04-19-2004, 11:56 AM
number one, we discussed this on Saturday (while I was sober) and I think it sounds like a ton of fun.
That said, half of the money is pretty much spent at this point. Between the $800 for the car and the $250 (my half of the $500) for the parts car, I'd be running out of room very quickly. The good thing is, Rex and I will probably be able to sell a good chunk of the parts on the wrecked car, so we could make up some money there, possibly even breaking even.
My goal for the car as a racecar were as follows:
-reliable enough to drive every day, as well as to and from the track (if we actually put this peice into the challenge, I want to trailer it down there, cuz its a hell of a drive)
-good fixed back seats with harnesses and a roll bar
-interior is already gutted, so thats one good thing
-above stated engine mods
-kyb agxs with eibachs and whiteline swaybars (ought to be able to pick these up pretty cheap)
-brake upgrade hopefully
I think we could pull it off, but it will be tough and we need some details on the actual challenge. When is it? What are the rules? Etc.
I plan to get it running within the next month and track it all summer, so I should have a good idea of how it handles by next fall. Then we can do the suspension mods and let me get used to it over the fall. And finally do engine stuff over the winter, allowing me to get used to that over the spring, leading up to the actual event. The best part is, I'll have a spare engine, so if one blows up, it won't be a total loss.
Being competitive would be nice, but I think it would just be awesome to do it and have some fun.
In other words, I'm down with it. Once I get the manual in this and sell the red car, this project will be well underway. Anybody else have any input?
That said, half of the money is pretty much spent at this point. Between the $800 for the car and the $250 (my half of the $500) for the parts car, I'd be running out of room very quickly. The good thing is, Rex and I will probably be able to sell a good chunk of the parts on the wrecked car, so we could make up some money there, possibly even breaking even.
My goal for the car as a racecar were as follows:
-reliable enough to drive every day, as well as to and from the track (if we actually put this peice into the challenge, I want to trailer it down there, cuz its a hell of a drive)
-good fixed back seats with harnesses and a roll bar
-interior is already gutted, so thats one good thing
-above stated engine mods
-kyb agxs with eibachs and whiteline swaybars (ought to be able to pick these up pretty cheap)
-brake upgrade hopefully
I think we could pull it off, but it will be tough and we need some details on the actual challenge. When is it? What are the rules? Etc.
I plan to get it running within the next month and track it all summer, so I should have a good idea of how it handles by next fall. Then we can do the suspension mods and let me get used to it over the fall. And finally do engine stuff over the winter, allowing me to get used to that over the spring, leading up to the actual event. The best part is, I'll have a spare engine, so if one blows up, it won't be a total loss.
Being competitive would be nice, but I think it would just be awesome to do it and have some fun.
In other words, I'm down with it. Once I get the manual in this and sell the red car, this project will be well underway. Anybody else have any input?