Buildsheet: A Game About Building Your Own Car

"twinturbobmw" (twinturbobmw) 01/18/2014 at 17:06 • Filed to: Buildsheet

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What buildsheet is about is choosing a car and finding parts to create a car meeting the requirements and budget. (e.g. lemons car, $500) You are free to "buy" any cars and parts however I might add in little touches such as "The car must have less than 120hp stock. Or parts must be 50 US state legal." But because this is the first Buildsheet, I'll leave it open to just a topic and budget. I encourage you to modify the car to your personality and what you like. Make the car your own. Here's the criteria:

Topic: Droptop Canyon Cruiser

Budget: $45,000

Extra Rules: The car must be a soft-top. That means no SL style folding metal roofs!

photo: blogwallpaper123

Leadbull > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:15

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-Purchase bicycle

-Pocket ~ $44,000

-Invest, Save

-Buy a cheaper car with a fixed roof

Clown Shoe Pilot > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:16

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miata. done.

Justin is driven > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:32

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Maybe not this low, but an FC convertible with a 3 rotor or a really well built 13B. Full suspension rebuild with Ohlins and heim joints and man, $45k is a lot of money. Spend the rest on gas.

VicVinegar > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:35

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Boom. Alternatively, I could get this and use the remaining cash for a supercharger and some other upgrades.

Bandit > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:38

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1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible. Preferably black body, black interior, white top. Lower it just a tad and swap in some tasteful aftermarket rims.

davedave1111 > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:45

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Can I have a custom Fiat Panda convertible? Ought to be easily doable for ten, twenty thousand at most, leaving plenty over to swap in a turbo rotary engine.

revrseat70 > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 17:57

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Elise w/lsd: $25k
turbo: $5k
widen + wheels and tires: $5k
Suspension and brake upgrades with the $5k left.

Squid > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 18:14

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AP2 S2000 preferably a 2005 so I can still retain the throttle cable. Put the money into boosting it to get ~400-450 at the wheels, beef up the differential as it would implode at that power level. Then buy the whole Cusco catalog of chassis bracing for it and slap on a set of Moton's or Oehlins coilovers. I'd have it riding on CE28-N wheels in a 17x9 all around and it would be riding on some nice R compound tires. I'm pretty sure $45 k can accomplish that. . .

Xentron Holy Reaper of Worlds > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 19:47

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It depends on how much you value your dignity...and 44 grand.

CPT Speedbump > Clown Shoe Pilot 01/18/2014 at 20:05

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i was gonna say, sr20 swapped miata, lol

CPT Speedbump > revrseat70 01/18/2014 at 20:06

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find a s/c for 5 k and compound charge it?

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > twinturbobmw 01/18/2014 at 21:19

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Get Fox body mustang convertible with the 2.3 4-pot.
Swap in Ecoboost drivetrain.
Buff the suspension.
Buff the brakes.
Total cost: 20,000 for a very well done one.
Spend the rest on a fiesta ST

Squid > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/18/2014 at 21:30

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Can it be white with a loud sound system that only plays Vanilla Ice?

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Squid 01/18/2014 at 21:49

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*Whispers "Ice Ice, Baby"*
YES! of course it can!

Bobololo23 is waiting for the FT86 to come > twinturbobmw 01/19/2014 at 10:59

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Old Merc soft top vert. Fix it up and maybe just add more comfort. Red on tan possibly

revrseat70 > CPT Speedbump 01/19/2014 at 12:01

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There's a lot more that $45k in that car... I was pretty conservative with my numbers. There's a reason they don't add up to 45.

CPT Speedbump > revrseat70 01/19/2014 at 13:44

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I know I know, but just saying you could make a cheaper version of it with what your saying ;)