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Blainefab View Member Profile	Apr 7 2010, 06:44 PM Post #2
I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874	This car http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?showtopic=11033 is street legal and will get 28mpg on a road trip. A plane ticket and $400 in gas and a long weekend and you'll have a great start to a CMC car. It already has suspension, coolers, wheels, brakes, seat, fire ext, steering wheel, tow hooks, diff, ARP studs, and a good start on the cage. This post has been edited by Blainefab: Apr 7 2010, 06:47 PM

mitchntx View Member Profile	Apr 7 2010, 06:46 PM Post #3
Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4	QUOTE (Blainefab @ Apr 7 2010, 01:44 PM) This car http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?showtopic=11033 is street legal and will get 28mpg on a road trip. A plane ticket and $400 in gas and a long weekend and you'll have a great start to a CMC car. It already has suspension, coolers, wheels, seat, steering wheel, tow hooks, diff, ARP studs, and a good start on the cage. This! The buy already built vs build my own debate rages on forums all over the net. If the car is built by some one who knows what the hell they are doing, then I would agree. But CMC is a different animal. The rules are written to allow a weekend warrior to build a car to go racing. So you get all kinds of builds out there ... some a LOT better than others. I have yet to see a car come from CA that wasn't a basket case and would NEVER leave my shop, Blaine's masterpieces are the exception. You can easily spend more money undoing and redoing a car's mess than just building it yourself.

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rocky Buy or build Apr 7 2010, 06:33 PM

1meanZ it is ALWAYS cheaper to buy something already buil... Apr 7 2010, 06:43 PM

Blainefab This car http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?sh... Apr 7 2010, 06:44 PM

mitchntx QUOTE (Blainefab @ Apr 7 2010, 01:44 PM) ... Apr 7 2010, 06:46 PM

trackbird QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 7 2010, 02:33 PM) Hey ... Apr 7 2010, 07:03 PM

dailydriver QUOTE (trackbird @ Apr 7 2010, 03:03 PM) ... Apr 7 2010, 10:50 PM

trackbird QUOTE (dailydriver @ Apr 7 2010, 06:50 PM... Apr 8 2010, 05:41 AM

rmackintosh BUY! It is ALWAYS smarter to buy.....and in t... Apr 7 2010, 07:13 PM

rocky Trackbird I too have a lot of the same tools not a... Apr 7 2010, 08:05 PM

DAlgozine QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 7 2010, 03:05 PM) Blai... Apr 8 2010, 12:29 AM

trackbird He may be able to get you a video, but I can also ... Apr 7 2010, 08:09 PM

MikeP-99Z Buy. Adding photos/costs to the Before/After thre... Apr 7 2010, 08:39 PM

StanIROCZ Just to pile on what everyone else said.. General... Apr 7 2010, 09:33 PM

rpoz-29 Find someone on the east coast, pay for their flig... Apr 8 2010, 01:18 AM

firehawkclone X's whatever, buy it! I've looked at ... Apr 8 2010, 02:38 AM

Rob Hood Buy the car. Apr 8 2010, 03:28 AM

CMC #37 I have absolutely nothing at all to add! The F... Apr 8 2010, 03:57 AM

rocky I am very much a car nut wrenching on them for a l... Apr 8 2010, 10:57 AM

Matt_91Z QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 8 2010, 02:57 AM) I am... Apr 8 2010, 10:25 PM

Rob Hood QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 8 2010, 03:57 AM) I am... Apr 9 2010, 04:12 AM

Doug Phillips Not a 3rd gen but I think this car will sell with ... Apr 8 2010, 12:34 PM

rocky Firehawkclone I did not see your post.I saw that c... Apr 9 2010, 03:29 PM

athornt2 QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 9 2010, 11:29 AM) Fire... Apr 9 2010, 05:58 PM

firehawkclone QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 9 2010, 08:29 AM) Fire... Apr 12 2010, 01:35 AM

Beach Cruiser Rocky, Where exactly are you on the Va Coast? It... Apr 9 2010, 08:21 PM

Matt_91Z Rocky, I sent you a PM with links to a couple sho... Apr 10 2010, 09:20 PM

rocky Matt I got the pm thanks.Beach cruiser I actually ... Apr 11 2010, 12:11 AM

Beach Cruiser QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 10 2010, 08:11 PM) Bea... Apr 11 2010, 12:30 PM

rocky yeah I am planning on running VIR With something,I... Apr 11 2010, 10:26 PM

rocky Ok thanks everyone but I think for now the best th... Apr 16 2010, 02:51 AM

trackbird QUOTE (rocky @ Apr 15 2010, 10:51 PM) Ok ... Apr 16 2010, 04:34 AM

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rocky View Member Profile	Apr 7 2010, 06:33 PM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 412 Joined: 26-August 09 From: Mathews Va Member No.: 6,032	Hey everyone quick question.I hope you can help me make up my mind.I have a bone stock 89RS with an auto.It was a freebie.Should I build that or: I have seen on this site and on CMC a car (I believe it was a 95 Z28) That has some work done to it 13x,xxx miles on it for $5000.You probably know what car it is.The only problem is it will cost $17 - $1900 to ship cause the car is literally across the country (Car is at Cali. coast and I am at Va. coast).I have not done any math to see if I would come out ahead any if I buy versus build to get mine close to what this is. Future plans are keep auto xing,finish hpde's and finish building on my way to CMC.Thanks for your input. Mitch if you see this I wish I could take you up on your offer about sending it too you to make it CMC legal.But Texas is pretty far too.