GT4 Sentras were such a thing back in the day.
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The most extreme Nissan Sentra? Try this SCCA GTL-spec, tube-frame race car.
The Sentra features a laundry list of modifications and upgrades that includes a built SR16 engine, Schwitters 5-speed gearbox with straight-cut gears, 12-gallon fuel cell, carbon fiber driveshaft and adjustable coil-overs on all four corners.
Per the seller, the car is billed as a complete package that’s ready to race. Spares are included and an enclosed trailer is available.
Located in New Port Richey, Florida, this 1998 Nissan Sentra is listed at $12,000.
GT4 Sentras were such a thing back in the day.
In reply to David S. Wallens :
Good to know. I never saw anything like this before, so I figured it was worth sharing.
As I recall, some of these GT4 Sentras were previously bodied at B210s.
GTL, my old class (kinda) as I was in GT5 right before they combined it and GT4. At that point, if you didn't have a tub car you really struggled to be competitive. It was nice to be able to de-tune it to switch to HP.
Ah, the good old days when I was single and had a body that worked...
GT5 and GT4 cars were just the coolest BITD: Minis, small-bore Datsuns, Toyotas, a couple of Hondas.
Colin Wood said:
The most extreme Nissan Sentra? Try this SCCA GTL-spec, tube-frame race car.
The Sentra features a laundry list of modifications and upgrades that includes a built SR16 engine, Schwitters 5-speed gearbox with straight-cut gears, 12-gallon fuel cell, carbon fiber driveshaft and adjustable coil-overs on all four corners.
Per the seller, the car is billed as a complete package that’s ready …
And something I always found interesting about these Sentras: base-model taillights and not the full-width ones as found on the SE-R. These cars were factory supported, as I remember, so just surprised that Nissan didn’t go all the way, so to speak, regarding branding. Or maybe they wanted to separate the GT4 and Showroom Stock efforts. Either way, a favorite of the modern, tube-frame GT4 cars.
Ironically my Datsun started as a GT-5 car.
Before I went down the single seat car path this is where I thought I would go.
I bought a chunk of parts from Tom Neeley; including the entire front suspension and brake set up that's on my car today.
David S. Wallens said:GT5 and GT4 cars were just the coolest BITD: Minis, small-bore Datsuns, Toyotas, a couple of Hondas.
And a random Mazda GLC, because why not buy an even more obscure race car. I like to think I was paving the way for the Miata. Mine was an '80, RWD.
In reply to hobiercr :
Back in the day, you’d find a rear-drive GLC in the GRM parking lot.
It was blue.
I like how silhouette racers don't always have to be those of GT cars.
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