What is a good thrash about car...but reliable

[calais_304]

howdy all,

basicially chasing some advice/info on a good lil thrash about car thats cheap and easy to fix and something i can treat like a pig and will keep coming back for more...

ideas i have so far are a gemini, ford cortina, VL, any rx series mazda (prefer an rx 4 :P) or an old torrie.

want i really wanna do with this hack is just turn it into a punishable weapon...something to take to burnout comps, mates paddocks anywhere i can beat the **** out of it...lol, so whats a good lil hack for this job...was thinkin a VL (only cuz we used to have one as a paddock basher and the only thing that killed it was running out of fuel lol)

anyway let the advice/stories/opinions fly...btw i don't wanna spend more then 1k on this hack. :P

cheers all

[Joey_21]

any VN-VR will cop a belting the old buicks

[naf33n]

just a quick tip, mazda RX series and reliable can not be used in the same sentence, so i would cross that of your list straight away.

to me your best bet would be the vl, will most likely be the cheapest, and parts shouldnt be hard to find

[calais_304]

any VN-VR will cop a belting the old buicks

how could i forget the ol VN arrr, lol i know those thinks cop a beating and rip a good skid :P lol, how are parts for them though...they'd be pretty easy to get stuff for wouldn't they?.....might add though i would prefer something smaller in size...the ol vn is a bit of a tub :P

[calais_304]

just a quick tip, mazda RX series and reliable can not be used in the same sentence, so i would cross that of your list straight away.

lol yea just realised i said that :P but you just can't beat the ol RX's for thrashing ability...mates dad knows them like the back of his hand, always said if i got a 4 he'd spend countless hours playing with it cuz he misses his old one :P

[Tom_1569]

Dont waste a torry, theres not many decent ones left.
VL or a Gemini, caus we dont need/want them

[Astranomical]

'80's Corolla? :P

[calais_304]

'80's Corolla? :P

lol as much as i'd love to kill one of those i just can't deal with doing everything in reverse or using maccas trays :P lol...will keep on of those in mind for our next big bon fire though

[calais_304]

Dont waste a torry, theres not many decent ones left.
VL or a Gemini, caus we dont need/want them

thats true but i wouldn't be getting a good one

what about jap cars people...would much rather kill one of those...need to be rwd though..

[Astranomical]

Datsun Bluebird? :lol: The old Dattos are RWD, right?

[VL_5SPEED]

A VL man. Pretty strong motors. Bolt a turbo on it, get it tuned, lock the diff and it will last for ages.

[calais_304]

A VL man. Pretty strong motors. Bolt a turbo on it, get it tuned, lock the diff and it will last for ages.

am thinking a vl...very much so, lol don't think i will put a turbo on it unless i score a hell cheap setup...as in few hundred dollars cheap :P

Datsun Bluebird? :lol: The old Dattos are RWD, right?.

i believe they were...not sure though...but yes i would definately thrash one of those :P lol bloody datsuns

[STEALTHY™]

My first VL was basicaly my thrash car. My sister owns it now (bought it off me about 4 years ago) and it still runs now, and hasn't had a service since she's owned it. I'm too scared to change the oil, incase it ****s something up. If it aint broken, don't fix it.

I've had 4 VLs, and they all just keep going and going (anyone who's seen the vids of the new owner of the VL Ute will know the punishment he put it through, and it still goes)

[Troy711]

Datto 120Y
Sigma
RWD Rolla
Bluebird
Gemini

Anything RWD, manual and carby would be ideal and easy to fix. Are you planning on driving it on the roads legally during the week and then having fun on weekends, or just having it on a farm to thrash?

[Troy711]

And... this has been bugging me for a while, but who is that in your avatar?

[Cursed CX8]

Datsun Bluebird? :lol: The old Dattos are RWD, right?

sure as hell are...


If you want a reliable car tray top hilux. Make sure its a petrol one, then turbo it, change the diff ratios, and strip its guts out. It will hammer

[VZHSV]

get a toyota corona round 84 model i think
manuals aint bad and can take heaps of abuse lol
i also had a gemini as my thrash car never broke a thing and always wanted more =)
imo GEMINI or CORONA

[SAV_117]

lol i know its a ford
BUT a ford falcon XF it wouldnt die i tryed and tryed and tryed awesome ****en car lol

[scrabet]

mates got a corona that things pretty good to hack around in and also some of the old corollas were RWD

[trentvy]

r31 skyline dude, get the silhouette model and it comes with an lsd. just run it into the ground does ok skids too ;-)

[undar8ed1]

My first VL was basicaly my thrash car. My sister owns it now (bought it off me about 4 years ago) and it still runs now, and hasn't had a service since she's owned it. I'm too scared to change the oil, incase it ****s something up. If it aint broken, don't fix it.

I've had 4 VLs, and they all just keep going and going (anyone who's seen the vids of the new owner of the VL Ute will know the punishment he put it through, and it still goes)

Yer, your right, though everything around the pis-n nissan eventualy gives up the ghost, starter, CAS etc...

[andyman]

vn, easy to get parts for, theres heaps of them ditched in the bush lol

[STEALTHY™]

Yer, your right, though everything around the pis-n nissan eventualy gives up the ghost, starter, CAS etc...

Mine were fine Only thing i had to replace was a power steering pump on one of them.

[CANYONERO]

VN would be your best bet. although ive spent many hours in some sigma wagons and they dont seem to die.

[VL_5SPEED]

am thinking a vl...very much so, lol don't think i will put a turbo on it unless i score a hell cheap setup...as in few hundred dollars cheap :P

Its possible. Ive heard of people running N/A injectors and N/A ecu without problems. So basically all you need is turbo, exhaust manifold and dump pipes to cat, crossover pipe and the air filter piping thing. Think I paid around $400 for the above mentioned.