Well that was a fun hour or so (Challenge/Craigslist content)

Whilst checking CL this AM for Ranger wheels (for my '67 Amazon) I run across this ad. I had long ago written off bringing a car to the Challenge this year but this ticked a  LOT of boxes. It's a truck (special class), it has an LSD and turbo harness/computer installed plus it's at least 4 different colors and it's only $300. The kicker is that I have a 2.3T sitting on my shelf in the shop.

Hmm, this could realistically be a weekend build and something fun. Call a few buddies who, as true friends are bound to do, do NOT try to talk me out of it and agree to help. Text the seller and start looking for wheels/tires. Thirty minutes later I get a text that it is sold. berkeley. Who in their right minds wants a $300 turbo ranger with a blown motor? Hope it's someone who brings it to the Challenge.

There are other cheap Rangers available but my drivetrain did not come with a harness or computer and I do not have time (~1.5 weeks) to do a megasquirt. I haz sad. But damn if that hour or so wasn't a fun adrenaline rush.

I have a harness and a computer from an XR4Ti... just sayin' 

But you need that as a spare for your rallye car, right? If you would sell it, how much?

The rally car runs Thunderbird electronics and will be transitioning to megasquirt so I shouldn't need it... I have to double check that nothing on it has been chopped up or cannibalized for the megasquirt setup, it came with my parts car.

LMK

Oh E36 M3

hobiercr said:

Oh E36 M3

That's a better truck anyway!

Do it!!!!!!!

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hobiercr said:

Oh E36 M3

Removing that rear bumper should drop a couple of seconds in the 1/4. 

In reply to hobiercr :

Adrenaline Junkie 

Y’all always seem to have interesting cars over there, I spend more time on Tampa craigslist than South Florida 

In reply to Stampie :

Ya think? This thing would be so fun to build into a farmtruck-esq sleeper.

That would be fun to go full tilt after the Challenge.