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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4541572693

apparently these things are rwd, and only weight about 2000 pounds. Has anyone ever considered one of these for a conversion? do we know if an LS1 will even fit?
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 07:58 AM
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Those little **** boxes are the darlings of the drifting scene. I can't believe they want $2500 bucks for it.

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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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well i'm sure you could get one for cheaper than that, i just didnt know the corolla ever came in rwd.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 02:32 PM
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Kinda like the Triumph TR6's from back in the day. A guy here had a 406 I believe in one. It ran 7 flat in the 8th on the bottle. It'd be a cheap enough project to start out with.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Those things are going for ridiculous money around here. All the "Initial D" ricer bastards are standing in line to buy those ugly little turds.

All that being said, It is RWD and I "think" it has a solid axle too. I'm sure that an LS1 could be stuffed in there, although I think a 2.3 turbo Ford is really the american powerplant that would best work in that thing.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 02:32 PM
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OH wow LMAO you asked the question before I could. lol be sure its an ae86. anything newer is fwd. btw whats wrong with initial D?

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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 02:50 PM
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Nothing is wrong with the game. In fact, its my favorite driving arcade game. It's trying to use the game to justify dressing like a dumbass and driving like a moron on public roads that bothers me. About once a month one of those asshats piles their car up "drifting" down Green Mountain here in Huntsville.
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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by LS69TA
Kinda like the Triumph TR6's from back in the day. A guy here had a 406 I believe in one. It ran 7 flat in the 8th on the bottle. It'd be a cheap enough project to start out with.
There is a guy with a TR6 here in the twin cities. It is powered by a pontiac 455 and a 175 shot of spray Its getting a big hairdryer this summer.
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I think a 240sx would be a better sleeper
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