The $500(total build cost) beater.
Posted in the Off Topic thread back when I purchased the beast but want to turn it into a missile car for practice days.
Cost of purchase, $100, which by my calculations leaves me $400 to spend turning it into something slide-able. It already has mildly upgraded/lowered suspension and a sway bar installed in the front. What to do with leaf springs? Flip them upside down?
It runs dope and sounds pretty thug at higher RPM's. Has extractors and a standard 26/27 carb but I've got some 34mm Keihin CVK bike carbs laying around, could probably knock up a dodgy manifold myself for fuck all.
The biggest thing it needs is glass but being an Escort that could be pretty hard to find. Was thinking about using clear perspex or something similar for the rear windows, but a real windscreen and driver's door window.
Any other ideas on what I'll need to look at for it to be allowed on track?
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