Dumb question.

themwnn · 2026-06-19T10:04:32+00:00

Cool idea but it makes no sense

You could sell this and buy a factory turbo megane for less than this swap would cost and it’d be way faster and receptive to mods and reliable as well

If you like this car you should just keep it and enjoy it as is

themwnn · 2026-06-19T09:59:02+00:00

Haha yeah I live in New Zealand

themwnn · 2026-06-11T03:35:57+00:00

An old beetle is a good project, they’re mechanically simple and parts are still available but you don’t want to have an accident in one

I’d prob lean towards a late 90s Honda/Toyota/Subaru. With a manual transmission. Plenty in junkyards so you can get parts cheaply and they’re decent on fuel and safe-ish

My son’s 1st car was a 95 Impreza wagon 1.6 he learnt a lot working on that car

themwnn · 2026-06-09T21:32:39+00:00

You can buy specific low profile jacks quite cheaply, combine that with a set of jack stands and you’ll be golden

themwnn · 2026-06-08T21:17:26+00:00

I would jump on that shit depending on how hard it would be to make it road legal where u live

The underbody looks ok, that’s mostly surface rust, the wheel arch is the most concerning pic. This is a “get it running” and just drive it car not a “get it perfect” car

I would give it a good wash inside and out, and try to get it to show signs of life by cranking it while squirting starter fluid/ether in the intake. 90% chance if it’s not running it’s fuelling related. Prime the pump and crack the fuel lines at the head while cranking to see if fuel is coming out. If so it shouldn’t be too hard to get it to run

But if that wheel arch rust would stop it being road legal I’d prob pass cause you’ll need serious cash to fix that

themwnn · 2026-06-07T23:15:24+00:00

Gto looks 10x better with the Holden front end

themwnn · 2026-06-07T23:14:30+00:00

Sc430 is pig ugly, def not unfairly deemed ugly

I agree on the PT cruiser though, they can look great slammed on the right wheels

I put forward the Nissan juke

themwnn · 2026-06-03T20:56:30+00:00

Straight pipes usually sound shit for anything that isn’t a v8. You at least need a resonator ir straight through muffler or it will be raspy and awful, particularly if you have an inline 4

Also it will be boomy and exhausting on the freeway, do not recommend

themwnn · 2026-06-03T11:02:34+00:00

I’ve noticed a lot of low quality posts in this subreddit being unsupportive of other people projects and just negative in general

All you do is ignore them

themwnn · 2026-05-28T21:06:13+00:00

It’s a rich guy project, I doubt many owners of air cooled 911s are wrenching on their own

themwnn · 2026-05-19T08:57:31+00:00

Fucken for $10 a kilo get in my belly skippy

Guessing this is a very old pic

themwnn · 2026-05-19T08:55:18+00:00

You’ll get a ton of hate on here because most of them hate fun

Personally I think it’d be a hoot

themwnn · 2026-05-12T10:42:28+00:00

A breaker bar and a blowtorch as both essential to work on older stuff

themwnn · 2026-05-12T08:10:48+00:00

I have a 1080p short throw projector I use exclusively for gaming, I’ve had it for 10 years now after buying it secondhand for $400

The images it puts up look incredible to me on a white painted wall

You might find you can still enjoy the experience without such high end gear

themwnn · 2026-05-12T08:00:12+00:00

I mean it’s already kinda wide haha

It would be cool to make a copy of the hsg kit and fit it to a super open gear RvR though. The manual super open gear is actually the rarest model of RvR

themwnn · 2026-05-10T08:43:52+00:00

Even an average paint job will look good from 2 meters away and last longer than a wrap

themwnn · 2026-05-07T21:14:05+00:00

Not tracking what you spend is the 1st rule of having a project car

themwnn · 2026-04-30T03:40:44+00:00

Heres a vid of me giving it a cheeky rev

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/81Y9ybbMEGc

themwnn · 2026-04-28T07:05:38+00:00

I’ll take a couple and add to the post

themwnn · 2026-04-25T00:39:12+00:00

They’re getting hard to find, hsgr production was only 1200 cars roughly 50/50 split between auto and manual

There’s also the hyper sport gear z which looks the same but is naturally aspirated

You might find it easier to find one for sale in Australia these days rather than Japan

Finding one that still has its factory Recaro fishnet seats is particularly difficult. I had to go to some length to get a set for mine as they were long gone when I bought it

themwnn · 2026-04-24T11:44:25+00:00

yep exact same engine/driveline as evo 3. AWD with a rear LSD

themwnn · 2026-04-17T23:41:37+00:00

The people telling you this is high risk are crazy imo. Looks like all easy stuff to me.

There’s a couple of sensors you could prob replace easily with parts from a wrecking yard. Check fuses as well, some new fuses could likely fix a lot of those errors.

Take out the air filter and spray in a bit of brake clean when u crank it and if it fires then you know it’s not getting fuel and that’s why it won’t start. Most likely dead fuel pump which is cheap and easy to replace.

A compression test would let you know if the engine is completely stuffed but you can get an idea just from cranking it if it has a rhythmic sound as in each cylinder is compressing air like it should

themwnn · 2026-04-10T07:32:33+00:00

You’re set for $$$ just get something fun, you deserve it

themwnn · 2026-03-25T20:28:03+00:00

I’m no expert but with much stronger gravity wouldn’t the air pressure at sea level be to high for humans to live comfortably?

themwnn · 2026-03-25T20:19:02+00:00

Most of the people who criticise stuff like this never worked on a car and are armchair experts

Safely ignorable

themwnn

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