XJ6 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 i also have a fun project just to tinker with a oldtimer honda cm 250 i could buy for almost nothing and totally original and running perfect bought it like this , no road tax its a official oldtimer , adn very low budget with old parts from several honda bikes started to change it took a oldskool honda dirtbike front wheel (much bigger) and redid the drumbrake and painted it dropped the rear to the ground with hagon shocks , thought of hardtailing it but i just wanted to make it in a simple grocery getter its just as hard now as a hardtail these shocks are almost solid lol then went for more black , lowered front legs , rubber sleeves , painted teh headlight black that handlebars are not .. just for a test on hight low stance and a very small bike , i'm riding that with a hoody / sneakers and a metal flake helmet rear wheel painted black so well this summer i need to continue it , needs a new fatter front tyre , going to black it out but do the tins in metal flake some flake grips and footpegs .. al in all so far this whole bike cost me 500€ thats purchase , parts and all thats roughly just under 650 us dollar but that gave me a lot of fun I Like.....I Like.......I Like....That Bike...That is right up my alley....Yes those were the days.... Very Cool.... Cheers Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 As of next week, a Subaru BRZ. I've been waiting since August last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 my current daily driver is a result of increased taxes , expansive mortgage and ffueal prices ... so i went small and wanted something fuell efficient but still kind of fast and not something you see on the road every day ... so i went suzuki and bought a ignis sport .. just a road legal go kart .. corners like .... and the performance isnt bad ..in fact most big cars cant keep up it was developed by suzuki sport as homologation for the suzuki ignis junior world rally car , all kinds of inginious techniques and a lot of bang for your buck .. weighs almost nothing still want a real hotrod or american musscle car but here thats rare and i just cant afford to here in holland Dang!! We never get the Cool Suzukis in the USA.... "O" Wait, We're not getting any cool Suzuki cars in America anymore. Well, At least I still got my 06 Aerio SX AWD and 95 Sidekick to keep me comfie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 hahah well send me a 32 ford and i will send you my suzuki ?? and my bike .. thats really a fun project i hope to build a real serious oldskool style hardtail in the future ... just simple no bells and whistles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heinz74 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 You sure about that Richard?hardtail? hahaha..doesn't Ridderkerk have 'straatklinkers'and 'verkeersdrempels'the Suzuki is nice though..fun and affordable...i had a Suzbike in the past...GSX 1100rr..with Yoshimura exhausts and camshafts, Dynojetkit..had a topspeed of just over 320km/h..a 1988 model..the last of the 'no mercy for the rider' kind..no handling or brakes just 180+ hp on the rear tire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 yeah that's nice..you got the colour right didn't you.. it looks a little Eurospec..but then again ...no..those wheels wouldn't catch on over here guess it's a little 'been there ,done that' but imagine a set of BBS RM-RS on it.. i know of the m20b27 engine ,it was called the ETA engine over here 2,7 litres in capacity with 125 hp but buckets of torque..some guys over here build them theirselves out of a b25 shortblock and diesel cranck..(correct me if i'm wrong)giving 175+hp in the end original it was issued in the e30 325E or the e28 525E (E meaning Economic) another popular conversion is the m30b35 engine out of a early e34/late e28 535i..but its noseheavy in an e30 ...yet unleashes horrific torque..also very thirsty .. regarding the 4 cylinders..,well i drove all of them (sometimes back to back)..and they are not sluggish a 318i m40 can keep up with a m20b20 if pushed..while feeling like a much lighter car at the same time we also had the rare 318IS..m42b18..135-140 hp..which people like to call the 'baby M3'..and in a way it is..it screams about just as hard..response is great ,sometimes with 200000+km's on the clock even if i was not to have my current e30 i would gladly like to own one..but real ones are rare ,being only produced in '89-'90.. but for now..i'll just keep mine..and do with it what comes natural..driving it ,and enjoying it (i always take the long way home) and if asked to..scare the pants of younger and more expensive cars..maybe even drop a M52b28 in someday..now that would be fun... Yeah the wheels was something i wanted to go in a different direction other then the BBS RS or RMs. Plus i don't have nor would ever shell out the kind of cash that people ask for them... And yes i'm awear of what the ETAs where and came in. We didn't get the M21s over here unless someone imported one. So people over here use the b27 shortblock and b25 top end. It makes pretty much the same power as the stock b25 but has a little more torque and really low compression. But it's good for boost if one would want to do that! There's also a few people who put the m30s in theirs over here. But most popular is the m5x. Then you have the rest, like V8's from BMW and GM as swaps that are catching on. We got the 318iS over here, but only for 1991. I got to ride in one. We were merging onto the interstate, I made the comment that it didn't run to bad! The guy replied, it's pretty much to the floor... I was like oh........ He just sighed and said yeah... But both the driver and I where pretty use to a car with more grunt to it. So the m42 was kind of pokey in our book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ford F-150 EcoBoost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidChampagne Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 We have a COBRA kit car for special occasions, (going to the "FROSTOP" for a burger and root beer). The kit is from "Classic Roadsters", South Dakota. It has a 351 Winsor (400 hp??). Five speed. Ford 9 inch. I bought it already assembled. I am actually the third owner. Replaced the brakes with a set from "Stainless Steel Brakes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I hate you David !!!!! Not really. Just jealous a bit. Nice Cobra ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nboldman Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) Heres mine. Its my first, just got it a few weeks ago from ym dad. it was his old work truck. 2003 Silverado. 4.3 v6 with a 5 speed manual trans. Has 85,000 miles. I payed my father 2k for the truck and have already put another 1k in it(tires, change fluids, new brakes, fix the backup lights, and get the speedo fixed. Please dont mind the messy interior. Doesnt look like that, thats how i bought the truck. Edited March 28, 2013 by nboldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja-view Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 We have a COBRA kit car for special occasions, (going to the "FROSTOP" for a burger and root beer). The kit is from "Classic Roadsters", South Dakota. It has a 351 Winsor (400 hp??). Five speed. Ford 9 inch. I bought it already assembled. I am actually the third owner. Replaced the brakes with a set from "Stainless Steel Brakes". Ever thought of gold LeMans stripes on that black? Someone should photoshop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I have a 2007 Mazda CX7 with 197,000 mile, the wife a 99 Continental with 206,000 mile. Now for my pride and joys, a 56 Continental MKII totally unrestored (see picture the day I got it for $5,100.00 in PA) and a 82 Porsche 928S 5spd with NOS. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porscheman Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) We have a COBRA kit car for special occasions, (going to the "FROSTOP" for a burger and root beer). The kit is from "Classic Roadsters", South Dakota. It has a 351 Winsor (400 hp??). Five speed. Ford 9 inch. I bought it already assembled. I am actually the third owner. Replaced the brakes with a set from "Stainless Steel Brakes". You're killing me David! Another car i've always wanted, but if I get one more weekend car, i'll be living in it. Edited March 28, 2013 by Porscheman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 5000$ for a 56 Continental MKII That was a 10000$ car back when it was put on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Someone in my neighborhood has a dark red '56 Mk II...I see it in the driveway once in a while, kind of a rare sight. Neat cars. That Cobra is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ford F-150 EcoBoost Hmmmm...... the grass sure is a weird color where you live.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hmmmm...... the grass sure is a weird color where you live.... Heh-heh..one of those xerascaped (sp?) yards that are popular here. Mine is nice and green, but my neighbor has an astro turf-like synthetic grass yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Heh-heh..one of those xerascaped (sp?) yards that are popular here. Mine is nice and green, but my neighbor has an astro turf-like synthetic grass yard. Hey, it's all good. You don't have to mow or water or fertilize rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Hey, it's all good. You don't have to mow or water or fertilize rocks! Yep... I put a winter yard in this year...this pic was taken back in August '11 when my yard didn't look that great, ...hot and dry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 That "rock lawn" thing is looking pretty good to me. Any day now the lawn guys here are going to start up their season... and the $$$ start flowing out of my wallet and into theirs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 That "rock lawn" thing is looking pretty good to me. Any day now the lawn guys here are going to start up their season... and the $$$ start flowing out of my wallet and into theirs! Better them than me out there on Saturday mornings in July when it's 105 at 8am.. My yard guys come year round, ever other weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Better them than me out there on Saturday mornings... Darn right! It's worth the $$$ to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Yea that rock yard thing with the cactus thingies doesn't look bad at all. Except for the times of year in the 100+ Range I have an acre to mow here in Pennsylvania. When I bought the house I was going to buy a ride on mower, but when I heard that I could get it mowed for $35, it suddenly wasn't worth my trouble. This year there are so many lawn services battling, that a few have left notes in my mail box for $30. Better them than my Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nice and green there in PA...somehow, I don't think the rock lawn w/ cactii would look good there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Suddenly I'm hearing Kate Pierson (B 52's) in my head with slightly different lyrics... rock laaaaaaawn....... rock laaaaaaaaaaaaaawn........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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