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Originally Posted by d0sitmatr
there was one for sale near me a couple wks ago (stock liftback though) for under $1k, only had 140k on it, but did need some work. the guy never mentioned what kind of work it needed, so I decided to forget about it.
but, if another one comes along in decent shape, I think it would be a great ecomodding vehicle.
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it would be! a small displacement sentra motor and driveline would drop right in - lots of used 87-90 sentra parts would fit under the skin, so they would not be hard to mod.
the 80's gave us lots of great unique light cars to use as a foundation for a fun eco mod project.
a couple of my faves:
83-88 ford escort exp 2 seater coupe. I have an '88 sitting in my storage lot waiting for some fun. i used to get 34mpg out of the 1.9l cvh motor that was in it - imagine if a 1.6 cvh was put in there and a little more weight removal was done to get the car under 2000 lbs (it was 2300 lbs stock)
91-94 mercury capri convert. These aussie built fords were mazda 323 under the skin and would easily accept a 1.3 ford aspire motor as their drivetrain (complete bolt in). i have a couple of these sitting around too.
92-95 mazda mx3 coupe. nice slippery lines and the ford aspire 1.3 motor is a direct bolt in on this car too
can u tell i like fords and mazdas?
