Let’s build a race car

[Speedy!]

These things are why I've always approached my projects with a KISS mindset. Never was the fastest, well held the M6 record for a day once lol, but a lot more fun and less headaches and for what I wanted (fast street car) it was easier.

I reckon you've come this far you'll persevere.

@Marc W I figured a long time ago you just enjoy the build process maybe more so than the racing. Nothing wrong with that if it's your thing.

 

[1971demon]

These things are why I've always approached my projects with a KISS mindset. Never was the fastest, well held the M6 record for a day once lol, but a lot more fun and less headaches and for what I wanted (fast street car) it was easier.

I reckon you've come this far you'll persevere.

@Marc W I figured a long time ago you just enjoy the build process maybe more so than the racing. Nothing wrong with that if it's your thing.

Did that all in the early 70's as an 18yr old...had a good job...but every penny went into the car...(many times had no money for lunch)...it was fun...(4 yrs.)..car ran great...that was a long time ago..and it's over...now I just enjoy watching the amazing things you guys do on here

 

[Speedy!]

I've mentioned a couple times I'm kinda losing interest in racing as well, not sure why, just not motivated to load up all the stuff, drive an hour and a half, switch the tires over, make 3 or 4 passes, switch the car back over, drive 90 miles back home, and detail the car to clean it up. All while HOPING the track is decent or it's all of nothing spinning off the line.

It kinda became work. I haven't been in almost a year, maybe I forgot it's fun. Moparty is coming up in about a month but I don't wanna leave the 170 sitting out over night so I doubt I'll even take it. I looked in to renting an enclosed trailer and found a place that's $120 a day, but they require a 3/4 ton truck to pull it and Crew Chief Greg's is a 1500.

 

[Marc W]

These things are why I've always approached my projects with a KISS mindset. Never was the fastest, well held the M6 record for a day once lol, but a lot more fun and less headaches and for what I wanted (fast street car) it was easier.

I reckon you've come this far you'll persevere.

@Marc W I figured a long time ago you just enjoy the build process maybe more so than the racing. Nothing wrong with that if it's your thing.

Actually…. I do enjoy the project a lot more now than in the past. Some of that has been that I get bored with repeating the same thing anymore and I’ve been racing one thing or another for a long time. Over the years I’ve raced everything from Speedway motorcycles (stadium dirt flat track) five nights a week and Pro Stock motorcycles in the NHRA (top 10 in points four years). Then this never ending project comes along to give me something to do in retirement. I had the car running back to back 8.20’s and could have been very competitive running 8.5 index classes. Boring 🥱. Problem is I have offers from others in the let’s go real fast catagory that have been too good to refuse and ended up taking longer then they were supposed to. I can say one thing…. I have learned a ton.

 

[jonx96]

A lot of this is why modern cars have been a cheat code for 8s or even 9s and how easy it has made it. A few bolt ons and you are don’t. Built engine built trans bolt ons well into the 8s. 15 years ago it wasn’t so easy to go 8s or even 9s.