heres my project

[88Nightmare]

the car: 1987 Honda Accord hatchback LXi
under the hood: screamin 2.0 SOHC 12 valve 5 speed

what im going to do with it: strip it all out, and go 4 cylinder stock car racing


my progress so far after 4 hours of using a phillips screw driver, a flat head screw driver, hammer, sledgehammer, and a sawzall:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda1.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda3.jpg

under the hood:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda2.jpg

its sweet.

whats left to do:
temporarily remove front seats to get the rest of the carpet back out, reinstall front seats, remove center console plastics, install roll cage, install support brace between rear strut towers, 5 point harness, change tires, oil, do a tune up, swap radiator, flush engine and put in just water, and then go race. I got till labor day to git er done. we'll see how it goes. this will be my first time doin this kind of racin. should be fun!

total project costs so far: $315. projected costs including race entry: $350
^that includes the car itself. :D

[juicedimpss]

enduro series?

[88Nightmare]

yup. midwest enduro. next race is labor day. my brother is doing the 8 cylinders, but im going to try my luck with the 4's for this year

[Al]

M'kay with the project.

Makes me wonder about the Slinger Enduro. Did I miss it?

Also, how much to race at slinger? I can't bring my ITA car there due to it being a DOHC, but if I had a car for it, it would be fun.

[juicedimpss]

the 4 cyl cars are nuts!
i used to help out #69 in the 8cyl class a few years back.
thats very time consuming if you want a top 10 car.

[88Nightmare]

is number 69 ron wesley by chance?

[juicedimpss]

das me,and you are?

[88Nightmare]

you're ron wesley? oh man, you know my brother and I. I bought your 85 suburban a long time ago.

[juicedimpss]

i know who you are then
cool,good luck with the bic car,that class seems to be VERY competitive

[88Nightmare]

wow, small world eh? you still got that nice silver F150? still living right off of howell there? if so, looks like ya got a nice second garage there...

[juicedimpss]

wow, small world eh? you still got that nice silver F150? still living right off of howell there? if so, looks like ya got a nice second garage there...
ford is long gone.
back to a burban,just a little newer than the last one.

[88Nightmare]

I ended up blowing up the 350 that was in the burban I bought from ya... long story. it leaned out, blew a hole through the piston, seized the rod and pin together, and then cracked the cylinder wall... then I dropped a 400sbc in there. that woke it up a little.

what happened with the ford? it was nice.

[juicedimpss]

I ended up blowing up the 350 that was in the burban I bought from ya... long story. it leaned out, blew a hole through the piston, seized the rod and pin together, and then cracked the cylinder wall... then I dropped a 400sbc in there. that woke it up a little.

what happened with the ford? it was nice.

bummer on the leanout,that motor had some decent stuff in it.
hopefully you didnt wreck the hyd roller cam or the vortech heads.

the ford wasnt really very good on fuel,and i got into a 04 silverado for the same money,so it went away. the silverado was black and ended up having SEVERE probles with the paint and after a certain local dealership screwed it up more than the factory did,i made them buy it back.now i picked up a hoopty 99 burban,witch seems to be a really nice truck for the money.

[88Nightmare]

the vortec heads I saved, and then sold. I don't recall removing the cam out of the block though before I trashed it... didnt think twice about it :(

I am in a 02 Z71 now, loving everything about it, nice truck, pulls well, good options. Perhaps if I catch ya at a gathering we can shoot the shit or somethin. Probably wont even recognize eachother. must have been like 4 years at least....

[Feature Pony]

I remember back in 96 when you had the 72 Imp with the spray that car was bad a$$ a true sleeper at that.. I see you still like the 4 door Imps... Are you still working at the House? I have to stop up there one of these days and get some more parts for the harley..

[juicedimpss]

I remember back in 96 when you had the 72 Imp with the spray that car was bad a$$ a true sleeper at that.. I see you still like the 4 door Imps... Are you still working at the House? I have to stop up there one of these days and get some more parts for the harley..
heh,that car was fun,and it even had a trailer hitch.
i have less $$ into mods on the curent imp,it gets almost 2 times the fuel mileage and would lay the smack down on the old one.:thumbsup
yeah,im still workin parts at the house.if you come in,ask to see me,im not at the front counter anymore.....

