speedyxjs
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 12:26 PM |
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Modify a car on a budget?
Would it be possible to get a cheap hatchback and modify it into a road legal hliiclimb/track day car with a budet of
£7-800?
The car would be used to get me to college (30 miles away) 3 days a week for about 2 years. The idea is for me to have something different from what
the other chavs there will have.
[Edited on 22-5-08 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 12:28 PM |
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bec mini  
only because one kept overtaking me at Donington on tuesday. But it was on slicks!!
[Edited on 22/5/08 by Hammerhead]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 12:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammerhead
bec mini
only because one kept overtaking me at Donington on tuesday. But it was on slicks!!
[Edited on 22/5/08 by Hammerhead]
for £7-800?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 12:40 PM |
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hows your welding?
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D Beddows
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 12:59 PM |
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Depends on your definition of a hillclimb/trackday car......... Buy the best hatchback you can for £800, strip out all the weight you can and bingo
you've got a road legal car that would be eligible for hillclimbs and trackdays. I suspect that's not what you meant though 
If you're talking about a modified car you're not going to get much in the way of modification done on that budget, just a decent roll
cage (ie one that doesn't make the car more dangerous than it was before) will make an enormous dint in your £800!
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iank
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 01:21 PM |
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Yes, only your competitiveness depends on the cash spent (and your driving talent obviously).
xr2 or Pug 205 would be favourite depending on class you want to drive in.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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mookaloid
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 01:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
Would it be possible to get a cheap hatchback and modify it into a road legal hliiclimb/track day car with a budet of
£7-800?
The car would be used to get me to college (30 miles away) 3 days a week for about 2 years. The idea is for me to have something different from what
the other chavs there will have.
[Edited on 22-5-08 by speedyxjs]
Not sure I've ever seen any Chavs at a Hill Climb 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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will121
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 02:55 PM |
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yes you can, i brought a MOT'ed fiesta Si of pistonheads.com, previous owner had fitted 2litre zetec, cosworth brakes, polly bushed, uprated
suspension ect for £600 just needing a clutch, stripped it sold the recaro interior for £100! and now on road and does 1 trackday a month, handles
like a dream too.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 03:16 PM |
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Cheers guys.
The closest iv ever got to any motorsport is when i get 1 litre fiesta's trying to outrun my jag at the lights.
I heard that hillclimbing is one of the best ways to get into motorsport.
I didnt know if i could get away with just stripping the interior or if there were any regulations to say you need a rollcage or any other safty
equipment.
What would be the best car to use then?
I know i said no french cars a few weeks ago when i asked a similar Q but im open to anything now
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 05:00 PM |
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dont need a roll cage in road class , something upto 1400cc , fiesta , metro GTi something like that .
£7-800 will become 4-500 after youve spent on overalls/helmet , some small consumables and your licence .
the best thing you can buy is some DECENT tyres .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 05:20 PM |
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£7-800 will become 4-500 after youve spent on overalls/helmet , some small consumables and your licence
OH OH Oh where can I get all this stuff for free and they give me back 300 quid towards my car
Yeh I know i'm a carcastic sunt
The fiesta / small car route will be yout best bet BUT if you get the competitive bug then costs will soar i'm afraid.
[Edited on 22/5/08 by omega 24 v6]
[Edited on 22/5/08 by omega 24 v6]
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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StevieB
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 06:32 PM |
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Forget about competing against others and just aim to beat your own personal bests each time - keeps the temptation to blow loads of money on
expensive tuning down (for a while, anyway).
If you search well, and can find a half decet one, a Nova Sport (NOT GTE, GSi, SRi) would be ideal if you could find still in one piece. It's a
1300 on twin webbers with the most basic of trims - a bit like a 106 Rallye.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 06:49 PM |
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Well we started off with a budget of about £1200 to get the Pug sorted and ready to hillclimb.
I'm not even going to attempt to estimate what it's actually cost us, but probably near enough double that, and could have spent double
again!
You really dont want to skimp when it comes to safety though.
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andybod
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| posted on 22/5/08 at 09:03 PM |
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mmmm ok possible chav alert but a saxo vts could be a fun option there are plenty of 106 gti's sprinting and hillclimbing and the saxo is same
motor but a bit cheaper or as suggested 205 gti etc if you can find one a suzuki swift gti also alot of fun
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