What Was Your First Car? - Page 7 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ScoobsMcGee · 11-20-2014, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not just the 80's ones!
I still shudder every time I close/open my doors on the FRS and the auto up/down function makes the thunk noise. Back in the day with my 64 SS that sound meant another hour of work retrieving yet another fallen window!
Actually got pretty good at it after a few dozen times.

GM coupe window PTSD. I went through about a decade of owning 4 door cars between a Sentra Spec V and two WRXes, so thankfully the BRZ doesn't make me nervous, but I know what you mean.

KDad2 · 11-20-2014, 11:38 AM

My first was a 1975 AMC Jeep CJ5. It came off the line June 20 and was one month older than I. The straight six was easy to work on. I could practically sit in the engine bay and work on it. It only had 3 gears and a steering wheel the size of a bus. No comforts at all. I did put in an after market stereo and built speaker boxes, plus added some pipe insulation to the roll bar. It was a good car to start with. Then I sold it for an '84 Nissan 300ZX. That car had a world of electrical problems. But, it did look good. It still had Datsun stamps through out.

roddy · 11-21-2014, 06:32 AM

'76 Nova...2 doors too many and 2 cylinders too few. @White64Goat I've had a few Vegas (and the Pontiac clone Astre) over the years, but was never lucky enough to find a pre-74 small bumper car...they looked much better than the later ones.

Dadhawk · 11-21-2014, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roddy

'76 Nova...2 doors too many and 2 cylinders too few. @White64Goat I've had a few Vegas (and the Pontiac clone Astre) over the years, but was never lucky enough to find a pre-74 small bumper car...they looked much better than the later ones.

I friend of mine in high school had the exact Vega you are talking about. Looked like this:

adamg · 11-21-2014, 09:35 AM

Got it stock when i turned 16

Tcoat · 11-21-2014, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I friend of mine in high school had the exact Vega you are talking about. Looked like this:

Me too (friend that is)! We had a blast with that car until the rust demons got it. Almost over night it went from perfect to close the door too hard and chunks fell off.

Dadhawk · 11-21-2014, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Me too (friend that is)! We had a blast with that car until the rust demons got it. Almost over night it went from perfect to close the door too hard and chunks fell off.

Yea, too bad they weren't fast enough to outrun the rust demons!

roddy · 11-21-2014, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I friend of mine in high school had the exact Vega you are talking about. Looked like this:

Yep, those are the ones...I would have cut the bumper just like the one above. I always thought they looked best that way...a baby Camaro RS so-to-speak.

roddy · 11-21-2014, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Me too (friend that is)! We had a blast with that car until the rust demons got it. Almost over night it went from perfect to close the door too hard and chunks fell off.

LOL! Sounds like a typical Vega.

roddy · 11-21-2014, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Yea, too bad they weren't fast enough to outrun the rust demons!

A small block swap and a no salt diet goes a long way there.

Tcoat · 11-21-2014, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roddy

A small block swap and a no salt diet goes a long way there.

I had a nicely done up 327 I pulled out of my 55 Chevy he was always going to buy and put in it but never came through with the cash. It would have been a rocket (also probably a death trap but that is beside the point).

BMA · 11-21-2014, 05:20 PM

My first was a 1984 Lincoln Continental with like 90,000 miles on it...had some nice features for 1984.

Tcoat · 11-22-2014, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamg

Got it stock when i turned 16

Do you remember what the rims were? Oh wait, first car, of course you do!!!!
I have been looking for that style for the FRS but haven't had much luck finding exactly what I want and they look like they are it.

adamg · 11-23-2014, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Do you remember what the rims were? Oh wait, first car, of course you do!!!!
I have been looking for that style for the FRS but haven't had much luck finding exactly what I want and they look like they are it.

I bought 16" BBS RS faces, sandblasted and powdercoated and then bought Rotiform 16-17" conversion lips and barrels to make them 17x9 17x10. Then new hardware, center caps, etc. Costed about $3000 all together

11-21-2014, 06:32 AM	#87
roddy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: '13 Ultramarine Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 2,243 Thanks: 1,476 Thanked 1,165 Times in 685 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	'76 Nova...2 doors too many and 2 cylinders too few. @White64Goat I've had a few Vegas (and the Pontiac clone Astre) over the years, but was never lucky enough to find a pre-74 small bumper car...they looked much better than the later ones. __________________ no man with a good car needs to be justified...

11-20-2014, 11:38 AM	#86
KDad2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2013 Raven Location: Texas Posts: 485 Thanks: 202 Thanked 345 Times in 183 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	My first was a 1975 AMC Jeep CJ5. It came off the line June 20 and was one month older than I. The straight six was easy to work on. I could practically sit in the engine bay and work on it. It only had 3 gears and a steering wheel the size of a bus. No comforts at all. I did put in an after market stereo and built speaker boxes, plus added some pipe insulation to the roll bar. It was a good car to start with. Then I sold it for an '84 Nissan 300ZX. That car had a world of electrical problems. But, it did look good. It still had Datsun stamps through out.

11-21-2014, 09:35 AM	#89
adamg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: brz Location: United States Posts: 780 Thanks: 194 Thanked 405 Times in 212 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got it stock when i turned 16

11-21-2014, 05:20 PM	#96
BMA Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Twin Turbo Location: NJ Posts: 39 Thanks: 1,285 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My first was a 1984 Lincoln Continental with like 90,000 miles on it...had some nice features for 1984.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password