Author Topic: 1600 or SSS??? (Read 4146 times)

CS2rex · « **on:** Mar 22, 2006, 03:20PM »

hey all. i have a bit of money to spend on my car, but dont no if wat wanna i spend the money on the u13, or try and find a stocko datto 1600 and work that. they have so much appeal for a car thats about 34years old!!! help me decide which one to make the project car out of!!

chr1S · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 03:22PM »

ill give this about 5 minutes until this is deleted lol.

Or actually moved into general

CS2rex · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 03:25PM »

man ur fast, that was up a grand total of about 40seconds before i fixed it haha.. press enter a little to early heh. y would it b moved?? i dont see wat other category it should be in?

Jecks · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 03:29PM »

datto 1600... those are hot machines...

bondy · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 03:30PM »

lol chris, i read it too and was like wtf. makes a bit more sense now though

chr1S · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 04:11PM »

I'm just a beast.

wombat · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 04:14PM »

translation.

i have money and a Bluebird SSS. Should i pour more money into the SSS, or buy a stock 510 1600.

My opinion - get a 1600, drop an L20B in then bolt on a turbo!

Chadza · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 04:17PM »

good luck finding a stock 1600! They are rare as hens teeth. The only ones you will find are rusted out shitboxes that will need LOTS of work.

If you think you will skip doing it up and want to by say an sr20det 1600 be prepared to pay at least 10G as they are in HIGH demand.

Don't mean to rain on your parade but you are better off spending it on your current car or selling and trading up to an ATTESA.

bondy · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 04:22PM »

Quote from: wombat on Mar 22, 2006, 04:14PM

translation.

i have money and a Bluebird SSS. Should i pour more money into the SSS, or buy a stock 510 1600.

yeh, nah that's not what i meant, note the edit on the first post? that's what i was talking about, not the content of the post as it is now

Rake · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 04:55PM »

Do you want a weekend cruiser, or a fast daily?
Do you want a dedicated track/strip/etc motorsport car? Or something thats fun on and off the road?
Are you chasing serious performance for pure fun, or are you looking to learn or improve mechanical knowledge and skill?

Then theres other little things like .. Can you afford to run a second car on the road (Rego, insurance, etc) if you intend to take it to the street. Can you afford to have the Bluey SSS off the road for whatever reason should things go wrong or get serious? Yada yada.

Think about the WHY and less about the WHAT, then make a decision.

Kranzy · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 05:11PM »

Way to ruin a good discussion rake

Too much thinking and not enough spending... hehe

Best to know your situation before rushing into anything though.

SSS · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 05:15PM »

1600. No question.

Trx · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 22, 2006, 09:59PM »

Quote from: Rake on Mar 22, 2006, 04:55PM

Do you want a weekend cruiser, or a fast daily?
Do you want a dedicated track/strip/etc motorsport car? Or something thats fun on and off the road?
Are you chasing serious performance for pure fun, or are you looking to learn or improve mechanical knowledge and skill?

Then theres other little things like .. Can you afford to run a second car on the road (Rego, insurance, etc) if you intend to take it to the street. Can you afford to have the Bluey SSS off the road for whatever reason should things go wrong or get serious? Yada yada.

Think about the WHY and less about the WHAT, then make a decision.

Get both of them.. isint the rule . Thou who dies with the most toy's wins

but the datto sounds pretty nice. they do up quite well. they look great in an olive / avocado,sparkley green also (y)

JECKS EDIT: Fixed Quote error

proact · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 23, 2006, 07:20PM »

If you really want one ill check out some farms for ya but not sure if they would have been changed to rottary they stopped making the engine rally driver's decided to shove in the next best thing a rottery.
ill ask mum tomorrow night she might know some who still has one in clean nic

CS2rex · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 23, 2006, 07:25PM »

that would be fckin sweet dude!!! let no how the search goes!! thanks

Budgie · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 23, 2006, 07:30PM »

My cousin (its a cliche I know...) owned a 1600 Datto. Sold it and got an RX-7. Sold that and new drives a '91 Alfa T-Spark.

I liked the RX-7 the best

CS2rex · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 24, 2006, 10:28PM »

hey, for any who r interested(prob no one heh) i decided to keep the bluebird, gonna get a kit for it, does the cam shafts, and then go on a nice holidays in the whitsundays, eating 5course meals and passing out drunk on the beach after lots of ..stuff.. with my gf. gonna be swwweeeeeeett

Chadza · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 26, 2006, 04:20PM »

BZZZZZZT That answer was INCORRECT

The CORRECT answer was:

"I am going to spend all my hard earned money on my car, right down to the loose change my parents use to go and buy the paper in the mornings. This will reduce me to living under cardboard and eating black and gold noodles (worse than maggi 2 minute noodles) and showering every 3rd day. It will be sweet though because my Bluebird will be gun."

sr20_trx · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 27, 2006, 09:02PM »

go the 1600

Jono · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 27, 2006, 09:24PM »

Reason being...?

dandfx · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 30, 2006, 10:49AM »

if i was in this situation and wanted:

a car that i wouldnt use as a daily and made into a weekend/show car if go the 1600

if it was for a dialy driver i wouldnt take the 1600 because thats the sort of thing i see as a collectable/cruise car

ChadzaTRX: i actually saw a stock 1600 at redcliffe monday, the paint was matt (faded and shit) but it was fairly strait, basically just like any car of its age that has never had any work done on it. wasnt for sale though.