In reply to buzzboy :
Ooooooooo.... A Hornet 4 door would be cheap... Hadn't thought about that. :)
In reply to buzzboy :
Ooooooooo.... A Hornet 4 door would be cheap... Hadn't thought about that. :)
Looks pretty sexy to me
E36?
Manual swapped , turboed XJ6:
How much can you lower a 2wd XJ and then just pretend it's a station wagon?
I believe all of the Datsun 810's / inliner Maximas have returned to dust at this point although maybe there's a few in California or somewhere. Seems doubtful.
An Aspen with a turbo? I know you said naturally asperated but the slant six is fairly well prepared for boost and making real power with them would be a lot of work unless a snail is involved.
Y'all are leaving the realm of challenge budget ideas again lol
I just searched ebay for brand new "T4" turbos and good lord I forgot how cheap these can be found. I would normally not consider such nonsense but if this is really a Challenge build or similar...
EDIT: In case I'm being too vague, I think you'll do just fine with a turbo Aspen.
stroker said:no love for an early Maxima? I'm kinda surprised at that.
Nothing wrong with them... except that it's been 20+ years since I've even seen one.
fanfoy said:Manual swapped , turboed XJ6:
I LIKE that.
But I thought about all the work involved and just bought an xjr instead.
I think there is a cheap adapter out there to mesh the jag six to a 350z trans.
Not to overstate the obvious but the car most like a BMW sedan is a BMW sedan. For challenge budget you could find e12s, e28s, e36, e46, e34, e32s, e39s.
How strict is the inline six part of this? If you went to V8 power, here's my thinking;
Wrecked or otherwise cheap but good mechanical condition 1994 or 1995 V8 Mustang.
Fairmont or LTD with a good body.
Lot of work later, you're there.
Robbie said:fanfoy said:Manual swapped , turboed XJ6:
I LIKE that.
But I thought about all the work involved and just bought an xjr instead.
I think there is a cheap adapter out there to mesh the jag six to a 350z trans.
It's for the older 300zx transmission and it's not as cheap as it was sadly: Parts are here.
How about a Nova? most came with the stovebolt 6 and you can use early f-body parts on it. IIRC there was a turbo kit for them as well
In reply to Robbie : if it has the 4.2 cast iron block six it's possible to adapt a T5 to it with the right combination of parts.
Turbo or supercharging it will be a challenge. ( can you say mega squirt?)
It's heavy, about 4200 pounds
a better choice would be the early XJS only 3700 pounds less frontal area. And a motor that takes to turbos like a duck to water.
In reply to STM317 : is the Atlas the name GM used for their all aluminum 4 valve head in line six 4.2 liter / 270 hp then went to 285 hp? they got from Jaguar?
If so that is a great engine.Torque and reliability . When Jaguar had it they put a supercharger on it and it made 385 hp from 4.0 liters.
In reply to stroker : since we gut car to race interior won't matter. The Jaguar XJS or XJ6 is a good candidate but there are a bunch of Jags with that 4.0 DOHC 4 valve engine. There are a bunch of flood damaged Jags available and while most have automatics it is possible to swap in a T5 with a little work.
For many years I was trying to build BMW sedan type of cars from Fairmonts, Mavericks, Novas, etc. Then I realized I'd get a better result just buying the BMW. 
Chris_V said:For many years I was trying to build BMW sedan type of cars from Fairmonts, Mavericks, Novas, etc. Then I realized I'd get a better result just buying the BMW.
Agree...
Robbie said:stroker said:Four doors, straight six, manual transmission, rear drive, normally aspirated with decent reliability and inexpensive replacement part cost. We're looking at roughly 3000 pounds and 200 hp.
This sounds like every stock 2wd Jeep Cherokee xj for sale on your local cl right now.
I was going to skim the whole thread to make sure someone had pointed that out. Now i can forget about that and actually read the thread.
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