Jub

I love EG hatches and my first fun car was a GS-R swapped EG Hatch. That being said, I'm not sure how much I actually want an EG Hatch now. I do, theoretically, but in reality idk how much I do. When cars become modded like that, they're a pain to use unless the only thing you're doing is going for a drive.

I think the C6 z06 fits the bill the best. Do you care about being competitive at anything?

Mr.E.G.

I specifically don't want women's attention. Haha. I've only got eyes for Mrs.E.G. :-)

Mr.E.G.

I want to get into time attack. But I honestly like working on cars more than driving, though I like both. I'm hoping if I build a world-beater I can convince QUICKAG to go set some lap records with it. I'm kidding... mostly.

zeroptzero

I hear ya, a few years back I wanted an EG hatch with ITR engine/tranny swap, but the ones I seen were well aged and the last one I test drove had a hole in the driver side floor pan - ala Fred Flintstone style. I ended up buying an 89 EF Hatch with ITR engine/ tranny swap, but at that age the rust was catching up with it fast, the chassis was a wet noodle compared to today's cars, and the dream I had in my head never matched the end product given the ages of the cars.
When I was really young my uncle took me for a high speed drive in his 74 Corvette, I was in love. I spent the next 20 years dreaming of buying a 74 Corvette. By the time I got out of school and got a job I started looking at 70's Corvettes, but by that time they were 30-40 years old, and they smelled bad, drove bad, and rarely looked good. Time will do that to you every time.

zeroptzero

You don't have to be the richest guy in the cemetery ? lol

Jub

Have you done any track driving, time attack, or anything competitive? I don't mind working on a car if it's the off season and I have time to plan stuff out and do it leisurely. I like planning out and building mods. Worrying about crap breaking and fixing stuff when you're focused on driving and competing sucks. You end up doing crappy fixes just to get back out on the track too. When you're paying for seat time, traveling, have spent time prepping the car, $$$, it really sucks if you're there and not able to drive. If you don't have experience, it's also really bad for learning. Absolutely hate dealing with broken crap when I should be driving. It doesn't matter how well you build the EG your talking about, it is going to go through teething pains and it's going to break. If you and the car are both going through teething pains to start you off in competitive driving, it's not going to be fun unless you're a way different person than me.

I'd love to build up an EG like what you're talking about if I had another functional, easy to maintain track car. I'd also have to be able to afford both comfortably and be able to track the track car at least once a month, if not more. So if you can swing an EG hatch and a stock-ish Z06, that'd be my bet. I don't think a clean EG shell or a clean c6z is going to go down in price much. I think you'd use something like a C6Z much more than the EG unless you have or plan to have other fun cars in the stable too.

TommyDeVito

Sequentials sound like Heaven to me. Love the things.

In your list of cars, since you mentioned adding FI to the 86/BRZ. Why not the Supra? 55k, takes to mods extremely well. Modded it’s a supercar like the M2C. Speaking of M2C, you mod that f’er, oh my.

engifineer

Sounds to me that you really like the idea of building that AWD Civic. I say go for it. You can buy lots of cars, but if you are really into the idea of the project itself and having something a bit different in the end, then you are only going to get that one way

QUIKAG

Tommy makes a good point. Get the ZF or six-speed Supra and mod it out. That engine responds well and is solid. Pricing isn't crazy. May have to call around to find a non-sleazy Toyota dealer in DFW to get an order in.

Otherwise, I'd do the hatch or C6 Z06. How to decide between the two is local shops that can work on either of them and what kind of example of each you can find. The choice should become clear at that point. I know some good local shops to work on the Vette, not sure about the Honda?

You do seem most passionate about a Civic, but it would have less usability overall than a clean C6 Z06, i.e. your wife is more likely to ride in the Vette than a F&F Hatch.

McLaren will be a major money pit most likely and you'll hate it. MP4-12C do not have a good reliability record at all. Heard some horror stories from owners themselves on them.

Need to do lunch again soon!

flexer

I build an AWD J35 SH awd civic. I loved it. Like you I was in my mid 30's and always wanted to build an amazing awd EG civic and finially had the money to do it. I have sense sold the car and if I did it again I would do a k24 with a power goal of 600 whp and just enjoy it.