[firehawkclone]

As you know i lost the motor a few weeks ago(a small update) i think i lost a head gasket! I haven't worked on her much becuase i have working my butt off at work for that new motor, but i have removed the nose & hood and the radiator cap. Well looking down in the Rad it's half empty (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) It didn't dawn on me at the time, but there was steam coming out the oilpan(thought it was the Rad) when i pulled off track. Back on topic...

So the motor is coming out and now would be a good time to remove alot of weight up front. Just the basic's for now like HVAC, smog/egr, and turning her in to a front breather(got to talk to 94bird about this) I know that this take's money to do, but it's not as much as some of the other thing's i need really bad i.e. cage,seat,belt's,shock's,spring's,t2r!

So the PRO's to this

1.It's not a car i need to drive everyday, or at all.
2.I accept the fact i can lose this car on track, and as a backup daliy driver.
3.I understand it take's more $ to build a track car than to buy one.
4.It's crazy, but it's going to be fun to build a track car, with the lack of fund's,tool's, and the skill's needed!
5. I have the wife talked into this (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif) but at time's(split second) i'm not (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif)

The CON's

1. NO money!
2. Still owe $ on the car, about $2000
3. Still have no $$$$
4. Am not building car for a race class (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) but will be my track car anyway!

I guess i'm a little old for having(asking for) my hand held while i do this (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif)

[rmackintosh]

...I will say what I ALWAYS say in these type of threads.....if starting out in Wheel to Wheel racing, it is WAY CHEAPER and WAY EASIER to buy a car than to convert/build your own.....

This from a person who has BUILT TWO of my own race cars and bought ZERO! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Experience eh? I CANNOT FATHOM BUILDING MY CAR FOR WHAT I SEE CARS GOING FOR IN SPORTSCAR OR OTHER PLACES!!!! NOT EVEN CLOSE. Kinda like $.50 on the $1 kinda thing....it is SCARY!

If you get a sorted car, you will spend less time working on the car, and MORE time learning to drive....a KEY point....I, on the other hand spent YEARS learning to drive hard, because a) I built my car and was anal about it and spent too much time on it and not enough time driving it and b ) not driving it enough for budget reasons....one race every few months may look good to a budget, but NOT to becoming a better driver..... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

It may seem like...."hey I can throw a few bucks into my car and be racing...." But it IS NOT THAT way....I spent $20,000 on my car for DAY 1 at the track....and it had a STOCK DRIVETRAIN WITH 100,000 MILES and parts that lasted a year before I decided to upgrade them....ie.....wrong choices....money wasted while sorting a new car.....the car I passed because it was not up to my standards asthetics wise would have been $14,000 basically "loosely" race prepped......(IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I say again....buy a BUILT/SORTED car....save yourself some grey hair...