Low-buck road racing doesn't have to be an oxymoron, as ChumpCar and the 24 Hours of LeMons both host crapcan races: endurance contests for $500 heaps. Our entry: a hotrod Lincoln.
After lots of sweat, drama, and racing, our Lincoln crapcan sails off.
Our crapcan racer is for sale, and you could be the next owner!
We took the Lincoln to The FIRM's course to shake out any problems.
We improvised some bracketry to make our Mustang parts work with the Fox-body Lincoln.
Lights will help us see our way at our upcoming ChumpCar race.
It's super helpful to be able to communicate with the team when you're out on track.
We had to protect our wicked paint job from the elements.
After we installed a shift kit, we still needed a kickdown cable.
We called in an expert with electrons to figure out why our Lincoln wouldn't start.
With the mysterious ABS gone, we get to work plumbing the new brake system.
Local artist Perego calls on the crowd to help him paint his Diego Rivera-inspired vision on our crapcan.
Paint assassin Perego is theming our Lincoln at the Rolex 24 Hour race.
WIth a little wiring work, Ford alternators from the era swap pretty easily.
Who knows what evil magic lies inside this device?
Improved tranny action should help lap times and longevity.
A quick junkyard run for some miscellaneous parts yields a new front clip.
We score some big, doofy wheels for our big, doofy car.
After punishing our crapcan Lincoln in a ChumpCar enduro, we begin damage control.
Watch some cool in-car video of our Lincoln MkVII racing around Lowes Motor Speedway during the ChumpCar World Series 14-hour endurance race.
Our crapcan Lincoln takes on Lowes Motor Speedway with the ChumpCar World Series.
Our next event is less than a week away, as we’re loading up the hotrod Lincoln and heading north for our first ChumpCar event.
We're getting close to installing our Lincoln's cage--but first, more grinding.
Before we can install our Lincoln's new cage, we need to finish yanking out the old one.
Our Lincoln is a piece of poop. On the plus side, it's our poop.
