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[LS7 Z/28]

Everyone on this forum has their own opinion so take any responses with a grain of salt. Look for something you truly want so you will be happy investing money into the project.

There are a lot of cheaper more modern muscle car options, but if you like cars from the 60's and 70's then stick with that. I personally like them the most also, along with the majority of people.

You should be able to find a decent project car that won't need a ridiculous amount of work and is within your budget, but don''t expect to find a flawless car built to the level of some of the cars on this site, be realistic. Just make sure that you only tackle one item at a time. Change the suspension, brakes, wheels & tires, engine rebuild or swap, new interior etc. Make it what you want. Take it one step at a time and don't get in too deep. Once you tear the car apart you find more and more things you want to do to it and the project snowballs into a full out build and your budget is quadrupled plus more.

Plan to change a few things at a time, which is not that difficult. Bolt on parts are readily available for most popular models. There are a lot of sponsors on this site that will have the parts you'll want. Just click on the links and do research.

As far as a project car goes, look on this site in the classifieds. There are generally quite a few decent cars. Craigslist has a lot of options, just be careful as to who you are dealing with. I'm not sure where you are located or how far you are willing to travel to look at a car but here are some options from a site that I like...

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/406700.html

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/371491.html

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/202724.html

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/178257.html

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/130317.html

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/718750.html

All of these cars will have many options for bolt on parts. Take it one step at a time. Good luck... keep the car hobby going and for the love of god don't buy a Civic or an Eclipse.