by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 04/04/2017 at 14:50
by "bwp240" (bwp240)
Published 04/04/2017 at 14:50
Tags: what could possibly go wrong
STARS: 7
When you can get a track day NASCAR for just as much.
Looks like I need to avoid Connecticut for a while or else this might follow me home...
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What you are looking at here is probably the only 2012 Chevrolet Impala I would buy. It is a NASCAR race car with a ~2012 body on it and a chassis from “who knows when”. It was allegedly used in the Pit Crew challenge which was an event held during all star week at the Charlotte Motor Speedway a week before the Coke 600.
This car comes with a small block Chevy motor and transmission, the only crucial thing said to be missing is the fuel tank. It can all be mine for $4800 + however much money & time it will take to get it home (it’ll fit in the back of a uHaul - right?). The small block Chevy may not be all that fast or powerful (depending on the build), but most stock cars at this price are missing the things that make it move, change gear, stop, and/or function like a basic automobile.
So instead of buying a high mileage practical car like a 96 Accord, I can get a full running NASCAR racecar, and if I put a couple hundred dollars in I can make it run for more than 2 minutes.
EDIT: Found some footage of what could possibly be this car
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"Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
04/04/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 3
Wow, what a horrifically bad idea that I want to execute on.
"jasmits" (jasmits)
04/04/2017 at 15:01, STARS: 0
I would be the coolest kid at my local autocross. And here I was thinking that dropping a six into my E36 Compact would make a cool track build.
I want.
"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt)
04/04/2017 at 15:03, STARS: 1
Because the track day Miata can make right turns too, duh.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:05, STARS: 1
Me: I am so cool
Autocross People: Now do the cone course in our tight parking lot
Me:
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 2
what is a right turn but three lefts...
"itschrome" (itschrome)
04/04/2017 at 15:12, STARS: 0
that could be fun.. and has to be a typo right? they probably wants 48k but seriously could be fun.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
04/04/2017 at 15:12, STARS: 0
Nah. Probably just a rolling chassis with a basic SBC/T10. Doesn’t have a VIN or anything.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:13, STARS: 2
Let’s enhance the bad idea to execute with this end goal...
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
04/04/2017 at 15:13, STARS: 2
Rip the body off and put an 80s Lumina body on it.
Still, old stock cars always seem like a great bargain to me as a track day vehicle.
"itschrome" (itschrome)
04/04/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0
still. I see rolling chassis after 5 years of dirt track use going for about 10k all the time round here.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
04/04/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0
I would expect that track ready SBC would want a full rebuild every 10-15 hours of operation. I doubt it’s an off the shelf crate motor.
Track days are great, but a full pit day every time you want to use it sounds like a headache.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:18, STARS: 0
It very well could be but with it being a show car and no team history or paper trail it has nothing to ride on to inflate the value, so I doubt it. Plus the engine could be a low power SBC just so that it can be moved on its own, the fuel cell is missing so clearly it cannot be run for more than a minute or two.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
04/04/2017 at 15:19, STARS: 0
I guess it depends on what running gear is on it. From what I can tell, the pit crew challenge wasn’t a race, it was a skills competition.
"CTSenVy" (CTSenVy)
04/04/2017 at 15:19, STARS: 0
If this was just for the pit crew challenge this wouldn’t be good for anything other than a show piece as is. This was made to be light so the crews could easily roll it down the course, it was never meant to see anytime on a track
"Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
04/04/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0
Being a pit crew challenge car, it likely lacks many of the functional go fast parts as it’s laps were always intended to be through the pits for the camera and special event, never to race against another car.
"Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney" (braddelaparker)
04/04/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0
my god it’s so hideous and beautiful
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:23, STARS: 0
That is the question. If this is a showcar and/or the Pit Showdown car it may actually have a stock crate motor in it. That car was used all day for the competition and never went faster than 60mph. A normal race engine would overheat.
Most show cars don’t have race motors in them simply because of the maintenance. All they need to do is replicate the sound and look.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:27, STARS: 0
I just found a clip from the challenge, they actually may not have been run at all, meaning they may not have had engines in them in the first place.
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"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:30, STARS: 0
Which is why it is affordable...
Looking through the footage it appears these were used as dummy cars for the crews to start on. So I am guessing whoever decided to buy this put a real basic drive train in it just so it could move on its own and sound real.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 2
Why do that when I can just buy one
"E92M3" (E46M3)
04/04/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0
Now THAT would fun! Could probably source barely used racing slicks from a local short tracker, for cheaper than Pilot Super Sports too!
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 1
Just a quick racingjunk search pulled up this at $65/tire. That is cheaper than my daily lol
"AntiSpeed" (AntiSpeed)
04/04/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 0
Or for an extra $1,200 you could get a Street Stock, which you could actually race against other people!
"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
04/04/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 0
How free is the state you live it? If it is Indiana or Florida free I say prep that baby for street use.
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
04/04/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 2
Monte Carlo body, gross...all guppy looking. Give me that angular Lumina body!
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 1
I used to live in Indiana. Unfortunately MO has State inspections, even though this thing would probably be safer than all Impalas of the same vintage.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
04/04/2017 at 16:38, STARS: 2
why not just go full Aero88
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/chevy/1474913399/1474913399ss.htm
"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5)
04/04/2017 at 16:41, STARS: 0
That is also fine.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/04/2017 at 17:19, STARS: 0
I can find zero flaws in this plan. Best purchase possible, hands down.
"Frenchlicker" (frenchlicker)
04/04/2017 at 18:42, STARS: 0
It may fall under a custom build law or something. It’s probably fairly tricky in states with inspections I would assume.