Post your Challenge vehicle before and after pictures

I've read a few build threads on Challenge vehicles and seen them start to finish while others I've only seen the finished product. Though it would be fun to post before and after pictures to see the transformation a lot of these cars go through. This can be for past or present vehicles.

Here is my $2008-2010 Miata

Since we aren't starting the build till Thursday night around 5:30 there isn't much change.

Hopefully it will look a little better Friday morning...

Found by PACC

$2010

$2014

$2015

Here is my 2014 car. That engine developed more than a tick, less than a knock, in the drags which killed my plans to drive it home 1,000 miles the following day so I sold it at a loss to another competitor before the event was over.

Here is my newly acquired 2015 car:

$2014 Fiero

5 Days and 1000 miles later

$2012 Miata

http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/restore/rt309.htm

Still workin' on it . . .

But making real progress ! ! !

I have a complete irrational lust for that fiero. So much want

PACC Racing

This is going to be a long post.

I couldn't find any before pictures for the Nova, but here it is:

Fiat Before:

Fiat $2005:

Fiat $2007:

Datsun Mid-way through build (could not find a picture of it when we got it.):

Datsun $2006:

Black Bug Before:

Black bug $2008 and $2011:

Yellow Bug Before:

Yellow Bug $2009:

Yellow Bug $2013:

Of course, Steve already posted the MGB.

Could not find any before pictures, but $2014 Sunbird. We did not do much work to the exterior. Most of the work on that car is stuff you cannot see.

In reply to PseudoSport:

I just wanted to say that I really like the way your challenge MX-5 came out. Nice color and like the wheel/tire/offset etc combination.

patgizz wrote:

Lookin good!

In reply to pres589:

Thanks! I still miss that car. New owner painted it 7 different colors and blew the engine. Should have never sold it.

2008

Don't have any before...

2012

You guys are AMAZING! That's all I can say.

ebonyandivory wrote: You guys are AMAZING! That's all I can say.

I am not saying anything but....................seems like a couple of them might be a bit of a squeeze for around $2K. Maybe we have a few budding Smokey Yunicks!! Good stuff!!

Feedyurhed wrote:

ebonyandivory wrote: You guys are AMAZING! That's all I can say.

I am not saying anything but....................seems like a couple of them might be a bit of a squeeze for around $2K. Maybe we have a few budding Smokey Yunicks!! Good stuff!!

Its all in in the countless hours of labor and smart application of dollars. For most competitors this is a way of life. Pick the brain of any of the top competitors if you seriously doubt their budgets.

2011 Challenge Corvette

In reply to speedbiu:

Dude! YGM!

Before

After

So that's where my avatar comes from. (So that's from where my avatar comes? That sounds dirty.)

MrJoshua wrote:

Feedyurhed wrote:

ebonyandivory wrote: You guys are AMAZING! That's all I can say.

I am not saying anything but....................seems like a couple of them might be a bit of a squeeze for around $2K. Maybe we have a few budding Smokey Yunicks!! Good stuff!!

Its all in in the countless hours of labor and smart application of dollars. For most competitors this is a way of life. Pick the brain of any of the top competitors if you seriously doubt their budgets.

I've lost count of the hours we've got in to our challenge car. It's no where near where we think we can get it, just need a solid week of nothing else pulling us away for various reasons to get it there.

Here is the XJ-R. Its been to $2010, $2012, and $2013.

WOW - the only place one the web where you see a BMW powered RX7 being driven in anger...

I think I'd like to volunteer to help out, Ive done so little car-stuff since my kids were born.

(South Eastern MA... Plymouth County.)