so my buddy is buying my commuter car civic off me, so ill have about 5g to spend. i havnt fully commited to what type of project i want to do, but i know for sure itll be either a VIP or fun track/street car. im lookin at N/A MKII Mr2, run it til it blows then swap in a JDM turbo motor, VIP early 90's LS400, VIP 1st gen GS300. tell me what you guys think! any input would help

 

1st gen gs300 vip style w/2jzgte......

 

1st Gen GS
1jz swap (Be ****ing different)
R154
500+ RWHP

Then style the car to your liking. Just don't be set on a style

 

You have to narrow down what your looking for. If you want a sports car fine MR2 If you want a VIP the LSfourhundy gets my vote. If you want a nice lux-sport then 1st gen. I own a 1st and 2nd gen gs and love them both. Ive been lookin at ls430's and for what ever reason, I just cant bring myself to sell the 1st gen.
What happened to your sc4 ?

 

voted for the GS but what about an SC?

 

i would go with the MR2 with the 3s-gte swap , you can make it fast and reliable. Power to weight ration of the car is way better than the 1st gen GS with the 2jz and for less money, meaning, it'll be faster

 

my SC4 was hit by 2 girls whom "stole" a family friends truck, never drove in their lives, ran a stop sign and smashed the whole passanger side, and they had just filed for bankruptcy so it was one of teh ****tiest situations i couldve been in. that was back in january. since then ive been driving aruond a beater 97 EX civic. but now its time for some real ishhh.the only thing i dont like about LS4 is that im gonna get raped on gasssss! but yea ive been looking into a mkii mr2 w/ 3sgte swap. theres a swap on CL for 1500, but ever since i saw the black 1st gen GS at HIN w/ the fattiest FMIC ive wanted one. my parents want me to roll it Exec. style wit the 1st gen or LS cause they know ill get into some sort of trouble in the MR2.

 

oh yea i forgot to mention ill have to considerr pricing for the project car, since im a senior/ student athlete in high school, i can only work part time so savign up for parts will take quite some time.

 

ill tell you right now, drive slow in the LS and ur gas mileage will be decent lol.

 

ok then just buy the turbo one and then you don't have to worry about the swap i think i found some for like 4500

 

LS Bippu style ftw!!

 

mr2 is not an option now. insurance on a NA is 270/month for full converage. wayyy too much. found what sounds like a legit 1st gen in oregon stock near PSU. cousin is gonna get me more info on it in a little. i shouldve jumped o the black GS that was for sale with liek some 18's and a pretty clean kit. it was near the 240th & 16th ave intersection stop light...it was sellin for like 8g if i remember correctly earlier this summer?

 

holy crap 270/month?!?!?!? why so high? if you are worried about insurance and everything, get a old school LS400, it'll be cheaper in the end with insurance and everything.

 

yea its hgih cause im a senior in high school. i remember a guy on here had a s14 that he sr swapped....who is he? do you guys know if he swapped out the sr20 t28? i need a little somethin somethin for my daily car...

 

I've got an S14 that has an SR with a 3076R turbo.