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Old 02-14-2012 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by dollar
whoa! THAT is a disturbing picture!
What the line of JDM S2ks?

Old 02-14-2012 | 11:04 AM
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^No (), I apologize for the guys who were offended. I knew it was a little bit borderline SFW depending on your job and the visibility but I should have played it safe and refrained from posting. It was just a picture of a family in very disturbing halloween costumes. This is how I would write a caption for it: "Lest did they know, but the family's Halloween bonding experience was about to be rudely interrupted by the sudden arrival of the Child Protection Services."

Anyways, back to the real topic at hand, the cars.
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Budman05
Originally Posted by dc_s2k' timestamp='1329248452' post='21414260
[quote name='robrob' timestamp='1329242554' post='21413932']
You guys are discounting the cost of building and running an S2000 race car. It's not cheap converting an HPDE car to a logbook carrying racer.
What Rob said.

If you can find a $7k S2000 to start with you MIGHT be able to get it race ready for 15k total. In racing terms, its not all that much money, but its still 15k.


I maintain that one of the biggest expenses with tracking cars is changing your mind and swapping parts and "evolving it from street to HPDE and street, to mainly track, then track only, then racing. Each step wastes money. If I knew what I wanted to do with this car originally, I could have saved thousands of dollars and many many hours of time.
Though I haven't crossed the line yet, I am still kicking myself for not buying Scot's S for 12K.
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Dont be. Its since blown up and the cage really wasnt well done.
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by dc_s2k
Originally Posted by robrob' timestamp='1329244995' post='21414044
Also, ask our Chump Car guys what they spent on the Volvo. The safety stuff adds up quickly and motor swaps cost either a lot of time or money if you pay someone else to do it.Racing at any level is much more expensive than you would think.
easily $10k so far between the 4 of us. Oleg's team has probably done it for cheaper given their car doesnt explode at every race.
Even then It is still expensive Makes me choose, either s2k, or LeMons.... can't do both.
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by robrob
.....You'd be better off trying to convince your friends to buy SSM Miatas.
and SpecE30 BMWs
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by gfacter
Originally Posted by dollar' timestamp='1329233556' post='21413362
whoa! THAT is a disturbing picture!
What the line of JDM S2ks?
that is too!
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Olegator
Even then It is still expensive Makes me choose, either s2k, or LeMons.... can't do both.
Oleg, PM me your phone number please, thx.
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:28 AM
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SSM for 12K http://grm.racingjunk.com/NASA-Spec-...SPECMIATA.html
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by goldenfri
Rob = The dream crusher
I thought you meant dream catcher.
Old 02-14-2012 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Budman05

Nice and it's white too.


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