super slag ideas

[Wadeski]

After some discussions with my flatmate, it turns out we had both been having the same idea...

he has a farm down in Devon, not too far from several tracks. There is a spare garage on that farm. There is also a lot of private road...its a pretty big bit of land.

The join idea of genius was: why not keep a project track slag down there?

Lets say the most we wanted to pay was £600. The only conditions are: its gotta be fun on a track, pass and mot, and survive ragging.

the requirements were:

RWD (might as well get some drift practice in!)
fun handling
quite light (no barges)
easy parts

not that fussed if it has a little bit of rust...nto that fussed if it leaks...as long as it starts, runs, and has functioning brakes, its probably OK.

My shortlist was:

1) MR2 Mk2 n/a
2) MR2 Mk1 n/a
3) 200sx S13....a crap one
4) MR2 turbo rev1....a really crap one
5) FB / FC RX7 n/a...oh dear!

It will actually be pretty well looked after, its not like we are going banger racing in it. We just want to see if we can have a lot of fun for a little money.

any other things to consider? anyone done this?

Edited by Wadeski on Friday 28th December 02:43

[Toady1]

why not consider a 325i stripped out? more power than your list, rwd, and some have lsd (sport ones if you can get one).

[GravelBen]

how about an 80's RWD Toyota Celica/Supra? some of them kick round pretty cheap now and hard to break.

[Wadeski]

325i is definitely on the list, but prices seem to be rising.

Celica Supra would be very cool, but they are a bit heavier than the other options listed...

[Jez O]

Not the right forum but there was nothing stating it must be Jap, so what about a MK1/2 Escort? Or Integra Type R driven backwards!!

[Wadeski]

I was under the impression the price for old 'Scorts was well above slag level, as they are becoming coveted by collectors?

[Turbo-Tastic]

S13 obviously gets my vote, and if you hunt about, you'll be surprised what you can get for £600.

I'd go for one around £400-£450 and use the rest to up the boost and better cooling.

[OlberJ]

Stripped out, uber lightened mk1 mr2. Am biased but we are considering it as the next project, with a cheap as chips Turbo on the 4age you'd be hard pushed for a better track slag.

Get a shoddy bodyworked mk1 for £300, strip it and spend the rest on suspension and brakes, then if you ain't having enough fun, turbo it.

Job jobbed.