The lightweight sporty wagon thread.

I cant say I would consider the Suzuki Aerio a wagon for the purpose of this thread. Its like a Honda Fit, or a Rio 5.

More like a hatchback, IMO.

Mini clubman.......wagon?

This is too old, but I do believe that I just got the vapors (fans face)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120907035342+&viewitem=

I once put a Forester 2.5L in the older ('99 or '00) Impreza wagon and was very happy with the outcome.

It was a fun all wheel drive car that could go and it was cheap as hell to put together.
Mileage was in the high twenties.

singleslammer wrote: This is too old, but I do believe that I just got the vapors (fans face) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120907035342+&viewitem=

singleslammer wrote: This is too old, but I do believe that I just got the vapors (fans face) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120907035342+&viewitem=

I would DD that in a heart beat if I didn't live where it would return to the earth quickly.

simple answer is escort with a bptswap 30 plus mpg. swap the brakes from an egt or mx3 or protego have 4 wheel disks. eibach springs and fomoco sr struts from a zx2 sr (john bleakley ford has em cheap like 180 for a set atleast thats what they were when i was into escorts) and a zx2 front sway bar with a zx tuner 22mm rear bar and youve got a really flickable car. with 200 whp.

What do you guys think of this:?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4128837853.html

Dry California car.

I don't trust European wagons. There's very few Domestic and Japanese options not named Subaru. And there's a defacto agreement that unless your Legacy or Forester is an XT model you have to be a middle-aged woman with indeterminate sexuality.....

So there's not much left besides Mazda 6 wagons.

Thoughts?

Without looking it up, that's gotta be over 3k lbs.

I hate this thread. It brings back my wandering daydreams of wondering what it would take to convert an escort wagon to awd like that '08 challenge car.

2jz powered, sky's the limit. Can't get a stick in the sportcross, the auto is strong and tiptronic, but you wanted the v160 6 speed out of a turbo supra anyway

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kreb wrote: What do you guys think of this:? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4128837853.html Dry California car. I don't trust European wagons. There's very few Domestic and Japanese options not named Subaru. And there's a defacto agreement that unless your Legacy or Forester is an XT model you have to be a middle-aged woman with indeterminate sexuality..... So there's not much left besides Mazda 6 wagons. Thoughts?

Great car. I share you distrust of the Euro cars.

In reply to kreb:

That is a cheap price. That would be a $5-6k car on the east coast easily.

Saab 9-5 Wagon 185hp 207tq 28/33mpg 3714lbs Engine swap options: ECU upgrades for mo powa Trans swap options: ? Aftermarket: Good Suspension:

Ranger50 wrote: Ford Fairmont gets my vote....

This. I had one and it was light and could be made to handel reasably well. All on junk yard parts.

A v8 and a 5 speed were but a mustang away.

Saturn SW2 is it reliable?

The more you look at it, the less important weight and mileage become.

Have to second the Volvo P1800ES since I am in the process of turning this into something interesting.

NOHOME wrote: Have to second the Volvo P1800ES since I am in the process of turning this into something interesting.

Yeah, more on that please. Now.

I should have got a picture of my 2013 WRX 5door on the scales at Nationals. 2930lbs, 265hp, 24ish MPG. It's not "Light" but it's only 200-500lbs heavier that what is being talked about as "light".

Tuna:

Gonna have to be patient! I actually have two of these and the first step is to transport them to my shop. Should have some pics of something up on the build page by next week-end.

Since neither time nor money nor tools are an impediment to progress, this should be a fun build.

They weigh in around 2550 lbs and the wheelbase and track look good to swallow the Miata suspension. Not sure how it is going to transfer/attach, but it will in the end. The 302 fits in the hole; been done before.

What could go wrong?

Sure the 1800ES looks cool, but it has an unusable back seat (in a wagon?!) and is 400 lbs heavier than it's coupe brother. Yet I still lust after the one around the corner from me. Go figure.

Kreb:

You are preaching to a guy who has an MGB GT and a Scion FRS. I'm like the overlord of stupid back seats.

Doubt the Volvo will have ANY back seat by the time I get the Miata sub-frame back there.

Doubt that I will care either!

Where do you get the 400lbs extra over the coupe? Seems a bit much since it would put the wagon around 2900?

kreb wrote: Sure the 1800ES looks cool, but it has an unusable back seat (in a wagon?!) and is 400 lbs heavier than it's coupe brother. Yet I still lust after the one around the corner from me. Go figure.

ES is right under 2500lb. Approx 2490lb. I'll double check my Swedish Iron book by Bill Webb.