by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 01/31/2017 at 13:55
by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 01/31/2017 at 13:55
Tags: NASCAR
STARS: 3
It is (can be) fast, impractical, and a terrible financial decision. All boxes checked for project car excellence.
Although $8500 is a bit steep, especially sans motor and tranny, and right out if it doesn’t have a fuel cell, steering, or brakes. That’s the Jeff Gordon tax, even though this is not a ‘real’ Jeff Gordon car (no documents). Put a Chevy 572 and a Jerico 4-speed in and you have one heck of a track day car, or death machine.
I would also put lights on it an register it as a 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and put it on my insurance as Chevy Monte Carlo with safety enhancements.
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/31/2017 at 14:01, STARS: 5
Man, that depreciation. Thats worse than ACTUAL Monte Carlos
"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
01/31/2017 at 14:10, STARS: 1
572 would be cool, but heavy. A standard NASCAR V8 can be found for $12-15 thousand. $10,000 more for a trans and maybe a quick change. A couple thousand for a seat and other safety gear. $35,000 for a track toy seems like quite a bit until you remember that this will outrun most street cars on a track, be safer than some street cars turned track cars, be stupid simple to work on, and be a fun challenge to drive.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
01/31/2017 at 14:23, STARS: 0
Those have engines though
"bwp240" (bwp240)
01/31/2017 at 14:27, STARS: 0
The problem with the NASCAR V8 (and probably with the 572) is it will need race gas (110 Octane IIRC), it would probably be a bit better with an LS9. It is a bit of a dip in power, but it can run on Premium.
"TheD0k_2many toys 2little time" (thed0ck)
01/31/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0
ls swap for easy running of pump gas
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
01/31/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0
Race cars depreciate quickly in the gap of time when they can’t find a league to race in until they become vintage.
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1347925100/1347925100ss.htm
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1347925100/1347925100pp.htm
And this one DOES have an engine!
And here’s another, $65k for a complete car that actually won an Indy race at Long Beach:
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/other/1483988215/1483988215ss.htm
"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
01/31/2017 at 15:07, STARS: 0
ooooo, I like the idea of an LS9.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/31/2017 at 15:10, STARS: 0
add in another $200 for the engine of a Monte Carlo
"bwp240" (bwp240)
01/31/2017 at 15:25, STARS: 1
Yeah, my ideal for a street running NASCAR would be an LS swapped into a Petty Ride Along 2 seater wrapped in a Jeff Gordon livery.
It would be nice to not have to pay $5.50 /gallon to fill it up
"bwp240" (bwp240)
01/31/2017 at 15:28, STARS: 0
Documented race cars are very expensive. But stock cars are also easy to wrap. A documented 2012 Jeff Gordon COT sold for about 36k a year ago, but you could end up with the same car if you bought a 15k Tommy Baldwin COT and wrapped it.