egads (she/her)
Much more sensible and thus much more fun for real world
Vee_Que
Good idea for this car! The ghias were always higher powered but heavier, so how much of the interior is coming out?
Dauntless
I might try to attend this thing.
Spac
It's what leMons should be, pretty much. Like everyone with a brain, I looked into LeMons and bailed when I realised how stupidly expensive it is.
There's a few things about the CCC that don't impress me, but I'm happy to suck it up when the cost is so low.
Longer term, the interior will be stripped the limit of the rules. I looked at a GLXi the other day - TBH, I couldn't see what the difference was, beyond the badging. Both 1.8 twin cams with apparently the same features (actually, the GLXi had an airbag because it was a newer model).
Angus242164
Can't argue with the price! They're actually pretty reliable cars, the only common things I've noticed with them are the rear calipers leaking from the seal where the handbrake actuator shaft goes into the caliper body, and misfires caused by moisture in the spark plug tubes in the head, usually just caused by people pressure washing the engine.
The calipers are a bit fiddly to rebuild, but not difficult. I'd recommend giving it a good brake fluid change when you go over the fluids.
jamesinc
Hmm, a 360 would be perfect for this with its 1.986L displacement.
egads (she/her)
And also their often being cheap. How much does your 360 owe you?
jamesinc
$400
jamesinc
And $25 of aluminium bar stock, and heaps of jb weld
egads (she/her)
Nice, half cage and semi slicks time then :-P
Philia_Bear
Easy to swap a 360 to b230 and no one would ever know
Spac
I did think long and hard about something RWD, and a 360 was on the list.
But now that you can buy a cheap E36 318iS or 318ti, there wasn't much in the 360's favour... The Laser would blow the doors off any of the 360s I've driven, plus it will be way easier to get parts for.
Philia_Bear
Dodge neon is the other bet
Acr motor with sohc 5 speed was my race car of choice for a long time in America
Dirt effing cheap parts for it as well
Philia_Bear
Does the aircon work in the laser?
Spac
The aircon needs gas, at a minimum. I'll get one of the blokes at work to has it up, and see how quickly it leaks out...
Normally, I'd laugh at the suggestion of a Neon, but I was at a track day in 1999 or 2000 where two of them were running around - and they were both bloody quick. If my memory serves, they were doing 1:18 ~ 1:20s on road tyres on the old track at Wakefield.
Philia_Bear
The Neon with a stripped interior weighs in at under 900KG with me in it when I was racing one
Considering the 120KW the ACR motor made at the wheels and the motor loving being between 4000-7000rpm it was a seriously potent weapon on a track
Whens the first race of the year?
Spac
21/2/16.
Spac
Racing harness fitted. It's an old 4-point one that has been in the garage cupboard for at least 5 years. I'm calling it $0.
The eye bolts all fitted in nicely and discretely - The one on the LHS side of the seat JUST touches the centre console, the RHS one is hidden under the factory cover for the standard bolt, and the rear ones are in the cargo area (and covered by the boot matt when not in use).
Bought oil/filter/spark plugs/brake fluid.
Total cost: $410.
Philia_Bear
How's the brake pads and rotors on it?
Spac
Near new cheap stuff. I have been looking for a set of Lucas pads or some old Ferodo Excels for it.
Will buy some DS2500 or DS3000s if they're needed.
