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Topic: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Having accomplished our goal of taking home an IOE trophy (and a big fat $1501 check) in the fabulous chick magnet, skunk themed Renault LeCar, we are now asking ourselves, "what next?"  We really don't feel that we should show up at another race as the track road block, so we are now taking votes on what to do to it next.  Here are some options we've been kicking around.

A. Add a ridiculous ghetto turbo, (and certainly watch the whole car burst into a monstrous ball of flames right out on the track)
B. Swap out the 55hp motor and tranny with something bigger (Caddilac Northstar FWD?? or???)
C. Buy another LeCar and have Pepe chasing Penelope around the track (although admittedly getting 2 LeCars on the track simultaneously would be nothing short of a mechanical phenomenon.)
D. Use it as a boat anchor.
E. ........please fill in your suggestion here.

Thank you to all those who have been supportive of our fine furry french friend.  Please help us decide what to do to Pepe next.

1982 Renault LeCar "Pepe"
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2 Reply by YesIFit (edited by YesIFit 2010-06-08 07:26 AM)

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

R5 Turbo Replica...

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

I vote for ghettocharging and a ridiculous engine swap!

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Do it Metrognome style, throw a busa motor in the hatch and make it a chain-driven RWD.

THEN, ghetto-charge that.

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Skunkworks wrote:

Having accomplished our goal of taking home an IOE trophy (and a big fat $1501 check) ...We really don't feel that we should show up at another race as the track road block, .

While we're not blindingly fast in the 998cc mini, we certainly have a good time with our 58hp unit. It's done 3 Lemons and can hold it's own against the bottom 1/4 of the field.

That said, we are going turbo charged for it's 4th appearance, because nothing else screams two-time IOE winner more than a turbo charged cam-in-block, pushrod, under 1 liter British Leyland product... except maybe a turbo charged 4 cylinder sChitroen that already has cooling issues.

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B.  But pick something equally interesting...that way you can contend for BOTH IOE and Overall. 

Three letters.....S      H      O.

Franco-American "Uh-Oh, Spaghetti-O's" theme?

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tr6driver wrote:

B.  But pick something equally interesting...that way you can contend for BOTH IOE and Overall.

PRB our fearless leader has been pushing for a Toronado front end for a while now.

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

I vote A+B+C= E  You can do it !

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

I'd like to see Pepe return with the engine (any engine, really-- go nuts) dropped where the rear seats used to go, like with the mighty R5 Turbo.  How about a Group B skunk?

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Okay. I just came back from the parts garden and am SO full of ideas for stupid crap.

Alfa Spyder swap (French car with an Italian engine? WHAT COULD GO WRONG?)
Or surrender to ze germans und swap in a Merc 500SL motor.
Or you could go all American Revolution and grab some chunk of Mopar iron (because GM and Ford are too cheap)

Or any V10/V12 you can find, really.

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11 Reply by Scud.Ig (edited by Scud.Ig 2010-06-08 09:17 AM)

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Mid engined SHO swap in Pepe
Mid engined Turbo MR2 swap in Penelope.

Let the chase begin!


edit:  all lady-team for Penelope.  Shouldn't be hard to accomplish if it's half the chick-magnet you claimed earlier big_smile

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

I vote for something turbine powered.  It's your very own skunkworks.

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13 Reply by Skunkworks (edited by Skunkworks 2010-06-08 11:31 AM)

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

EyeMWing wrote:

Or surrender to ze germans und swap in a Merc 500SL motor.

We have been talking Mercedes since Renault and Daimler recently merged.

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

French car.

Diesel swap.

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

mikespeed95 wrote:

French car.

Diesel swap.

And run the whole race on one tank of fuel.

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16 Reply by OverStimulated (edited by OverStimulated 2010-06-08 11:36 AM)

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Woodstock wrote:

I vote A+B+C= D

There, fixed that for you...

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Fiat X 1/9 engine swap........

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RobL wrote:
mikespeed95 wrote:

French car.

Diesel swap.

And run the whole race on one tank of fuel.

Would we get extra points for running on Veggie Oil?

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

I saw a Cadillac STS one time with a second Northstar installed in the trunk.  That.  Only with a LeCar.

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20 Reply by Mulry (edited by Mulry 2010-06-08 12:25 PM)

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Skunkworks wrote:

Would we get extra points for running on Veggie Oil?

Screw that -- run on used fry oil. Then the skunk will put out a distinctive odor as it circulates.

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

Supercharged GM 3800, in the back. And one in the front. Don't worry about the BS inspection- you show up with that setup and we'll wave you right through.

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

A skunk that smells.

Do it.

I nominate VW diesel motorset/transaxle in front, or rear, or better, both.  Where does y'alls car live?

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

I second the 3800SC x2 idea, I mean a 5 only weighs about as much as a box of kleenex, eh? 450 combined hp sounds just about right...

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

mikespeed95 wrote:

A skunk that smells.

Do it.

I nominate VW diesel motorset/transaxle in front, or rear, or better, both.  Where does y'alls car live?

It's in Georgetown, TX. You think we can heat the fuel tank enough to fry French fries while we're racing?

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Re: Skunk LeCar IOE Winner....now what?

What did y'all use to adhere the carpet to the car?