old VS. New

I know this has been posted Many Many times but this boils down to a bigger question on what i want to get after i restore my 65 Falcon (i originally was plannin on makin this fast but scratched the idea just as quick)
I either want to get a 1970 Camaro with a 355 in it and work with that or get an import.
Import is what originally got me interested in cars and i will always have a love for them, but my dad was always a muscle man (R.I.P), and i love muscle now too so i am kind of at a loss.
The second car would be limited to a weekend driver :devil: People have said that old cars are shit but i know what i am doing and i know how to make them handle better and get them to go faster. I also know how to give a lot more power to the imports.
Feedback PLEASE.

I dunno about you, but I like technology. An import (or a newer car) would deffinately be the better route in terms of safety. If you really want a weekend ride, get an R1 :bigthumb: . I dont have anything against muscle (or old) cars, but I like gas mileage and air bags. It all depends on what your needs are, I also wouldnt want to pay a ton of money on insurance for just a weekend cruiser.

no i am talking about the weekend cruiser that will not have full coverage if you get the drift.
I wouldn't get an R1 due to the fact i wont ride a motorcyle (i dont like helmets and my gf wont let me ride without a helmet).
What about the old 1974 240 SX (wait that is bad Karma my uncle died in one)
Need MORE feedback

Why don't you take an older car (like an old Camaro) and update the mechanicals and suspension with an LS1 Corvette driveline. Old school class and late-model tech makes a great car!

Since this will be your second car and a project car, I vote for an older car. Insurance on an older car is surprisingly low.. so thats not a big issue... plus, it'll be a second car, and that will make it even lower. And gas mileage is no big deal especially since the car will be for pure pleasure. Perhaps safety may be an issue, but a little roll bar/cage setup would fix her up... and plus.. aren't older cars more structurally sturdy? I've been writing with a classic domestic in mind, by the way.

Murco made an excellent suggestion about installing late model drivetrain parts. An LS1 setup may be quite pricey, but an LT1 from a 4th gen f-body wouldn't be too expensive. And if you really cared all that much, the fuel injection would help out a lot on mileage. So go with a classic domestic!

I still dont know what i am going to do. THe car i have now is a classic too. Its a 1965 Ford Falcon. Let's get some moe feedback.

why not draft technology to muscle? you can get fuel injector bosses and put them on your V8 intake, make an adapter where the carb was to run a pipe to an air flow meter then hook up an E manage to that, you can even get a DIS for it. heck, while yer that far, what's the compression ratio? how's about twin turbo the 8? you are the limiting factor, now go get'm

Originally posted by Murco
Why don't you take an older car (like an old Camaro) and update the mechanicals and suspension with an LS1 Corvette driveline. Old school class and late-model tech makes a great car!

Damnit man, don't give away want I want to do with a 57 Chevy yet. I want it to be original...:wink:

Originally posted by LadyLuke

What about the old 1974 240 SX (
you mean a 240z.... they run 15.5 stock i believe. thats a nice mix of import and classic, but since you dont want one.........

get a porsche.

Originally posted by Tercel GTS
why not draft technology to muscle? you can get fuel injector bosses and put them on your V8 intake, make an adapter where the carb was to run a pipe to an air flow meter then hook up an E manage to that, you can even get a DIS for it. heck, while yer that far, what's the compression ratio? how's about twin turbo the 8? you are the limiting factor, now go get'm


How many jobs do you think one man can handle brotha....
I dont have the cash to do that and it is alot of work.

newer cars will have a less rough idle, better gas mileage, safer, and in teh end probobly cost you less.

Older cars have a rough idle, not as good cornering, takes lots of gas, and lots of mechanical problems = more money. And i would go with the old car. :smile: I like older cars because they are more original, "higher esteemed" (to me i would feel cooled ridin around in a muscle car rather than an import, i dont know if this makes sense). And they are definitally more masculin (i cant spell). To bad i dont know anything about oler cars and i dont ahve enough cash to fix one up.

Originally posted by BlkCamaroSS
Damnit man, don't give away want I want to do with a 57 Chevy yet. I want it to be original...:wink:


Oh like putting EFI into some old car is sooo original. :iceslolan


Originally posted by High Octane
newer cars will have a less rough idle, better gas mileage, safer, and in teh end probobly cost you less.

Older cars have a rough idle, not as good cornering, takes lots of gas, and lots of mechanical problems = more money. And i would go with the old car. I like older cars because they are more original, "higher esteemed" (to me i would feel cooled ridin around in a muscle car rather than an import, i dont know if this makes sense). And they are definitally more masculin (i cant spell). To bad i dont know anything about oler cars and i dont ahve enough cash to fix one up.


Ahh.. Rough Idles... going through a tank of gas in 20 minutes after filling up... rust! good times! :bigthumb:

But actually, you'd be suprised how many old cars you can pick up for less than $6000 that are in fairly good condition that run great. You've just gotta keep your eye out... Kinda like how I found my car.... except it had a blown motor. Lucky me I already had a motor in my garage ready for it. :tongue:

Originally posted by RedNeck383



But actually, you'd be suprised how many old cars you can pick up for less than $6000 that are in fairly good condition that run great. You've just gotta keep your eye out... Kinda like how I found my car.... except it had a blown motor. Lucky me I already had a motor in my garage ready for it. :tongue:

And you'd be suprised how broke i am

haha jk man.. i think i will look into older cars now that im thinkin about em

Originally posted by BlkCamaroSS


Damnit man, don't give away want I want to do with a 57 Chevy yet. I want it to be original...:wink:

Already been done but more than one should exist!

Yeah, I know it's been done, but that's what I want to do on my own. I've got a friend at work that has a 57 that looks very good inside and out. I have no idea what's under the hood, but then again I don't care either. I want to swap it out to an LS1/LS6 combo with a Corvette rear, drop it down on some 17" or 18" 9.5's on the front and 10.5's on back. I want it to be black with flames on the front (ghost or not, if I can't find someone to do them well, then it won't have flames). That's my plan, now don't go stealing it:biggrin2: :lol:

Originally posted by High Octane
newer cars will have a less rough idle, better gas mileage, safer, and in teh end probobly cost you less.




I know a few EFI cars that have a rough idle..........but I think that's because of it's radical cam.:biggrin: