[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]

Why don't you take a fraction of the money you're planning on spending on a DD and put that into your C4? You could probably make it faster, comfortable, and more reliable.

How much would it take?

[trackbird]

Why don't you take a fraction of the money you're planning on spending on a DD and put that into your C4? You could probably make it faster, comfortable, and more reliable.

How much would it take?

And I missed this question when it was asked.

I paid $6k for the C4. I've bought about 8-9k in parts (and need about another $2,500 in stuff to finish). I added an in dash dvd player with bluetooth and ipod controls and fixed the AC (all new hoses, orifice tube, accumulator and 2 tries at getting it to seal up and all the associated freon for that). I freshened the engine (I have over $5500 in the shortblock and ignition/valvetrain parts and the HD brake package came off of the Camaro so I already had those parts) and swapped heads, intake, injectors and oil pan (and bought a Centerforce clutch and Fidanza flywheel). If I were to duplicate this car (buy it and all the parts, starting from scratch)...it would be something close to $21k (probably closer to $24k when it's done...I didn't pay that for my jeep). And it still needs paint???

So, I've probably already put "most" of my daily driver money into the C4. It will be reasonably quick when it's done and I hope it handles well enough. And restoring the interior of a Corvette is a whole new lesson in expensive. I need new leather for the seats....it's about $800. I could use a few parts for the door panels, there's a few hundred more. Overall, it's a comfortable and fun car to drive, though it's super tail happy in the current configuration (enough to make me nervous in the rain...and I LIKE a car I can drive sideways for fun).

I can't tell you how much money it would take, but I can tell you how much I've used... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif)

Thinking I really should have just bought Mark's car.... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/drink.gif)