so i crashed my car this past january and im going to fix it but I'm in the market for a nice shell to build in the future cause this is the 3rd time my car has been crashed bad. so id like to get a new shell to start fresh with at some point and do a better paint job on it then i did with the one i have now.
i found this straight 90 n/a hardtop non-abs shell with 130k that im considering getting but im sorta having cold feet cause its not a targa. for a while i thought i was set on getting a hardtop as my next car cause theyre lighter and supposedly stiffer chassis. but now that i have the chance to make it happen i don't know if i want to move onto a hardtop car. the funny thing is i haven't taken the targa top off on my 89 since i painted it 2.5 years ago :aigo:. but if i got a hardtop im starting to think i might regret it. i looked through all the threads about the hardtop and most of them were about rarity not really pros vs cons. i did find a post where wreakless on sf said how much each weigh. its 180lbs difference which would help a lot and i bet without just ac, the spare tire, jack, and tools itd be in the 3300 range. then plus other little stuff i could get it in the 3200 range pretty easy im thinking. so that alone is appealing.
My '87 Turbo Hardtop 5-spd, cloth, no ABS was 3440 w/no weight reduction
My '89 Turbo Targa 5-spd, cloth, ABS, was 3620 w/no weight reduction
also i need a front bumper and upper valance with the red supra emblem to fix my car so i might just get the car for those parts. then part out the mint condition blue interior in it. and hold onto it until i decide what to do. that way i can at least get my car looking good again. and for the price of those parts from a junk yard or anywhere by the time i ship it i could just get this whole car lol.......i just wish the car had abs cause thats something id like either way i go :wtc:
i found this straight 90 n/a hardtop non-abs shell with 130k that im considering getting but im sorta having cold feet cause its not a targa. for a while i thought i was set on getting a hardtop as my next car cause theyre lighter and supposedly stiffer chassis. but now that i have the chance to make it happen i don't know if i want to move onto a hardtop car. the funny thing is i haven't taken the targa top off on my 89 since i painted it 2.5 years ago :aigo:. but if i got a hardtop im starting to think i might regret it. i looked through all the threads about the hardtop and most of them were about rarity not really pros vs cons. i did find a post where wreakless on sf said how much each weigh. its 180lbs difference which would help a lot and i bet without just ac, the spare tire, jack, and tools itd be in the 3300 range. then plus other little stuff i could get it in the 3200 range pretty easy im thinking. so that alone is appealing.
My '87 Turbo Hardtop 5-spd, cloth, no ABS was 3440 w/no weight reduction
My '89 Turbo Targa 5-spd, cloth, ABS, was 3620 w/no weight reduction
also i need a front bumper and upper valance with the red supra emblem to fix my car so i might just get the car for those parts. then part out the mint condition blue interior in it. and hold onto it until i decide what to do. that way i can at least get my car looking good again. and for the price of those parts from a junk yard or anywhere by the time i ship it i could just get this whole car lol.......i just wish the car had abs cause thats something id like either way i go :wtc:
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