But making dumb decisions is FUN!
Adam went with me to go look at it. I ended up trading about $350 worth of firearms for it.
It is a '93, fwd, 5spd Justy.
I need some tires (or tires/wheels), a radio, and I need to fix the turn signal stalk.
The missing corner lens was with the car and the interior (hell the whole car) is surprisingly clean.
I'll get some pictures of my own.
I've always thought that they were an alternative to the Metro/Fiestiva. Especially in AWD form. But I've never seen one that didn't have horrific rust issues. When I lived in Nebraska, I thought that one would make a decent all-weather DD but they seem to be a lot more rare than their competition.
Good score! I'm jealous 
I happen to know you were looking at Alfas.... What sort of typo in craigslist's search box led you to THAT? 
That's actually pretty cool
Sweet car. what are your plans for it?
I've always liked them. Just saw an AWD one at the junkyard yesterday and oogled its underbits for a few minutes. Oh, the nasty things I'd like to do to you, junkyard Justy.
Bryce
That's super cool! Build thread time!
If you and Adam don't bring that to a rallycross I'm going to have to hurt you. There's one on Saturday!
Just put wheelie bars on it and call it a day.
Nashco wrote: I've always liked them. Just saw an AWD one at the junkyard yesterday and oogled its underbits for a few minutes. Oh, the nasty things I'd like to do to you, junkyard Justy. Bryce
I had my eye on the AWDs too and the possible projects to build w/ that drivetrain. They're pretty much gone around here, haven't seen one in years. 
I went looking for a Justy once. Everyone I found had a blown engine. Of course, blown could be anything.
mazdeuce wrote: If you and Adam don't bring that to a rallycross I'm going to have to hurt you. There's one on Saturday!
Gotta find some wheels/tires first :(
The plan is to put one of the IHI RHB51 from the Bitrouble on it, find some decent wheels/tires, and have fun while getting decent mileage.
Didn't those have a plastic valve cover?
how is this a bad decision?
My mom had one of those, and she hit a small deer with it. Made a terrible mess of the front right corner. I started pulling body parts off and was surprised how thin and easy to bend they were. The fender was so flimsy I ended up just pounding it back into shape with a rubber mallet while it sat on a foam rubber couch cushion. Came out pretty good. After my mom saw how flimsy the car was, she traded it in on a Jetta.
tr8todd wrote: My mom had one of those, and she hit a small deer with it. Made a terrible mess of the front right corner. I started pulling body parts off and was surprised how thin and easy to bend they were. The fender was so flimsy I ended up just pounding it back into shape with a rubber mallet while it sat on a foam rubber couch cushion. Came out pretty good. After my mom saw how flimsy the car was, she traded it in on a Jetta.
That explains the 1653lb listed weight. 
EVERY time I see one of these I think about the commercial from back in the day. New car buyer takes new Justy to family picnic and dorky twin brothers say (one after the other) "Does it have a motor? Does it have a motor?"
So, since this is GRM, um, does it have a motor?
AaronBalto wrote: EVERY time I see one of these I think about the commercial from back in the day. New car buyer takes new Justy to family picnic and dorky twin brothers say (one after the other) "Does it have a motor? Does it have a motor?" So, since this is GRM, um, does it have a motor?
It is surprisingly not bad to drive. With 70hp, short gearing, and 1600 lbs, it basically feels like a normal subcompact car. That's a good thing, since i was initially expecting it to be extremely slow. I guess the downside of high performance gearing is limited MPG potential vs a metro or festiva or something like that, but they still average ~33 overall on fuelly.
Clearly, this needs an H6 swap.
Vigo wrote: It is surprisingly not bad to drive. With 70hp, short gearing, and 1600 lbs, it basically feels like a normal subcompact car. That's a good thing, since i was initially expecting it to be extremely slow. I guess the downside of high performance gearing
Not one, but 2 over drives.
1st 3.071 2nd 1.695 3rd 1.137 4th .794 5th .675 Rev 3.461 Final 4.800
My wife's first real car was an '89 that became my winter beater in '98 or so. I limped it to the junkyard with 30-60-90 compression numbers at around 130k miles.
I do not miss it. :)
Swank Force One wrote: Clearly, this needs an H6 swap.
That would weigh more than the rest of the car!
mndsm wrote:Swank Force One wrote: Clearly, this needs an H6 swap.That would weigh more than the rest of the car!
I fail to see the problem here. You'd essentially just be sitting on an engine. Sounds like fun.
Swank Force One wrote:mndsm wrote:I fail to see the problem here. You'd essentially just be sitting on an engine. Sounds like fun.Swank Force One wrote: Clearly, this needs an H6 swap.That would weigh more than the rest of the car!
Point taken.
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