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Originally posted by SKOOFx
niceee creeper!.
i was thinking about buying a c3 vette and working on it. But not for muscle. For reliability. You know.. a summer car to enjoy without having it breakdown on me.
Any history with those?
Im not familiar with american cars. I customize Japanese cars. The celica was my last car. Now im going for something more mature (The fast and the furious ruined it for import tuners).
My mechanic is a probe specialist, and his probes come out amazing. Totally exotic.
So once i save the money, the probe i own now will go under heavy construction.
My Celica<tear>(although i cant see myself driving in that anymore..so its a good thing i sold it):
So creeper,
like i said. Any info on the c3's and their stability? If i pick one up with 70k original miles, would an engine rebuild keep it running for another 100? Problem free?
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I actually owned a couple of Corvettes. A 1979 L82 and an 86 C4.
The 70s vettes were kool, if you can find an early 70s one I believe before 74' are the best. They didnt have all the federal emmisions crap on them. The 79 I had only put out about 225 horse which isnt bad for a light car but compared to things nowadays its actually pretty tame. One thing about Vettes is the wiring is a little goofy because the body is fiberglass but its not too bad.
If you do buy a Chevy muscle car especially a Vette stick with one that has a 350 cu in eng. They are easy to work on, and are even easier to hop up the engine. Plus performance stuff is dirt ass cheap for a 350. I built a 500 hp engine for my BLazer for just over 3 grand. Plus almost anyone can tinker with this engine without a butload of knowledge about cars.
The chevy small block is also much more versatile and take higher revs and more of beating than most GM big blocks.
Keeping any vehicle running for 100k isnt a problem, as long as it was maintained. My ladies Cherokee has 230000 plus miles on it. All I do is change the oil regularly. I have had several cars go way over 100k without problems.
I wouldnt tear an engine down unless it had a problem. Most 350s burn a little oil because of the valve guide seals are worn but its not a huge deal to change them.
I thought tuners were kool until I started seeing these jackasses running around with bleachers on the rear deck lid. I mean down force doesnt become a faactor until your over 100 mph + anyway.
For now I am sticking with old skool stuff. My 49 chevy. I want to build a 32 Ford 5 window coupe like the car from american graffiti. I guess it makes me a recycler.
By the way that Celica is kool.