[s-cars] musings

[Theodore Chen]

eh, just get a yugo.  they're cheap.  strip everything out that doesn't
look like a race car.  weld the differential and make it into a spool.

-t.

--- Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> You don't need a Cooper or Cooper S for great mini fun.  If you can find
> a half-decent body, there is a group in GB that installs two motorcycle
> engines and suitable running gear in the mini.  These things do like the
> revs--quite a tune at 13K.  :-)  And, each engine has about twice the  
> original
> HP of the mini.  It probably needs some wind tunnel testing since I  
> bet it can
> swap ends faster than the original tt.
> 
> You won't need the big garage, Vincent, just pick it up and  put it  
> on the porch.
> 
> Tom
> 
> > Vincent muses:
> 
> > Since most listers ruled out the Audi requirement, here is another  
> > fun car:
> >
> > In my never ending quest to justify a 4 doors garage in my to-come- 
> > one-day
> > house, and on a more reasonable note because I'd like an over-40mpg  
> > daily
> > commuter that's still quick and fun in traffic, but over everything  
> > just
> > because it's fun, I test drove a '90 spec RHD Mini Cooper. I was  
> > expecting
> > some decent speed with the small 1.3i in the uberlight body but never
> > expected _that_. While it took some time to be accustomed to the  
> > RHD, once
> > this little inconvenient was gone the well sorted out micro engine  
> > felt like
> > only red line would make him happy while the car was flying through  
> > traffic.
> > The car being barely longer than a bike helped a lot changing lane  
> > when cars
> > were almost bumper to bumper. Of course, 9am traffic in East- 
> > Montreal has
> > nothing in common with an autocross track but the speed the car was  
> > capable
> > of when turning corner - with some tire noise I have to admit -  
> > gives a good
> > idea of the fun potential of this little gem on a technical track.
> >
> > If you consider a B5 S4 meets the cheap criteria, at 10-15K$, a well
> > restored post 80s urMini Cooper will certainly meet the cheap,  
> > somewhat
> > familiar, _uberuberfun_, decently reliable if post 80, cheap  
> > criteria. And
> > the miles long list of upgrade parts will be much cheaper than any  
> > upgrade
> > on any Audi.
> >
> > BTW, a month ago, I found someone in Texas who has plenty of  
> > Australian
> > (read recent and no rust) urMini, most of them Mini Cooper. I can't  
> > find the
> > url anymore but I found him through eBay so he should appear there  
> > once in a
> > while.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Vincent.
> > '96 S-Bitch
> > '81 Fiat Speeder
> > 'XX Micro something or something else to come
> >
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De?: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de Lee Levitt
> > Envoy??: 28 mars 2007 13:20
> > ??: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Objet?: [s-cars] musings
> >
> >
> >
> > So I've got work up to my yinyang and I'm thinking about what kind
> > of car I would build up as an autocross/track car.
> >
> > Requirements - cheap, familiar, fun, reliable, cheap.
> >
> > Does not have to be particularly competitive...
> >
> > Should be a car that I would/could drive on the street without
> > being illegal or wincing...reality is that autocross/track time
> > will be relatively minimal for a while...eventually I'd like to
> > spend more time with it.
> >
> > First thought is an early B5 S4.
> >
> > Other initial thought is a B5 A4...
> >
> > I know some will suggest Miatas, Boxsters, etc, but I want to stay
> > in the Audi fold for this fun car. Not sure why, but I do... :)
> >
> > Lee
> 
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