Hey all, I've been lurking on this site for a long time and i finally bought a brick of my own back in July.
1984 245 with M46. 264,000 miles on it. Has a couple rust spots under the rear windows inside (must have leaked once), and a spot under the windshield. Other than that its pretty clean for its age. Interior is missing some trim bits but everything works well. Previous owner did a lot of work motor and suspension wise. It runs really well and has IPD f/r sways, some used billies in the rear, and nivomax (or sachs?) fronts.
I havent done anything to the car except find a reverse light lens, drive it, and had it detailed by a friend. It feels like i need to replace the driveshaft mount & bearing and probably all the rear bushings, but the front of the car is really tight. Only issue is sometimes i get some knock in the steering wheel/rack.
I'm basically at a crossroads with what to do next. I like the 2.1 redblock, its reliable and pretty torquey for an NA motor. I dont want to LS swap or anything crazy, so i think im going to research the +T swap. Originally i just wanted to slam it and just be that guy with a dumped wagon, but its a decent amount of work and i have no fabbing/welding skills. I put the car up for sale in a few places but no one has offered me what i need to part with it.
Any suggestions on what i should do next? It's my second car so it can be down for a bit to be worked on. I've always set up my cars for handling and a bit more power. This is actually my first RWD car, and it drives better than other cars ive driven/owned from the 80's and 90's. I had planned to pick up a miata if this sells but i have no qualms with the keeping the car as i mentioned because it really is enjoyable to drive and has a charm to it.
Oh and the daily.
And the POS that i cant get registered because California DMV are a bunch of morons. Has a grand in IPD parts plus 5 speed swap sitting in my garage for it (platinum edition, 127k, buy from me lol)
1984 245 with M46. 264,000 miles on it. Has a couple rust spots under the rear windows inside (must have leaked once), and a spot under the windshield. Other than that its pretty clean for its age. Interior is missing some trim bits but everything works well. Previous owner did a lot of work motor and suspension wise. It runs really well and has IPD f/r sways, some used billies in the rear, and nivomax (or sachs?) fronts.
I havent done anything to the car except find a reverse light lens, drive it, and had it detailed by a friend. It feels like i need to replace the driveshaft mount & bearing and probably all the rear bushings, but the front of the car is really tight. Only issue is sometimes i get some knock in the steering wheel/rack.
I'm basically at a crossroads with what to do next. I like the 2.1 redblock, its reliable and pretty torquey for an NA motor. I dont want to LS swap or anything crazy, so i think im going to research the +T swap. Originally i just wanted to slam it and just be that guy with a dumped wagon, but its a decent amount of work and i have no fabbing/welding skills. I put the car up for sale in a few places but no one has offered me what i need to part with it.
Any suggestions on what i should do next? It's my second car so it can be down for a bit to be worked on. I've always set up my cars for handling and a bit more power. This is actually my first RWD car, and it drives better than other cars ive driven/owned from the 80's and 90's. I had planned to pick up a miata if this sells but i have no qualms with the keeping the car as i mentioned because it really is enjoyable to drive and has a charm to it.
Oh and the daily.
And the POS that i cant get registered because California DMV are a bunch of morons. Has a grand in IPD parts plus 5 speed swap sitting in my garage for it (platinum edition, 127k, buy from me lol)
