harddriveracing.com wrote:Wait a sec Riktor, did you say Vette? Where in the world are you going to find a $500 Vette?
The Vette we got for salvage won't be used this season. It was a steet/strip car that caught fire due to faulty wiring. We bought it back from an insurance company for $150.
You can see pics here http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com/viewtopic.php?id=465
Besides C4 vettes are cheap now. You can find some that were going to be track cars and then the owner abandoned them and are willing to sell them for next to nothing.
See Here:
http://forums.24hoursoflemons.com/viewtopic.php?id=471
RobL wrote:As it may appear in your post, you bought a car for $500 (maybe with a blown engine) and are looking to replace the engine with another similar engine. That will count against your budget.
So for the next season we will be using our Fiero. But yes the 2.5L is dead... or atleast would die if we tried to use it for racing.
I was working on another project and managed to get a hold of a late model Toyota Engine out of a Camry (i think... there wasn't much left of the car). Before removing it from the remains of the vehicle, the junkyard had agreed on a price of $250. So we dropped the cradle, for ease of removal, and the guy came over and loaded the entire drive-train into the back of our truck. Too our amazement he didn't charge us any more for the trans, suspension, wiring or cradle. It was a straight $250 for the ENTIRE drive-train. I was prepared to pay more but he simply asked "Well that's what you wanted right?"
Keep in mind he has more fingers than teeth.
So my concern is that we will get the bullshit flag and get (pardon my language) fucked in the ass because we want to have at least one spare and you can't find entire drive-trains like the one we have for cheap. Granted it is not a bad price $750-1500. But it puts us outside the rules. I am a fair player but if some one sells me an entire meal when all I wanted was the burger, but doesn't charge me more... I am not going to say no.
Sons of STIG
Judge Jonny, "So, what's the next formerly thought to be immune from winning that will steal the nickels?An MR2? A Fierro (ha ha ha)? A Datsun/Nissan Z? A Camaro?"