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abarks · 10-04-2009, 04:53 PM

J-Holder:

I hear you on the rule about LeMons destroying your car. I'm not a fan. My plan is to run in ChumpCar, a competitor series to LeMons. Basically, a car prepped for one series can be run in the other. LeMons, I believe, was the original series; therefore, most people don't make distinction between the two.

Chumpcar's rule makes more sense to me: they reserve the right to buy any car for $1500. My teammate and I are basically tracking to that. We bought a car with a running drivetrain and light crash damage for $400. We are doing extensive maintenance: timing belt, new hoses, ball joints, tire rod ends, OEM-style shocks, brake master, brake hoses, clutch master, and clutch slave. We're focusing on reliability and safety at this point. If we can do a cage from these guys Roll Cage Kits, Roll Cages, Produced by Roll Cage Components and Racing Accessories, we should be able to have a competition-ready car for $1500.

My teammate and I both have extensive experience working on cars, so we are doing practically all of the labor. We have to find someone to weld the cage, though.

At this point, we will probably cut the springs a bit. I'll report back on the results.

10-04-2009, 04:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
abarks No Skills Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	J-Holder: I hear you on the rule about LeMons destroying your car. I'm not a fan. My plan is to run in ChumpCar, a competitor series to LeMons. Basically, a car prepped for one series can be run in the other. LeMons, I believe, was the original series; therefore, most people don't make distinction between the two. Chumpcar's rule makes more sense to me: they reserve the right to buy any car for $1500. My teammate and I are basically tracking to that. We bought a car with a running drivetrain and light crash damage for $400. We are doing extensive maintenance: timing belt, new hoses, ball joints, tire rod ends, OEM-style shocks, brake master, brake hoses, clutch master, and clutch slave. We're focusing on reliability and safety at this point. If we can do a cage from these guys Roll Cage Kits, Roll Cages, Produced by Roll Cage Components and Racing Accessories, we should be able to have a competition-ready car for $1500. My teammate and I both have extensive experience working on cars, so we are doing practically all of the labor. We have to find someone to weld the cage, though. At this point, we will probably cut the springs a bit. I'll report back on the results.