Where is the race car?

Let's see pics. of your buried race or track cars. Here is mine:

That is an old ITB Rabbit under all that crap lol.

Hey, there's no need to bring reality up on these boards. That's just cruel.

Man, that's one expensive shelf.

My wife says that once they look like this I have to sell them....

I sold this car a while ago...

OMFG. That looks way way way too much like my garage...

Wonkothesane wrote: I'm proud to say that my race car is in the parking lot here at work... I finally got the nerve to drive it here and back :)

Good man. Out of necessity, I drove our first Challenge car to and from work (50 miles each way) for 2 or three months...in winter...with no side glass...and no heater...and 400lb springs...on marginal tires...sometimes on snow & ice.

Progress is way to slow. These aren't current pics, but close enough. As of this past tuesday, every tube is bent and at least tacked in place. What remains is anything related to the seat and harness mounting. Harness bar is too low in this photo. Think it's moving at a pace of two bars ever week.

The last time I raced it, I blew a head gasket on the final run. It sat for about a year, til I fixed the head gasket, but haven't gotten around to finishing the job.

It probably needs about 2-3 hrs work to be race ready.

^^^ good pic.
I can't even tell what that is LOL!!

Looks like a 'stiva...

I think it's a Chevy Sprint...'86 or '87?

Not a car, but a pile of parts to make a racecar.

Unpacked, when it all fit on a couple tables. Later it filled shelves...

Stop with the parts porn... You're making me want to spend money I don't have on projects I have with available parts to replace/exchange...

If there were more hours in the day would I procrastinate with them as well?

sachilles wrote: Progress is way to slow. These aren't current pics, but close enough. As of this past tuesday, every tube is bent and at least tacked in place. What remains is anything related to the seat and harness mounting. Harness bar is too low in this photo. Think it's moving at a pace of two bars ever week.

He sachilles, what is that?

It looks like a rally cage!

poopshovel wrote:

Wonkothesane wrote: I'm proud to say that my race car is in the parking lot here at work... I finally got the nerve to drive it here and back :)

Good man. Out of necessity, I drove our first Challenge car to and from work (50 miles each way) for 2 or three months...in winter...with no side glass...and no heater...and 400lb springs...on marginal tires...sometimes on snow & ice.

Uphill both ways and I couldn't afford shoes, so we used raccoons. I also had scurvy. I was thankful! You kids today and your "shoes" and "vitamins" and "education" just a bunch of lazy Bob Costas, now get off my lawn and tell the clown to quit calling me.

NGTD wrote:

sachilles wrote: Progress is way to slow. These aren't current pics, but close enough. As of this past tuesday, every tube is bent and at least tacked in place. What remains is anything related to the seat and harness mounting. Harness bar is too low in this photo. Think it's moving at a pace of two bars ever week.

He sachilles, what is that? It looks like a rally cage!

Why yes it is. 99 2.5rs. Primarily intended to be a hill climber, or anything on pavement. Cage is suppose to be rally america legal when done....that is if it is finished while the current spec is still legal. Car would be considered an open light car when finished. I would like to do the (tarmac) Rally New York with it. Targa Newoundland is on my bucket list, but not attainable budgetarily at the moment. Basically it'll be used as a hill climber most of the time. Some day down the road, a turbo motor and 6 speed, if I don't crack it up first.

fornetti14 wrote: ^^^ good pic. I can't even tell what that is LOL!!

I still don't know what the hell it is, other than it's goofy and small. I want it.

Looks like a firefly.

I just found a '91 Swift on CL for $1,500. Are they similar?

See it?

mndsm wrote: I still don't know what the hell it is, other than it's goofy and small. I want it.

It is a Pontiac Firefly Turbo.

1.0L of screaming turbo goodness!

That snow pic is awesome.

Not buried, but it does get cramped in there at times.

Particularly with yo' big self in there too. We gotta corner weight that thing with you in it and post a pic of the results.

Don't need no corner weighting. Just look at the bulge in the drivers side tires.