so...what would make the best sleeper...

[Spammy]

One of the guys at work has a 968 cab they he bought back from HK....its all good except for the colour....purple

[Stix Zadinia]

feng shui has alot to answer for.

all the HK import mercs i see have red interiors with mauve paint etc.

[SLO78U]

hahaha Spammy true that!

I could consider one of these things - rare enough to be unusual, not valuable, and no-one on planet earth would look at it and think "Hmm, that might be quick".

GET A COMMODORE JIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no one would ever suspect that a commodore would be quick !!!!!
get a VS and some V6 side badges.

not sure what engine though !!!

[Milka]

We were thinking of a Divco Milk truck,



but then found found that someone had beaten us to it with a supercharged 350 chev in one as seen on the lower part of this link,
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/divco.htm

It is still running and still delivers milk, great sleeper maybe, but defeats the purpose of a new sleeper idea as it would sort of wake the neighbours, or anyone within a few hundred metres, head turning ability would be up there though!


SO what about something like this:



It has a 2 clinder engine, but maybe a wankel based single rotor engine like the one of the ones being assembled in the lower link: http://www.atkinsrotary.com/
which are generally used in light aircraft, connected to the 4wd system in the halflinger

I know it won't be easy, but i didn't think we were being totally literal here in our making of sleepers, i just figured we were after orginality... if you were after something easier, an older 70's jag for a couple of grand with a 1jz, 2jz, rb whatever, you would save a bucket load of weight from the clunky old 6 cylinder in it as well... plus some may concider it had a bit of class as well as looks.

[Stix Zadinia]

is that a haflinger, or the other one?

i'd put something in a VW iltis.



or VW Fridolin FTW. (but rare as rocking horse shit)

[Milka]

911sc: you know way too much about kooky automobiles...

[Stix Zadinia]

VW Thing


VW Country Buggy


get something turbo from the states and slot it straight in. theres a VW Country Buggy on it's side on the way out of Redenberry Bridge in Singleton if anyone is up for a challenge.

[GSRman]

944+ 1j

[Stix Zadinia]

Biloela huh? you don't happen to know anything about the VW engined Tempo Matador that lives around that way do you?

looks alot like this

[Mr Ed]

... if you were after something easier, an older 70's jag for a couple of grand with a 1jz, 2jz, rb whatever, you would save a bucket load of weight from the clunky old 6 cylinder in it as well... plus some may concider it had a bit of class as well as looks.

Hey I like that idea!! :D

[Mr Ed]

Biloela huh? you don't happen to know anything about the VW engined Tempo Matador that lives around that way do you?

looks alot like this

That is one UGLY car :oh:

[Stix Zadinia]

it's the fore runner to a kombi, built on a chassis VW supplied for coachbuilding utilities onto.



the Mercedes-Benz 300SLR transporter is still the best (for ugly/weird looking trucks), same engine as a 300SLR using bits and peices from different M-B models, the fastest racecar transporter at the time. would be an awesome sleeper when it's empty, pity theres only 1 in the world

[Nero]

944 with SR20DET?
Can get a 944 for $10k

[Stix Zadinia]

i just had a brainwave

what about a VW polo engined Trabant 1.1? they made them for a short period before the wall came down, i'm sure you can slot in a bigger VW engine, maybe a 1.8 16V? think of the handling!

[sherb]

seat ibiza with an LS1.