Lemons/ChumpCar choices

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:09 pm

jeremy gast wrote:

Ya dont forget the old mercedes and I know there are some old air cooled bugs around there

hey john y not a bug?? i got a body here at work, pops can build us a motor.

Air-cooled engine for an endurance race. Yeah what could possibly go wrong?

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:37 pm

it CANT run out of water!!!

and I could make and invoice for a subaru motor install for $500

Vincent Keene wrote:

jeremy gast wrote:

Ya dont forget the old mercedes and I know there are some old air cooled bugs around there

hey john y not a bug?? i got a body here at work, pops can build us a motor.

Air-cooled engine for an endurance race. Yeah what could possibly go wrong?

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:49 pm

Seriously, after 8 races in our Prelude we have seen what works and what doesn't. I you want to run a 944/928 or VW bug go for it, but don't be surprised if the end result isn't a "we told you so".

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:55 pm

oh we dont doubt you Vincent. We are all just broke so.... and the P car is just sitting there.

Ryan Holton · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:01 pm

jeremy gast wrote:

oh we dont doubt you Vincent. We are all just broke so.... and the P car is just sitting there.

Yank the motor and put a 302 in there :twisted:

Vincent Keene · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:05 pm

Ryan Holton wrote:

jeremy gast wrote:

oh we dont doubt you Vincent. We are all just broke so.... and the P car is just sitting there.

Yank the motor and put a 302 in there :twisted:

Actually that is a good idea, well maybe not a 302, but a motor swap is good. Make it an old slant six and the judges will love you. Maybe a running 4.3L from a wrecked S10? It's not like you don't have access to damn near every part in the yard!

Oh yeah, don't try to re-use anything electrical from the Poorsche that was designed by Hans. Save yourself the trouble and run your own wiring.

JohnByers · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:14 pm

Vincent Keene wrote:

Oh yeah, don't try to re-use anything electrical from the Poorsche that was designed by Hans. Save yourself the trouble and run your own wiring.

I prob should have mentioned this earlier. I was already planning on running our own wiring harness for everything. I wouldn't trust the factory old wiring for anything! :stick:

TomFreeman · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:23 pm

JohnByers wrote:

Vincent Keene wrote:

Oh yeah, don't try to re-use anything electrical from the Poorsche that was designed by Hans. Save yourself the trouble and run your own wiring.

I prob should have mentioned this earlier. I was already planning on running our own wiring harness for everything. I wouldn't trust the factory old wiring for anything! :stick:

While I still think you are a tad nutty for going w/ that car, getting rid of the factory wiring is absolutely the right move. A friend of mine struggled for event after event with his LeMons 944 due to wiring issues that he couldn't track down. The car was appreciably quick when it ran, but it would just stop for no reason, and they'd eventually jostle the right wires and it would be alive again.

Perhaps I should clarify...we're all a tad nutty for doing this. :lol:

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:53 pm

TomFreeman wrote:

JohnByers wrote:

Vincent Keene wrote:

Oh yeah, don't try to re-use anything electrical from the Poorsche that was designed by Hans. Save yourself the trouble and run your own wiring.

I prob should have mentioned this earlier. I was already planning on running our own wiring harness for everything. I wouldn't trust the factory old wiring for anything! :stick:

While I still think you are a tad nutty for going w/ that car, getting rid of the factory wiring is absolutely the right move. A friend of mine struggled for event after event with his LeMons 944 due to wiring issues that he couldn't track down. The car was appreciably quick when it ran, but it would just stop for no reason, and they'd eventually jostle the right wires and it would be alive again.

Perhaps I should clarify...we're all a tad nutty for doing this. :lol:

you're nutty Tom, i just don't know no better.

clinehall · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:07 pm

speaking of nutty, I was behind your run of the mill yard maintenance trailer with zero turn mower, couple of weed eaters, blowers, etc. Guess what they were towing it with. Yep, Porsche Caymen.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:31 pm

clinehall wrote:

speaking of nutty, I was behind your run of the mill yard maintenance trailer with zero turn mower, couple of weed eaters, blowers, etc. Guess what they were towing it with. Yep, Porsche Caymen.

sure wish you had got a picture of that.

BretLuter · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:46 pm

clinehall wrote:

speaking of nutty, I was behind your run of the mill yard maintenance trailer with zero turn mower, couple of weed eaters, blowers, etc. Guess what they were towing it with. Yep, Porsche Caymen.

Cayman

or

Cayenne??

JohnByers · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:56 pm

I hope the latter...

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

JohnByers wrote:

I hope the latter...

I hope the former. I love it when I see people towing stuff with cars.

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

MikeWhitney wrote:

JohnByers wrote:

I hope the latter...

I hope the former. I love it when I see people towing stuff with cars.

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