gay mans car or not... those things make badass roadcourse cars! rwd, well balanced, tight suspension... throw a roll cage in it, turbo it, and stiffen up the suspension just a bit, and you're good to go. i drove a buddys auto-x turbo miata and that thing was an absolute BLAST!
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91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4