Gearhead_42
Gearhead_42 Dork
3/26/13 8:02 a.m.

So. In the latest in a long string of questionable decisions, I've decided to turn my (apparently) unsellable Alfa 164 into a Chump.

If nothing else it gives me a (really poor) excuse to do a full rebuild on the 198k mile motor, which I've been wishing I could do since before I bought it in the first place! I'm going to attempt to document progress in the build diaries (minus all the cheaty things of course ), so please take the time to mock me mercilessly!

SCARRMRCC
SCARRMRCC Reader
3/26/13 8:25 a.m.

as soon as you do something irreversible, someone will come out of the woodwork and say, "Oh, I would have bought it if it was still stock."

Gearhead_42
Gearhead_42 Dork
3/26/13 8:32 a.m.

That's the spirit!

fanfoy
fanfoy Reader
3/26/13 8:35 a.m.

The project will go great, and the first time you'll take it on track, you'll say to yourself, what a great car. Then during your first Chump race, you'll blow the transmission, and realize they are impossible to find.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/26/13 8:40 a.m.

How much were you selling it for?

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
3/26/13 1:01 p.m.

Trade for a Peugeot?

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic Dork
3/27/13 11:09 a.m.
fanfoy wrote: The project will go great, and the first time you'll take it on track, you'll say to yourself, what a great car. Then during your first Chump race, you'll blow the transmission, and realize they are impossible to find.

Then you yank the engine out and build a locost.

Gearhead_42
Gearhead_42 Dork
3/27/13 11:45 a.m.

All depends on next year's "values" list... this year it's a "Basic $500 Car" on their list, so I'm counting on there being room under the 2014 budget!

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