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 Apr 14 2006, 05:13 PM
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newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 12-April 06 Member No.: 1,156  |
First post here so go easy on me...
I currently have a 74 Trans Am that I have been using as my cruising car and part time autocross ride. As you may guess, I am not very competitive at local autocross events running against 4th gen cars, (running ESP due to headers, although I would also get trounced in F stock). Looks like I can either really mod the 74, or move to a more competitive car. I stumbled upon a clean 3rd gen z28 body that I could score pretty cheap. Additionally, I still have a recently rebuilt small block in my garage awaiting a new home. So after reading a couple posts on this forum I'm thinking maybe this would be the way to go. I am only looking to be competitive at the local level. Maybe in the future progress up driving food chain to HPDE's and the like. If I really wanted to do it right I guess I could sell the 74 TA and get a nice ride, but I am keeping the 74 until they sell it at my estate auction. So I would love to hear any advice or opinions you can offer... Trumpeter |
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Apr 14 2006, 05:31 PM
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Collo Rosso  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,220 Joined: 3-August 05 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 839 |
Dennis Riehle has at least one nat'l championship in the mid '90s with a 2nd gen camaro. He's still really fast and a serious threat if he got back into the swing of it. There's lots of options for building those cars and I think they can be competitive. Just depends on how serious you want to get and how much tolerance you have for the car becoming a "track toy". 3rd gens are cool, but getting that last nth degree out of them is gonna cost you, but then again it will with just about anything I guess.
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trumpeter 2nd or 3rd Generation? Apr 14 2006, 05:13 PM
trackbird There is a rather fast ESP 2nd gen in Cincinatti, ... Apr 14 2006, 05:25 PM trumpeter Thanks for the quick reply's...
The camaro wo... Apr 14 2006, 05:45 PM BigEnos Sounds like a 3rd gen is gonna suit your needs bet... Apr 14 2006, 05:52 PM CMC#5 Everything that I can think of that is expensive a... Apr 14 2006, 07:03 PM
trumpeter Estate sale?? Plan on kicking the bucket?
[/quote... Apr 14 2006, 09:26 PM pknowles Dennis Riehle is fast in that 1970 (I think) LT1 c... Apr 15 2006, 01:08 AM Formula WS6 glad you found your way over Trumpeter. this is WS... Apr 15 2006, 01:59 AM trumpeter Hey Wsix, nice to see a familiar guy over here, (a... Apr 15 2006, 02:15 AM CrashTestDummy I think most of it is in the driver. Depending on... Apr 15 2006, 02:32 AM |
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