The IS has a generous engine bay that can swallow plenty of engines (like Mechanical Stig's 6L V8-swapped IS), and Lexus backed this up with a solid chassis and great suspension layout that has plenty of aftermarket support. Rear-drive 1990s Japanese cars have pretty much all quadrupled (or more) in price since the Covid-19 pandemic kicked off, however there are still some A-grade bargains out there, like the Lexus IS200. These sweet-handling, well-built sedans are littered through the internet for a pittance, and provide a far better base for a project car compared to Australian-made Ford and Holden six-cylinder sedans. With grassroots budget-oriented racing series like the Nugget Nationals gaining popularity across the world there is a growing number of people learning how to make these mad little machines really rip.
There are thousands of cheap Yaris (Yarii?) floating around Marketplace, Gumtree, eBay and the side of the road, and their smaller size compared to a Corolla gives you even better bang-for-your-buck. Later they added a much-bigger engine and gearbox from a Corolla, all for a very tight budget ( WATCH THE SAD SAGA OF YARIS HILTON HERE). Marty and MOOG proved an XP90-series Yaris (or Vitz in other parts of the world) is a great first project car when they grabbed a 1.3-litre Yaris and started off doing basic mods like shocks, wheels, tyres and a good service. It isn't an exhaustive list, but hopefully this gives people a bit of inspiration These are cars which can be purchased (in Australia) for under $5000, which could be a daily driver and a project, and something a novice could work on with a small budget and basic hand tools.
We need to think outside the normal WRX, Skyline, Silvia, Supra, Chaser, E30-E46 mindset as those vehicles are all now considered desirable, collector cars, and their age means they require a level of mechanical skill which novices simply don't have yet. The answer is to look at unorthodox places to get a budget build fix. So, what do you people wanting to get into their first build, or someone wanting a simple build on a tight budget, do? They can't go pick up a twin-cam AE82 Corolla for $500 or an N14 Pulsar SSS for $3000 like we used to 20 years ago. let alone the cost of chrome bumper classics! "You should build cars the average person can afford" is something we have seen written all over social media whenever a new car build breaks cover - and this is true for our videos, as well as a lot of our mates making videos.Īs the prices for our favourite 1980s and '90s nuggets rise dramatically thanks to dwindling stocks and surging nostalgia, our corner of the car hobby is getting very expensive.
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