20v Chump Car?!

[Nicholas Miller]

My personal opinion would be to hunt down an audi a8/s8 with failed in
reverse tranny.  Parting the car out will get you to the 500 dollar net
value very fast, and without the fenders, doors, and all those unecessary
bits (its a spaceframed car) it would be wicked light.  Huge brembos, 300
some hp, and all the grip you need in this sort of class,  you just need to
find a junker and make it a racecar.  There was an A8 for 350 that had
already been stripped, not a bad option if you were on the other side of
the country in florida.  And who needs reverse anyway?

This is my plan for a lemons car in the future, which allows a net value if
you include sale of spare parts, and safety and brakes don't count in the
price.
On Nov 16, 2012 1:56 PM, "John Cassidy" <qforsail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So this may be considered sacrilege.  I have a bone stock '91 200q that
> has been residing in the garage for a couple years with maddening
> electrical issues not at all uncommon with the type. After spending way too
> many hours and far too much money chasing these gremlins, I've surrendered.
>  The car has 250kmi, and runs, rides, and shifts nicely.
>
> I met my best friends cousin a little while back, and he's all agog about
> this chump car racing. Check out www.Chumpcar.com  It's an endurance
> series designed for newbies on a budget.  The car cannot have a market
> value over $500, and can have no performance modifications.  The nearest
> race is a 24 hour even in Spokane next summer.
>
> Over a few beers, a couple gear head buddies and have come to the
> conclusion that entering the 24 hour would be a fitting end to the '91.
>  Other than the clutch and a timing belt that's would require replacing, I
> think it would have a good chance of finishing.  If we had an extra set of
> strut assemblies, we could replace a failed wheel bearing or blown strut
> cartridge fairly quickly. Stripped of all the electric motors, glass, and
> luxury bits, it would be significantly lightened.  Last summers race was
> won by a Golf. My friends cousin was in the running with a 280ZX, and they
> routinely hit 130 mph on the straight.
>
> We're still discussing the budget and feasibility.  I have a welder with a
> tubing bender interested for the roll cage.  The rules aren't too far out
> of the realm of possibility.  I have no further interest in getting this
> 20v beast back on the road, and doubt anyone is nuts enough to buy it so
> I'm thinking why the hell not?
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
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