"S65" (granthp) 07/31/2017 at 23:54 • Filed to: Ramblings

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Am I the only one who wants to go buy some cheap shitbox, slap a junkyard turbo on it and flog it until it dies? Something like that anyways...

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > S65 07/31/2017 at 23:58

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I have had much want to turbo a shitty car that was never offered with one.

And lower it and sticker bomb the dash and maybe exterior.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:03

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I really want a cheap, but decent E36 or E34 BMW (Note to unclevanos: I don’t want Jabbar Singh’s 525i. It’s yours to keep.)

I want to drive it around and try to bring it back to good condition.

If I find one with low enough miles, I’ll do my best to bring it back to showroom condition.

Kiltedpadre > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:08

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I’ve thought about it several times. My mediocre welding skills combined with my marginal fun idea budget have held me back.

Die-Trying > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:17

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we have all BEEN doing that. but a word for the wise. careful of getting attatched to the car that you are flogging to death....... so far i am into it 5 engines, two transmissions, 3 clutches on its 2nd rear diff, 12+ u joints, 4 fenders, 4 radiators, 3 fuel tanks. the second set of brakes ALL the way around. the second steering box.........on the $400 truck that i was supposed to flog to death the summer i got out of school....... i am getting another frame to put under it, and possibly a fresh cab, if i cant straighten out the cab that is here.......

Shoop > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:35

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It would have to be a car never ever ment for a turbo. Like an Olds.

jasmits > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:35

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Trouble is a project like this never actually ends up being that cheap. And then you end up with still-a-shitbox and still doesn’t make that much power but with an unrecoverable amount of money and effort poured in.

But yes, I do want to do that

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:40

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Better:

http://www.ag.auburn.edu/users/parmega/articles/neon/

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:58

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Yes - the problem is finding something that will actually work. Most fuel injected cars aren’t going to be happy if you just slap a turbo on without also tuning them for it and that gets a little complicated. I’d almost rather find some oddball cheap turbo car like an early 90's Volvo and crank the boost.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > S65 08/01/2017 at 00:58

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This morning in Rochester Mn I saw a early 90 beige Corolla, it looked bone stock and had some rear fender rust, with a license plate that read IUPSETU. I thought “how could a Corolla be upsetting?” Until I heard it, idk what was under the hood but it was pushing some serious boost, and the guy was chirping tires in every gear. I finally got a head of it at a light and noticed a big FMIC. I really wanted to yell out the window and ask what was going on.

pip bip - choose Corrour > S65 08/01/2017 at 07:14

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do it!

:)