Topic: If I May Introduce Myself....
Hello all,
I just recently joined up with the Lemons community and wanted to say hi!
I've never raced before, and I never heard about this race until Roadkill did the episodes on it. Since then me and a couple friends of mine have joked about doing it eventually. I'd occasionally bum around the internet to see what cars I could find that would fit the bill, and for whatever reason inspiration hit a month ago when a Daihatsu HiJet went up for auction and I could see it clearly. A HiJet with a rear mounted Toyota Camry Engine in the bed. Of course I managed to get a hold of someone from the contact page that managed to tell me my wheelbase was too short before I bought it. But it got me back in a mood. And when I get in a mood I dive head in.
So, as of yesterday I bought myself the start to a Lemons car: a 1986 Pontiac Fiero SE that some guy used to drag race poorly. Hadn't run in 15 years, brand new 5 speed manual, slightly modified but mostly original V6. I haven't even seen the car in person, but I'm excited. And for $200, less than 15 miles from my house I couldn't pass it up. I'll post pictures soon, but I just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. Hopefully you'll be hearing more from me soon.
Nick