The easiest way to get a "bad-ass" ride is to steal it...almost literally.

Several times on here, I have seen cars go for a fraction of what was put in them. Some people put $10's of thousands of dollars into there car, only to get 25% of that back in re-sale.

Example: You buy a 1990 240sx for $1000. Complete swap with a few extras is about $6k (installed). Add suspension: another $1800, wheels and tires, add $1200, and voila', you have $10k invested. This is before a re-paint, seats, stereo, etc....

But somebody else has already done all that, and is probably going to end up selling their "baby" for about $6k, maybe $7k. You save a shit load.

Just my .02
Charles