Adam,
If you
aren't afraid of an easy engine conversion you may want to consider the
following:
How
about this one: KC or KE Laser with an injected Mazda B6 Twin Cam in
it?
Yeah,
I know it's FWD, but if you can get over that, this is a sweet conversion, and
you end up with a top little jigger that goes quite respectably. I've now done
2 of these.
If you
get a Ghia you get a fair few mod cons too (for the year - '85 to '88 or so) -
aircon, cloth trim, alloy whools, decent seats, tacho etc. , central locking,
4 wheel discs etc. etc.
The B6
Twincam has the same block as the standard Laser engine, and you can pick up a
good B6 dirt cheap these days.
You
should get a good Laser for $5000 to $7000, and the engine should cost around
$1500 with everything.
Another (bigger, faster, but even cheaper) conversion
candidate is the old model Ford Telstar. Sure, they're ugly as, but the Ghias
are well equipped, and you can easily put an injected Mazda 2.0 FE Twin cam in
them. These things really fly. We did one in my brother's Telstar and it is
without doubt the best value-for-money conversion I've ever done. $1400 for
engine with everything to make it go. Once again, same engine block as the
standard engine. Pulls better down low than any modern twincam I've driven and
revs cleanly to 7000rpm.
Either
of these will give you outstanding fuel economy (that laser gets 45mpg on a
trip running PULP) and give very respectable performance.
'later
Pete
Liebig
Adam Jackson wrote:
Hey Guys, I know this is a little off topic but it is car
related (sorry if this annoys). Since petrol prices have risen soo friggin
much in the last few weeks i have decided to get rid of my VR and get a
4cyclinder. My problem is I want a small car that is pretty powerful RWD
etc... I would get another 1600, but i really want a later model car (just
can't get past those creature comforts..hehe). I am only a uni student, so can't afford to spend
any more than what i get for my VR. Anyone got any ideas? your help would be greatly
appreciated. Thanx
guys Adam Ps sorry for
the off topic post.
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