If it is of any use, I really like welding once I've had a couple beers 
If it is of any use, I really like welding once I've had a couple beers
Perfect, there should be plenty of beer and welding in the parking lot so your covered on both counts. I am good at destroying things after a few beers and there should be lots of stuff to tear up as well.
Now that you are using a firebird for your sawzall hotel parking lot beer fueled build, this will be the most Florida thing that has ever Florida'd
In reply to nocones:
well played my friend
I can't wait to see this. I am thinking of a Miata "ghettocet" build myself, and just like you, as I searched craigslist I found them all to expensive for what they are. Got to thinking about other cheap rwd cars and remembered the early 90s v6 camaros. I was searching for a picture of a stripped unibody so I could make a plan and then stumbled upon this build! At my favorite site and basically my homepage already lol.
Anyways I'm super excited lol
If you can't find your own come help us on ours. The more the merrier.
In reply to russ_mill:
I'll be traveling down from Sandusky. My buddy who has attended the past couple years with me will not be able to make it since the date change to Sept. Let me know if you want to tag along.
I plan to be elbows deep in this TrailerParkCet build.
Score! The $50 each corvette wheels from car-part.com came with good tires. Maybe I can sell them to recoup some budget.
I don't wanna dampen your enthusiasm, but i would be careful about recouping with tires. Since 4 tires (and other safety items) are free, they specifically say that the free items are not to be used for budget shenanigans. The example they use is selling all the brake hardware and then buying "budget free" ones back.
Now, you only get 4 free tires, so maybe there is an argument in your favor if you plan to compete with 6 or 8 tires.
Good point. Scratch that, I have a free set of tires that I can use on a future car.
These cars are camber challenged from the factory. You can pick up about 2 ~ 3 degrees if you grind out the mounting holes for the lower control arms and move the arms as far outboard as possible. You can elongate the upper control arm mount holes to move them inboard.
For the rear springs, you can probably pick up a pair from a junk yard V6 car. Use those for the drags and your stockers for the autocross. You can easily swap them out in the pits.
In reply to pimpm3:
You've got mail
nocones wrote: Now that you are using a firebird for your sawzall hotel parking lot beer fueled build, this will be the most Florida thing that has ever Florida'd
Paint it orange and green and it becomes "The Gatorcet"
Sell the tires and use the money for things other than the challenge. Gas ain't free, man. 
Just registered for the challenge, next step is ordering the cage. Then I guess its hurry up and wait since nothing is happening till the parking lot.
Provided that I don't have a pressing need to fix my own car after a race 2 weeks prior to the challenge... I think I want to get in on this. It sounds like my kind of party 
Bring it! The more the merrier...
I should be able to offer "refreshments" and food to those participating in this endeavor as well as to support with runs to the parts store and photo evidence of the events that take may or may not take place.
I think I should rock a mullet for this build.
Mullets will be welcomed and encouraged...
pimpm3 wrote: Mullets will be welcomed and encouraged...
I'm not going to explain myself but I do have a pretty awesome mullet wig.
Andy Neuman wrote:pimpm3 wrote: Mullets will be welcomed and encouraged...I'm not going to explain myself but I do have a pretty awesome mullet wig.
I don't see any need for explanation, plenty of us perfectly normal people have a mullet wig. right? right?
I love this thread; please may I have some more?
I can bring a pair of turbos to the party, but we'd need to work out FMV for them.
Robbie wrote:Andy Neuman wrote:I don't see any need for explanation, plenty of us perfectly normal people have a mullet wig. right? right?pimpm3 wrote: Mullets will be welcomed and encouraged...I'm not going to explain myself but I do have a pretty awesome mullet wig.
Sho nuf.
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