Beater SC or SC roller?

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Apr 24, 2007 | 12:26 AM
  #1  
So I will be buying another SC300 soon. It will have to be a stick since I don't want to do the manual swap myself. Anyway. The car will be bought with the sole intentions of swapping the 2jzgte in it ASAP. So my question is, should I buy a running NA SC or just buy a Roller if I can find one that just needs an engine? Also, whats a good price for a 5-spd SC roller with a decent interior and body? I'm guessing $2k-$3500?????? Anything more the that and I can buy a running SC.
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Apr 24, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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wow, no opinions?
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Apr 24, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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Maybe the whole concept of "beater SC" just frightened everybody off...
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Apr 24, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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lol, yeah maybe
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Apr 24, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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Quote: Maybe the whole concept of "beater SC" just frightened everybody off...

i agree with that^^^^
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Apr 24, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Quote: So I will be buying another SC300 soon. It will have to be a stick since I don't want to do the manual swap myself. Anyway. The car will be bought with the sole intentions of swapping the 2jzgte in it ASAP. So my question is, should I buy a running NA SC or just buy a Roller if I can find one that just needs an engine? Also, whats a good price for a 5-spd SC roller with a decent interior and body? I'm guessing $2k-$3500?????? Anything more the that and I can buy a running SC.
so what exactly are you going to do with the car, put it on the track or make it look nice. if i were going for a track car, then hell ya buy a rolling chassis. no need for a super clean interior or body.
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Apr 24, 2007 | 09:59 PM
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man i love my car ........ lol
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Apr 24, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Yeah, I have found some for around 2-3k, there is a running one for 3500, but it might have a salvage title which I don't suggest buying.
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Apr 24, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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How about a rolling beater?
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Apr 24, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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Quote: so what exactly are you going to do with the car, put it on the track or make it look nice. if i were going for a track car, then hell ya buy a rolling chassis. no need for a super clean interior or body.
It will be a daily driver once the engine swap takes place. It might even be one before it happens thats why it needs to be clean.
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Apr 24, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Quote: man i love my car ........ lol
No one asked you Stan!.................Hows my old car doing? Hows the new engine coming?
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