Another car thread. Wanting a sports car. Which one?

Damn that's sexy. My dream car. Yeah, I know there are "better", but I've always loved them. The looks, the rawness. Awesome.

 

Thanks, it's a very raw car to drive. Most fun on 4 wheels that I have ever driven.

 

damn!! thats beautiful

 

I concur

 

Damn, that's nice. Here's my FFR, a donor build MK2 with a mild 5.0 (heads, intake), that hit the road about 20 years ago. I used to autocross it so it has power steering and brakes and 275/40-17 all around. 3 link rear and Koni single adjustables. I took a local VoTech class to learn body and paint. Shot the small parts in their booth, then built a temporary booth in my backyard for the main body. It's pretty fun but I've never been able to dial out the bump steer with the Mustang steering rack.

Definitely a budget build I'd probably do a little differently today if I actually had the time to do something like this. I think I'm into it for about $26k. Took about 6 months to get it on the road with an unfinished body, then I took it back apart and took 6 months to do all the body and paint. I gather the new bodies are nice enough to run in gelcoat which was definitely not the case 20 years ago.

 

Nice looking car, is that 4 lug wheels I am seeing.

 

Yep! Drum rear brakes too! 32yo me was, um, price-sensitive.

 

still bad ass

 

Nice looking car. I think building one is a great experience, regarding of the budget. Mine started in 2019 when kit was delivered, but was delayed by a few other projects. Good thing is that allowed me to spread some of the expenses over a few years.

Gelcoat on newer cars looks pretty decent, I drove mine for about 1200 miles before getting it ready for paint.

 

In retrospect, your approach would have been better. I wouldn't say I rushed the build but I definitely made trade-offs to build quicker and cheaper. 5 lugs, independent rear (at the time, they used Thunderbird center sections which were getting thin on the ground - not sure if they still do), a wire diet, and more time on body fitting prior to paint would have made a nicer product. My engine compartment is an embarrassment. I suppose if I really wanted some of those things I could still add them...

 

Nice thing about a project car is there can always be another project to things that perhaps in hindsight could have been done a little better.

 

I saved about $15 -20k on engine and transmission by buying a two year old wrecked mustang of Copart. Kept the power plant and parted out the rest. Wasn’t pretty but it worked. Saved a lot of money compared to buying a crate motor.

 

Had this thing in garage today.

 

There was an old guy that died in a Cadillac SLR about 15yrs ago, and family ended up in a GM lawsuit over this

I honestly don't understand it. Anyone with a brain knows that's a massive safety hazard....not just for people with normal mental capacity....but others as well.

 

I still shake my head at the brainiac fucks at GM that prevent the ignition from being locked and the key taken out of the battery is dead.

Fucking. Seriously?

 

I could see that. It's not like these "emergency" door releases are visible from the seating position.

That's definitely a deal breaker for so many reasons.
I'm sure they're quick to point out this "safety(?)" feature to potential customers, too.

 

I guess it was up for sale on Craiglist a few years ago for $105k:
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a31075739/lamborghini-diablo-ls-swap-modified/

 

It's almost comical, the plethora of aftermarket that supports the designs/junkyard availability of donors that seemingly makes a Chevy powerplant the default choice.

 

Yes, my neighbor bought it and it is for sale again. We had it on lift to take pictures under.

 

When I saw the LS I figured it was a kit car. What ever possessed the original owner to swap out the V12?