"Now what" is right, what did we get ourselves into! Here's what we have so far - the two of us, mostly me, get a hair brained idea to road race through Mexico. We buy a 40 year old Chevy that needs to be completely rebuilt, and turned into a race car. We are short on cash, but long on time until the 2007 race. OK, so far so good!
Lets see what we have here. As you can see from these pictures, ouch! we've got some work to do. Everything here will come out, we might save the front seat, it's so pretty, but the rest is history. The rules state that you must have at least a 6 point roll cage, a fire suppression system, and safety belts with a five point harness.
As the N.A. coordinator always writes "La Carrera Panamericana involves serious motor sports, which is inherently dangerous and can lead to serious injury or death", and we don't want that. Safety is big. Also handling, cooling and and especially brakes, you've got to have the good stuff. The motor looks solid though, maybe an air cleaner and an oil change, we'll see.
Lets see what we have here. As you can see from these pictures, ouch! we've got some work to do. Everything here will come out, we might save the front seat, it's so pretty, but the rest is history. The rules state that you must have at least a 6 point roll cage, a fire suppression system, and safety belts with a five point harness.
As the N.A. coordinator always writes "La Carrera Panamericana involves serious motor sports, which is inherently dangerous and can lead to serious injury or death", and we don't want that. Safety is big. Also handling, cooling and and especially brakes, you've got to have the good stuff. The motor looks solid though, maybe an air cleaner and an oil change, we'll see. This rambling little piece will take us into the next part....
NEXT TIME : How do build a race car?
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