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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

Is anyone building a low budget race car strictly for the track?
If you are , what are your plans and goals?and what is your budget?
I'm building one with a friend and plan to be done early next yr, it will be a strip car only

Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:
Is anyone building a low budget race car strictly for the track?
If you are , what are your plans and goals?and what is your budget?
I'm building one with a friend and plan to be done early next yr, it will be a strip car only

Yep, just bought a track only car. Finishing up a few things. 8k hope to run mid 11's

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

Nice john, what's the combo and suspension consist of?

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Posted by ISP89LX (Member # 8949) on :

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New edge? More pics [Big Grin]

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

What do you consider low budget?

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Originally posted by racsirx:
What do you consider low budget?

My standard is pretty low,but I'm interested in any builds really. I want to know what people pay more attention to, motor or suspension or both ,and how extreme ,and on what budget .

Posted by SacStangDriver (Member # 8304) on :

my 1967 mustang project

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Originally posted by SacStangDriver:

my 1967 mustang project

Looks great what are your goals on this?

Posted by SacStangDriver (Member # 8304) on :

high 9sec track car. 351cleveland

[ 2013-10-27, 06:59 PM: Message edited by: SacStangDriver ]

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

Sweet build

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

My old setup was cheap, went 9s with $6K with spare parts, now my new setup is taking forever and I am afraid to say what I am spending

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

[ 2013-10-27, 08:42 PM: Message edited by: racsirx ]

Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :

the first thing you need to do is establish what your budget is. then work backwards from there

Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :

I know it's fun to build, but you should at least look at the option of buying a turnkey race car or something that's 75% done. If you build a race car from scratch, plan on getting 50 cents on the dollar if you're lucky when you sell it. Been there done that.

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Originally posted by SF Coupe:
I know it's fun to build, but you should at least look at the option of buying a turnkey race car or something that's 75% done. If you build a race car from scratch, plan on getting 50 cents on the dollar if you're lucky when you sell it. Been there done that.

To late for that and I know about selling the parts or car and not getting your money back,if I cared about getting my money back I wouldn't be into the car hobby to begin with,,,
.. John we don't have a set budget

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

No I'm not no baller to have a one purpose car. I do wanna build a 1970 Datsun 510 once I finish with my Mustang build. [Big Grin]

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

Nice Lee!!

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Originally posted by NEIGHT:
No I'm not no baller to have a one purpose car. I do wanna build a 1970 Datsun 510 once I finish with my Mustang build.

I'm in no way a baller lol but tired of the smog requirements and I'm building with a friend to share costs. Show us what your building neight, seen lately you've been making some purchases .

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:

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Originally posted by NEIGHT:
No I'm not no baller to have a one purpose car. I do wanna build a 1970 Datsun 510 once I finish with my Mustang build.
I'm in no way a baller lol but tired of the smog requirements and I'm building with a friend to share costs. Show us what your building neight, seen lately you've been making some purchases .

You'll have to wait till it's done to see a full build thread, but I'll throw a little sneak peeks on facebook N instagram.

[ 2013-10-28, 09:23 AM: Message edited by: NEIGHT ]

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

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Originally posted by SF Coupe:
I know it's fun to build, but you should at least look at the option of buying a turnkey race car or something that's 75% done. If you build a race car from scratch, plan on getting 50 cents on the dollar if you're lucky when you sell it. Been there done that.

Only problem with buying one done is that it's probably not done right and they didn't know what they were doing when they built it, very rarely you will find one built right and cheap, I have bought a few and parted them and I couldn't believe what I found when I took them apart.

Posted by DEVERO2 (Member # 6155) on :

I have an open track road race car done (kinda) and for sale if that counts LOL

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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I have an open track road race car done (kinda) and for sale if that counts LOL

Post it

Posted by 93coupessp (Member # 8418) on :

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Originally posted by SacStangDriver:
high 9sec track car. 351cleveland

Looks like that crankshaft was having a hard time getting balanced don't think I've seen one drilled that much

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Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

What motor you building lee and size snail?

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Isn't this car for sale?

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:
What motor you building lee and size snail?

SBF 327 with a 88mm turbo

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Originally posted by racsirx:

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:
What motor you building lee and size snail?
SBF 327 with a 88mm turbo

How fast are you planning on going ET .. Sounds like a fast car

Posted by racsirx (Member # 1710) on :

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:

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Originally posted by racsirx:

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:
What motor you building lee and size snail?
SBF 327 with a 88mm turbo
How fast are you planning on going ET .. Sounds like a fast car

Hopefully quicker than before once I figure out how to spool it out of the hole.

Posted by AR_Stang (Member # 10223) on :

I'm doing cheap chevy 5.3 with cam,ls6 manifold and a 76mm, planning to throw 20psi at it on e85. All thru a th400 on the brake.

Posted by yellowS281 (Member # 11570) on :

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Originally posted by racsirx:

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:

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Originally posted by racsirx:

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:
What motor you building lee and size snail?
SBF 327 with a 88mm turbo
How fast are you planning on going ET .. Sounds like a fast car
Hopefully quicker than before once I figure out how to spool it out of the hole.

It'll never run without a transmission.
[Wink]

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

I have plans on building a purpose track car in the near future. My buddy is building a track/drift only 240sx. I want to build a spec Miata or something of that nature.

Posted by DEVERO2 (Member # 6155) on :

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Originally posted by 50Reasons:

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Originally posted by DEVERO2:

Isn't this car for sale?

yup

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

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Originally posted by Robb:
I have plans on building a purpose track car in the near future. My buddy is building a track/drift only 240sx. I want to build a spec Miata or something of that nature.

I have a neighbor who's into those he's the prez of the miata club his has a sc and some other goodies in it to

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