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Good.... that thing would be a headache you don't need. Nice cars and all, just that they need good, regular(and expensive) maintance. There's a reason you mostly see cars like that in very expensive driveways, they don't operate cheap.

And they ride like a hardtail. Buy a used Datsun Z-car from '70 through '78. Much nicer, and ride nice, too, not to mention cheaper and more available parts. I've had 5 of 'em. It is getting harder to find nice ones, though. Try zcar.com.

Oh yeah 240/60/80 Z cars are fun !!!

Some other RWD fun cars -
Mid 80's Toyota Corolla Coupe (RWD)
mid 90's Nissan 240 SX (Also rwd)

I had a buddy that made new motor mounts and put a 350 in an old z-car. I don't think that's what I'd do, but hey, he loved it.

And lets not forget the mid 80's BMW 325!

Straight 6, rwd in a small car that handles phenominally.

Pre-manufactured kits are available for installing small-block chevies and Fords in Z-cars, so it can be done right. A 350 Chev weighs about a hundred pounds more than a stock Datsun 6, and with the setback, affects the handling only a little.

I just remember that it was FAST

Back in the '70S, race-prepped Z-cars made fools of the much heavier Corvettes and Camaros, at least at Portland Internantional Raceway. They could out-corner the big v-8's every time, going in deeper and powering out faster. There is a fine line, however, which must not be crossed if you want a Datsun 6 to hold together. In stock form, they are practically indestructible, but making them put out too much horsepower brings out a tendency to spontaneously disassemble.
They are truly great cars, but getting scarcer in unmolested form as the years pass by.

iwannadie wrote:well after asking around seems like this 944 wouldnt be that great of a deal, everyone says theres no way theyd attempted a clutch replace job as their first big project so id likely be in over my head ha. the lowest the seller would go was 2000$ also, which from what ive been told is too much for an 83 with a bad clutch so im passing on this one. might go back to my muscle car plan... sure woulda been sweep railing a porsche around turns at high speeds for under 3grand though

83?

Heh.

Was it a red one with a big sunroof, and was the seller named Mo?

Cuz if it is...I know the guy. One of my best friends. He bought that baby just a couple of months ago. Paid a lot more than that for it. Enjoyed driving it, and was not happy at all when it started going south on him.

blair wrote:

iwannadie wrote:well after asking around seems like this 944 wouldnt be that great of a deal, everyone says theres no way theyd attempted a clutch replace job as their first big project so id likely be in over my head ha. the lowest the seller would go was 2000$ also, which from what ive been told is too much for an 83 with a bad clutch so im passing on this one. might go back to my muscle car plan... sure woulda been sweep railing a porsche around turns at high speeds for under 3grand though

83?

Heh.

Was it a red one with a big sunroof, and was the seller named Mo?

Cuz if it is...I know the guy. One of my best friends. He bought that baby just a couple of months ago. Paid a lot more than that for it. Enjoyed driving it, and was not happy at all when it started going south on him.

nope not the same guy, this guy was named chirsel or something like that.