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oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/19/15 5:57 p.m.

Hey everyone, so I am looking around for a decent rallycross vehicle in the vancouver wa area. I have up to 1500$ to spend on the car if it's looking right. I wold prefer something similar to the mechanics of a miata as that is what I am familiar with working on. If anyone sees anything on craigs or is wanting to sell a car please let me know!

8085851447

Also which of you guys lives right off of Padden Parkway and 78th st where they build trailers for sale? Your shop is amazing.

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/19/15 6:01 p.m.

RWD only? I'll keep my eye out.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/19/15 6:09 p.m.

Preferably RWD, but honestly I just don't want to hoon in my new fiesta and cause damage since I'm new to it. You local!?

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/19/15 6:11 p.m.

Yep, Brush Prairie. Glad to see another local on the board. There are a few of us in the Vancouver/Portland area.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/19/15 6:12 p.m.

That's awesome! Anyone going to the oregon rallycross event in Chehalis on the 28th?

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/19/15 6:14 p.m.

I didn't know about it, but I do have a $50 Saab and have been thinking about trying Rally X.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/19/15 6:18 p.m.

Lol that would be excellent! I finally have a garage space for a 3rd car so it's time to get a good project again

Kendall_Jones
Kendall_Jones HalfDork
6/19/15 7:59 p.m.

Check the rx7 ad I just posted - $1200 rally car in Woodinville. Not mine but I could check it out.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/19/15 8:02 p.m.

Lol I just responded to your thread, good timing! I am super interested in it but can't afford to let the fiance see me make another car money mistake haha. Bought an 86 rabbit that was rusted to high hell. Ended up selling it here on the forums a while back

ae86andkp61
ae86andkp61 GRM+ Memberand Reader
6/19/15 8:26 p.m.

Nothing for sale in my stable right now, but I will keep an eye out.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/21/15 4:48 p.m.

So I found a car that interests me...

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5084147352.html

Curious if that would be fun simply due to the 1700 lb weight and possibilities lol

Edit: Also this does as well

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/5047832952.html

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/21/15 5:17 p.m.

I would go with the golf. Those festivas are terrible unless they have a SHO engine stuffed in the back.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/21/15 6:53 p.m.

What should I be looking for mechanically in the golf? There is also an 800 dollar golf gti 16v for sale that runs perfect but he said was ran into a ditch. How see parts costs for them etc

jsymonds
jsymonds Reader
6/22/15 10:15 p.m.

The golf is gone; did you buy it?

(Hello fellow locals!)

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/23/15 10:42 a.m.

Nope. :(

oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy UltraDork
6/23/15 11:46 a.m.

rwd... inside your budget....

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/5086100370.html

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/23/15 4:05 p.m.

Is that your car man or is that a NMNA status?

oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy UltraDork
6/23/15 10:38 p.m.
oats123 wrote: Is that your car man or is that a NMNA status?

not mine... I know of the owner... but have never met.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/23/15 10:41 p.m.

Oh gotcha, is he a good guy? He seems like it via text lol

oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy UltraDork
6/24/15 2:44 p.m.
oats123 wrote: Oh gotcha, is he a good guy? He seems like it via text lol

not a clue.......

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/24/15 8:42 p.m.

Looks like a great find, just need to make sure there is no rot that I am missing. Is there any info on a build thread or a "what to do first" guide for the engine like I was able to find for the miata? You seem to keep cropping up on every forums Oldskewl so I am relying on you to help me with the rebuild I will undoubtedly do on this car once I get it.

oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy UltraDork
6/25/15 9:25 a.m.

The engine should be/likely is a 3TC. This is a 1.8 liter hemi headed 4 cylinder. The "T" series has been known to take TONS of boost. In N/A guise its design provides decent low end, with many options to build them. The top of the line N/A would be the 2 valve per cylinder DOHC head. the twin cam heads were never imported by Toyota, but there are a few around if you really want to run it.

A stock 3TC made about 85hp

You can run a 4AGE, it will require a few changes - the most significant is changing the front crossmember and swapping the steering from worm and roller to rack and pinion.

Finally... you can swap just about anything in there....

Yes... that is a 454 in the engine bay

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/25/15 8:27 p.m.

Fell through. Still looking.

oats123
oats123 New Reader
6/26/15 7:44 p.m.

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5089907719.html

This looks like a small car lol, any words on it?

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/26/15 7:51 p.m.

Here is your search criteria :

http://portland.craigslist.org/search/mlt/cto?minAsk=5&maxAsk=1200&auto_drivetrain=2&auto_drivetrain=3&auto_transmission=1

The little mazda meets it. Other options:

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5087665092.html

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5067189472.html

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5065989618.html

http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/5094276276.html

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