bravenrace wrote:
Man, those are nice cars! I have admired your jamaican since the first time I saw it, and that MGA really does it for me! Is that your Solstice coupe behind it? I'd be interested in knowing what you think of that in comparison.
The Jamaican is fun, (although very low) as it has light weight combined with decent power - around 200 BHP.
The MGA coupe in the picture runs a stockish MGB engine (it is a Mk 2) and is reasonably sporting, but not nearly as much fun as a Twin Cam that will zing around the tachometer to 7000 and has excellent power (for the time).
Which in turn is not nearly as much fun as my 'special' Twin Cam with 170 BHP and a 7800 red line 
The Solstice was adequate when purchased, but not quite where I wanted it. I changed sway bars, shocks and springs and added a couple of frame reinforcements that tightened everything up nicely - to the point that had they made them this way stock it would have put many non-sporting drivers off, but it's exactly what I was after.
I also enhanced the power by a fair bit (probably around 340 BHP or 290 RWP), and it is now a hoot and a half to drive. Very taut and predictable car that (by comparison with others) will do a 1/4 mile in under 13 flat and still get 30 mpg when you keep your foot out of it.
And I haven't had the top off yet - but then I hadn't taken the sun roof out on the Fiero in years, either.
If you ever find one, consider grabbing it. With 1200 built (referring to the coupe only) some prospect of slower depreciation and tons of tuning possibilities.
