Hello my name is Tim Iacobucci. I have been into dsms for a quite a while now. I have been traveling and I am fed up with the limitations of trying to stuff allot of stuff and or people in a TEL. I love the drivetrain though and I know more about it already than most any other car so I have been at a crossroads thinking about ditching the platform entirely, but there is a solution! The Summit, vista, expo!
I don't know why it took me so long to find out about this, I've got a friend that did a turbo swap in a mirage and I've read about the colts.
I've got a full 6bolt awd auto setup I've been building, to put back in my talon, but I would much rather put it in a vista.
I am having a hell of a time finding one though, I 100% want awd. I will probably go to Alaska with it. I don't mind fabricating mounts for a 1g tel 4 bolt subframe though if I have to. I actually think I prefer that suspension to the awd minivans.
Where the hell do you guys find these cars? I am coming up empty on ebay, craigslist, autotrader ect.
I am seriously looking at this one right now.
http://albanyga.craigslist.org/cto/4271988964.html
I talked to the owner, he seems pretty cool. He's got lexus springs on it to lift it, I kind of like that, I'm curious to take a look at it.
I would really rather have a decent 1g vista though. I love the pure 80's japanese look of it. Looks like there is more room than the 2gs too.
So aside from where to find one, is there anything else in particular I should look for on these when buying? I'm obviously immediately yanking the drivetrain so I really don't give a damn about that but any stupid little interior or body things that any of you have noticed?