Oppo Morning Hypothetical: After Market Edition

"GhostZ" (GhostZ) 01/16/2014 at 07:35 • Filed to: None

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You have $50,000 to spend on a daily driver. You can keep your current ride, but you have to drive this car at least once a day. The catch? Only $5000 can be spent on the car itself, the other $45,000 has to be spent on the car AFTER purchase.

Do you restore a junker, build a hot rod, lux-out a barge, build a killer garage, modify an old sports car, or what? Whatever you choose to spend it on, it has to be DIRECTLY related to that car, and only that car. No parts cars or additional vehicles.

Since my obvious answer is obvious (you should all know what I would build with that kind of money by now!), I'm going to take a slightly different approach:

I'd start with a beat-up slant-6 early 60s Barracuda, spend about $5000 cleaning the body up, and then swap/squeeze in an EFI 440 (~$10,000, junkyard, new cam, intake and heads) fully independent and adjustable suspension (~$20,000) and 4-wheel disc brakes (~10,000) with some wider tires and misc handling improvements. (~5,000)

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 08:01

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http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/de…

I would Resto mod the shit out of it. Crate engine with modern transmission.

CalzoneGolem > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 08:11

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I'm confused how the garage is directly related to the car.

I'd buy a Focus wagon and then drop a v8 in it like that hatch from npocp.

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 09:17

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I would start with a Lancia Beta, which goes for around $5K these days. Then I would do a RWD conversion with a limited slip diff, swap in an Alfa Romeo V6, swap in a better and faster transmission (a three-pedal, none of that dual clutch crap), upgrade the engine to about 375 hp, add a rally-inspired body kit (with hood-mounted fog lights, of course), sport tires, sport suspension, sport brakes, strip the interior, add a full roll cage, replace the old seats with Recaros, and figure out some way to stop or at least slow down the inevitable rust.

Who needs sway bars anyway > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 09:50

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I would start with something like this:

and end with something along these lines:

CPT Speedbump > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 11:03

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Miata (always the answer)- fastback conversion, new suspension, brakes, race seats, built sr20det.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 11:33

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Buy an old Renault 4 or a Yugo for 500 bucks.

Dump the rest of the money on the suspension, safety, and interior. A lot of soundproofing, heat insulation and all the comfort stuff. Leather everywhere. New custom dash. Gadgets.
Boom. You've got a luxury sleeper. Like a normal one, but it doesn't hide power or speed, but comfort and niceness.

911e46z06 > GhostZ 01/16/2014 at 23:15

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