Other priorities mean that I have not been able to spend away and wrench away on the P5 for some months now. I've got to admit, I am getting restless. I have been thinking of... other cars. Like the three forlorn AMC Javelins that I saw in a field last weekend up north. Straight, rust free, and probably a lot of fun after a few grand. Then, there is my recent Corvette confession. Yes, I am beginning to want an older car. New ones lack the straightforward charm, the oil in the nostrils, the stale smelling upholstery, the chrome and sharp objects aimed at your face all throughout the interior without a wit given to safety. Man, you guys better give me some good ideas, on how to keep the romance with my P5 alive a while longer. Convince me that it has character, and that I am crazy for even entertaining the growing temptation to trade her off.

 

no WOMP product for anything other than the protege or possibly 2nd gen rx7 (If I'm so inclined!)

 

looks like you already made up your mind to buy some piece of crap money whole... we dont have to convince you...

 

vette? as in chevette?


chevette VS P5...thats your choice.

 

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how about a 67 or 68 chavell, or chevett
or if you want to shi* your pants with power buy an old charger and mod it like hell
we've got plenty of people out here running 8's on theirs and still driving it like its street legal

 

How much do you owe on the P5? You can only do so much to the mazda. with the older cars anything is possible. And you can womp anything, and or BLOWER anything. Nothing looks meaner than a 454 with a bigass chrome blower sticking through the hoop! 69 chevel, I'd do it !

 

yeah, chevelles would be nice, but if your going to go all out, get the 1970 chevelle ss 454 ls6....

 

Well, it sounds like you need a project car to me, and old muscle car. Nothing wrong with that if you're the itching to get your tools dirty. But in the mean time you'll need something cheap and reliable to drive, like a P5.

 

Why should we have to convince you to keep your P5? Do whatever makes you happy. Just remember: As you sow, so shall you reap!

 

What he said.


Really sounds like you want an older 'project' of sorts. That would be really cool, but not very reliable for a daily driver. Keep the P5 and slowly do a build up on your 'muscle' car.

 

Well if you don't have much time to wrench on the P5, another car is not going to be much different. Keep the P5 for daily and get a corvette project car to play with.

 

but whatever you do dont but a cheap 2nd gen RX7 and think with a few afternoons and a couple hundred in refresher parts you can have it running....it wont turn out well for ya!

I actually bought the rx7 to use as a beater while I built the p5....that hasn't worked out real well so far!

 

Sorry about that, didn't realize that much was wrong with it!

 

nah, it's cool Barry.. I was just thining, like you were, I'd spend some time on it and be done....it's kicking my *** like a ninja. Good thing I'm so super-tough.

 

To get back on topic - I agree w/ Phantom Cruiser, keep the p5 and build you a muscle car. My wife's cousins husband (wooh!) has an '72 chevelle with a built 400 in it - he's been working on it for 3-4 years, very nice looking car now.