20v Chump Car?!

[Nicholas Miller]

Think "market value" on the car after he removes/sells the interior, doors,
and other nicites normal people "need" to drive.  He will manage by miles
with that car.
On Nov 16, 2012 3:19 PM, "Jeremiah at curryclan.net" <jeremiah at curryclan.net>
wrote:

> wouldn't the market value be over $500?
>
> -----Original Message----- From: John Cassidy
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:56 PM
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> Subject: 20v Chump Car?!
>
> 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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