Hey Everyone,
i am in the hunt for a good project car, im not sure im set to buy anything yet but if i do i want something under $500,
ive been looking for an oldish car like a Toyota Corolla Ke 35, 55 or 70, Holden Gemini, Ford Escort MkII or Ford Cortina MKII.
But i am not sure, anyone have an suggestions for a good project car, old or new?
Thanks, Much Appreciated

mk1 escort or mkII cortina are a good choice or if you want to look around
get a mk3 Zepher they look awsome with a V8 in them

$500? hmmmm just for a shell or something?

Thanks Man,
ill have to have a look for them, see what they look like!

Yeah well basically, sometimes you can snap up a good deal off ebay, or other sites,
i dont really mind buying a scrappy car off ebay, cause i dont expect it to be good then find out its almost fucked cause im just basically going to pull it down and start again so yeah, it depends on what i get if i want something more i'd go say $1000 but yeah $500 would be ideal

ah ok.
i was going to say, stretch it to $1500 or so and i happen to have an original mini with all the bits required to put it back together haha

iv got a datsun sunny wagon in my topics
great start to make an awesome project
pm me if your intearested

haha oh i see lol
sounds like a good deal, i would take that but atm, im looking for something alittle bigger then that lol as i am i kind of big person i''d feel i tiny bit cramped lol thanks for the offer tho

Nice old sunny!
Not interested in a wagon tho man, sorry, cant believe it hasnt sold yet tho, be a great project to do! but yeah not interested in a wagon.

lol no worries. good luck with project search

MKI golf, then put a VR6 in it

toyota celica ta22. they never fail to please

Haha, too small for my liking tho, they look good when done up right but way to small for me

Nice Choice was having alittle look at them before, quiet a nice car wen done up!
having a serious thought about them thanks!

what are you like 7ft!?

yeah acctually! haha nah
i dont like little cars, like crampy cars and a golf i feel is one of those lol

i have a friend selling a s12 gazelle with rb30, locker and so on

pm me if ur keen

a mighty boy ute. Ive wanted 2 do up a mighty boy ute for ages now. would b sick 2 have a rotar in 1 of these, with huge wheels.

I'm planning a project, I got a bit more $$$ to start mine off, keen for either a torana late 70s or a hq one tonner.

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I got a clean Vl Wagon for 500
check topics

r31

1 of these on flea bay with a 2j turbo just need 2 lift your budget by 6 1/2k

not bad, not point tho, looking for a project car i can start new from, plus im only on p's so no turbos dissapointing haha

Moved to old school

Wouldn't mind getting hold of a capella or rx2 hard to find without rusted out busted ass shells or a 13b conversions done.

fine then leave the golf MKI with a VR6 to me then, i just love them.

My idea is basically this:

Buy POS older car that at least runs, get new packages for everything, tune up stock engine so it just runs. Re do interior, wheels everything else while saving money. Once off P's engine (v8) and gear box swap.

Basically build the car up to receive the engine, when ready and off P's put big fun power in it and have a DD that I can still have fun with on the weekends.

Anything that will fit a v8 that isn't too hard to work on that looks good is what I'm after. I'd love a 78 torana or hq but they've either been half worked or sat in a shed for the last few years. Hard to find one rust free with stock engine that I can build around.

Got a Xe falcon 4 sale on ebay. 4.1 EFI, 4 speed manual, sports exhaust and extractors, ford motorcraft lowered springs, Dark green. Goes real well, needs 4 new tyres 4 rego i'd reckon. Does have a leaking exhaust manifold flange gasket, $5 for a new one i think. $500 and she's yours. Look under XE falcon or under the seller name warral_motor_works.

I know where theres a few LX/LH UC Torana's, just shell's and mostly rusty that you could get for under $500 easy.

look on ebay plenty of cars on there

i have a 1985 300zx $900 pm me if your interested

whatever you do, just get something with NO rust. don't get caught up in getting something that has extras or whatever... bodywork is the single biggest expense you will face with an old car so get something straight, and something with no rust.

be careful of resprayed cars............ often they're worse than ones with older paint as they can cover accident damage or even worse cover major rust.

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