[mike90lx]

the car: 1987 Honda Accord hatchback LXi
under the hood: screamin 2.0 SOHC 12 valve 5 speed

what im going to do with it: strip it all out, and go 4 cylinder stock car racing


my progress so far after 4 hours of using a phillips screw driver, a flat head screw driver, hammer, sledgehammer, and a sawzall:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda1.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda3.jpg

under the hood:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda2.jpg

its sweet.

whats left to do:
temporarily remove front seats to get the rest of the carpet back out, reinstall front seats, remove center console plastics, install roll cage, install support brace between rear strut towers, 5 point harness, change tires, oil, do a tune up, swap radiator, flush engine and put in just water, and then go race. I got till labor day to git er done. we'll see how it goes. this will be my first time doin this kind of racin. should be fun!

total project costs so far: $315. projected costs including race entry: $350
^that includes the car itself. :D

hey that's pretty cool. a guy I work with is doing the same thing up in greenbay next month
good luck

[Slow Joe]

Hey how do you think the prizm would fair in a class like that next year?? :)

[juicedimpss]

pretty much any 4 cyl that runs good can do well,stickshift is best for a top 10 car in that class. you really need something that had GOOD brakes and handling more than you need something with big power.it helps to have a driver with granite balls.

[DirtyMax]

Maybe one of them guys wants to buy my 5 speed Escort GT. 4 wheel discs and sport suspension. Right to da' front!! :banana1:

Too bad the 35 MPG is doing me much better purpose on the street.

[68RR440]

Maybe one of them guys wants to buy my 5 speed Escort GT. 4 wheel discs and sport suspension. Right to da' front!! :banana1:
Too bad the 35 MPG is doing me much better purpose on the street.

If you ever decide to sell that, I call dibs. I kind of wish I would have bought it. My Bonneville gets like 2 gallons per mile. :(

[juicedimpss]

Maybe one of them guys wants to buy my 5 speed Escort GT. 4 wheel discs and sport suspension. Right to da' front!! :banana1:

Too bad the 35 MPG is doing me much better purpose on the street.
those cars work very well,we actually built one of them and it rocked.

[DirtyMax]

If you ever decide to sell that, I call dibs. I kind of wish I would have bought it. My Bonneville gets like 2 gallons per mile. :(

I fixed a bunch of crap on it already with some elbow grease and a few trips to the junkyards. You could tell that dude wasn't a very mechaincally saavy fella'. No complaints other than an Escort isn't ideal for a 6'2" guy. But hey, it costs me about 9 cents a mile to operate and work pays me about 44 cents a mile to drive it. :banana

[88Nightmare]

escort gt's rock in this kind of racing. 1.88 twin cam motors scream 7 grand all day :D

[MurphysLaw88GT]

the car: 1987 Honda Accord hatchback LXi
under the hood: screamin 2.0 SOHC 12 valve 5 speed

what im going to do with it: strip it all out, and go 4 cylinder stock car racing


my progress so far after 4 hours of using a phillips screw driver, a flat head screw driver, hammer, sledgehammer, and a sawzall:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda1.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda3.jpg

under the hood:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l44/88nightmare/honda2.jpg

its sweet.

whats left to do:
temporarily remove front seats to get the rest of the carpet back out, reinstall front seats, remove center console plastics, install roll cage, install support brace between rear strut towers, 5 point harness, change tires, oil, do a tune up, swap radiator, flush engine and put in just water, and then go race. I got till labor day to git er done. we'll see how it goes. this will be my first time doin this kind of racin. should be fun!

total project costs so far: $315. projected costs including race entry: $350
^that includes the car itself. :D
Chopped my left leg up REALLY bad in a car identical to that RHonda, it was a slinger bee car........sucked ass, it was really a lot of fun untill i almost severed my leg!:alcoholic

[Josepy]

No you did not miss it. They have a weekly 4 bager class that runs out there. Pretty competitive also.

www.slingersuperspeedway.com





M'kay with the project.

Makes me wonder about the Slinger Enduro. Did I miss it?

Also, how much to race at slinger? I can't bring my ITA car there due to it being a DOHC, but if I had a car for it, it would be fun.

[Slow Joe]

Anyone have a copy of this years Slinger Bee (4cyl class) rules that I can borrow to have a look at???

[BadAzzGTA89]

I am gonna run a scorraco(SP) this year:thumbsup