[trackbird]

I'm still looking at cars, trying to find something interesting to drive. I found two 2002 Camaro Convertibles today. Both are automatics (sad), one has 46k miles on it and is $13,500-ish, the other looks to be an SS and has under 8k miles...for about $20k? I'm a little surprised at the prices they are asking for lowly F cars these days. I was looking through the classifieds and I realized that I have front and rear sway bars, a T56 and some other bits left....maybe I just need a 3rd gen? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (and any third gens I find these days are ROUGH....).

I keep wondering if I should just keep the T56 to go with the engine that's coming out of the Corvette. Give it a freshening up and find something to stuff it in. My GF was pushing for an L98 powered Miata. Tons of torque and no real weight to push around...sounds fun, but I don't think it's going to fit. I thought about a truck (maybe even an older one) and doing an EFI conversion. Sadly most of those have rusted beyond recognition and the rest are expensive. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

No real point to this post other than to say that for the first time in my life, I can't find a car I want to buy and drive??? This is unusual.

Edit:

Is it sad that I want to go buy this?

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/ve...72722&Log=0

[Steve91T]

I'm still looking at cars, trying to find something interesting to drive. I found two 2002 Camaro Convertibles today. Both are automatics (sad), one has 46k miles on it and is $13,500-ish, the other looks to be an SS and has under 8k miles...for about $20k? I'm a little surprised at the prices they are asking for lowly F cars these days. I was looking through the classifieds and I realized that I have front and rear sway bars, a T56 and some other bits left....maybe I just need a 3rd gen? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (and any third gens I find these days are ROUGH....).

I keep wondering if I should just keep the T56 to go with the engine that's coming out of the Corvette. Give it a freshening up and find something to stuff it in. My GF was pushing for an L98 powered Miata. Tons of torque and no real weight to push around...sounds fun, but I don't think it's going to fit. I thought about a truck (maybe even an older one) and doing an EFI conversion. Sadly most of those have rusted beyond recognition and the rest are expensive. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

No real point to this post other than to say that for the first time in my life, I can't find a car I want to buy and drive??? This is unusual.

I'm in no position to buy a car anytime soon, but I still can't help but to dream. I still wouldn't pass on a nice LS1 Camaro. I think an LS3 swap would be a lot of fun.

I think my next car is going to be a base C5. That would get me in the car sooner rather than later, then build it up over time. Ideally, I'd like over 400 to the wheels, but still very comfortable and driveable. I want this car to be something my wife and myself could take on road trips.

Orrrrr, if you want to have a lot of fun, get a mid 90's Dodge Ram 2500 with the cummins. For relatively little money, you can have 400 HP and something like 700 ft/lbs of tq to the wheel.

I daily drive my 99 F250 powerstroke. 6-speed manual, intake, exhaust, and a mild tune, I'm at about 300 hp and 600 ft/lbs at the wheels. 216,000 miles. It only burns about 1 quart every 8000 miles, oil changes every 10K. Blackstone reports show it's as healthy as ever. Around town I get about 17 MPG, and 19-20 on the highway depending on my speed. If I keep it no faster than 65 MPH, I get an honest to God 20 MPG. 36 gal tank, I can go 700 miles before filling up.

The best part is while towing either my 20 ft boat or my Camaro on a heavy Uhaul, I still get 15 MPG.

It's a whole different kind of hot rodding, but it sure is fun!

Just a couple of videos I found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15skP7q3dLw...;feature=relmfu

This is awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Aht61iS3M...feature=related

Spinning all 4 tires...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYrm_wakukY...;feature=relmfu


OK, I'm done with the diesel stuff now (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by Steve91T: Sep 14 2012, 04:11 PM