maybe?

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

how much we lookin at for one of thoose, and would insurance be high? . . . twin turbo'd maybe?

dude its a vette

Originally Posted by SilvaMan61

dude its a vette

i knw, i geuss my sarcasm sucks. lol but whatever. . . .

of course insurance will be high, but they are light as hell and with a little boost they move out like no other.

Originally Posted by Bio248

of course insurance will be high, but they are light as hell and with a little boost they move out like no other.

cool, ill add that to the power move list and or future high paying job car list lls thx.

Originally Posted by tazyboy28

cool, ill add that to the power move list and or future high paying job car list lls thx.

What?