Author Topic: Low cost rally cars (Read 11043 times)

D. Clay · « **Reply #15 on:** June 25, 2007, 05:09:53 PM »

I would definitely consider these low buck rally cars. Competition cars are expensive. I spent a lot of years building, tuning, and prepping cars on OPM (Other People's Money). The only competition car I have been able to afford was a one third share of a eight year old Formula Ford on an open trailer.

Alpine003 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 25, 2007, 10:27:33 PM »

Quote from: ose30;28460

It's a question of what you compare it. A fully built N-spec rally car(Mitsubishi Evo, Subaru STI etc.etc) can easily cost between 150K$ to 200K$.

These M3's are usually driven by hobby rally drivers, with rather low budjet. You can buy a decent M3 from Germany between 10K-15K� and spend about another 15K� to build it, so with 30K� you get a low budjet rally car.

This seems to be the reverse on the opposite side of the pond. I was able to build my Impreza Rally Car for under $20k for a class close to the SCCA group N specs which I'm assuming is different than the n-spec you're talking about.

ose30 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2007, 01:11:18 AM »

Yes, i ment FIA group N spec cars. I try to find some picturse of them.

D. Clay · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2007, 03:02:30 PM »

I went surfing and found a 2001 Subaru Group N car in Australia that was for sale for US $46.000. Group N allows dog ring transmissions, free shocks, electronics, high dollar clutch kits, etc. A new Group N car would run well over $100,000. You buy a kit from Subaru, a car, put them together and go rallying. Similar to the Porsche 911 programs and we know how low buck that was.
Alpine 003, that Impreza is some nice work and a good looking car.

Alpine003 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 26, 2007, 11:02:48 PM »

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Alpine 003, that Impreza is some nice work and a good looking car.

Thanks. After doing 3 drivetrain swaps, 2 suspensions swaps, 3 brake swaps on it, I've lost steam on it and it's been sitting in a barn for the past 5 years. :rolleyes:

BTW, I never did get a dog leg tranny for it although I was seriously considering semicut gears.