Banned Mega Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Tim Taylor Senior Moderator Location: Oakland, CA Join Date: 02/02/2007 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 622 Rally Car: Mazda 323 GTX |
Chop it into a pickup and rally the Fjord Ranchero
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Sean Medcroft Junior Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
Banned Ultra Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
This was actually the eventual plan for the Lolvo. |
Banned Ultra Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
OK, that clinches it. Because it would piss John off so much I wanna do it! 
Anyway John, it's not doing weird shit for the sake of weird. It's a car that's available that just happens to be a wagon. If you want to spend $800 on a 2 door then go for it and I'll just keep the Lolvo and turn it into a pickup (just for the sake of being weird.) But that's $800 less to spend on the building of the project. A wagon is no different than a sedan except it has a longer roof. Also, this: 
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Banned Ultra Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
The Lolvo:
The Lolvo was originally purchased by Dave Hintz with the intent to turn it into a LeMons racer but plans changed. I did a bunch of work on it and eventually he traded it to me for rebuilding the transmission in his BMW. I'm not gonna lie, it has some issues but it runs most of the time. It's pretty slow. I kind of like it but I kind of hate it. I might be persuaded to offer it up for community service. |
Banned Mega Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
If we do the Volvo SW into a pickup and the do a small block Chebby it could be a Volvorado.... I'm good with a wagon. 2 door rally cars aren't quite as good as a 4door for me anyway. |
John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Blake Lind Godlike Moderator Location: Hillsboro Oregon Join Date: 06/09/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 233 Rally Car: orange AE86 |
Banned Ultra Moderator Location: the end of the universe Join Date: 02/12/2006 Age: Ancient Posts: 1,432 Rally Car: 1980 Opel Ascona B |
Anders Green Ultra Moderator Location: Raleigh, NC Join Date: 03/30/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,478 Rally Car: Parked |
With a wagon, you could haul all your spares to the rally in the back. Probably the tools too. AND drive it there, no trailer needed.
Anders Grassroots rally. It's what I think about. |
Sean Medcroft Junior Moderator Location: Edmonds, Washington Join Date: 02/12/2009 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,802 Rally Car: Building a Merkur |
Andrew Frick Junior Moderator Location: Greenville, SC Join Date: 05/18/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 684 Rally Car: Rally Spec Ford Focus |
John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Yeah and pile them all up in a parking lot, in the rain... And when the clubbie flips the car and crushed the whole rear bart into a hatchback then spend weeks tracking down where all the parts crawled off to John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Max Super Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
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