hmoody98
04-14-2016, 10:54 AM
Hey guys! My name is Hunter and I currently live in Clemson, SC (am an older senior undergraduate student here) and just turned 28. I currently have an Allison Legacy Touring Series car (for sale) so my father and I have a good bit of experience in building cars and mechanical work, etc. My father recently inherited his dad's 1980 El Camino and his uncle's 1980 C10 long bed. Neither are anything special, but they are special to the family. The idea is that he will rebuild the C10 for my older brother and the El Camino was originally for me but I wanted him to enjoy that truck for himself.
Which brings me to why I am here. As mentioned earlier, my ALS car is up for sale and I plan on building a roadster. This will give each of us our own vehicle to enjoy and potentially go to cruise-ins and what not together.
My thoughts for so are pretty much this:
I am currently planning on using a 2003-2004 Mach 1 donor from Copart (I have someone who has a dealer license and will help me securing the car from them)
I have no plans on upgrading the power in the initial build. In fact, if the current car I am looking at comes through I also won't be rebuilding the drivetrain before installing.
I plan on building a car that is a race car first and a street/show car second. That means I would rather upgrade the rear end than spend an extra couple grand on paint (just as an example).
The idea is to use as much from the donor as possible initially, and then upgrade/modify as I can years down the road.
The car will be used for autocrosses, hill climbs, time attacks, etc for the most part but it will be street legal and licensed.
I am sure there are other things I should be putting in here but I will update as I get more defined. The car itself will be built in Landis, NC (where my parents live and where our race shop is located) and where I will be moving to after I graduate in December. I really do look forward to getting to know guys here and on FFCars and hopefully getting to see some of your builds in person soon!
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Which brings me to why I am here. As mentioned earlier, my ALS car is up for sale and I plan on building a roadster. This will give each of us our own vehicle to enjoy and potentially go to cruise-ins and what not together.
My thoughts for so are pretty much this:
I am currently planning on using a 2003-2004 Mach 1 donor from Copart (I have someone who has a dealer license and will help me securing the car from them)
I have no plans on upgrading the power in the initial build. In fact, if the current car I am looking at comes through I also won't be rebuilding the drivetrain before installing.
I plan on building a car that is a race car first and a street/show car second. That means I would rather upgrade the rear end than spend an extra couple grand on paint (just as an example).
The idea is to use as much from the donor as possible initially, and then upgrade/modify as I can years down the road.
The car will be used for autocrosses, hill climbs, time attacks, etc for the most part but it will be street legal and licensed.
I am sure there are other things I should be putting in here but I will update as I get more defined. The car itself will be built in Landis, NC (where my parents live and where our race shop is located) and where I will be moving to after I graduate in December. I really do look forward to getting to know guys here and on FFCars and hopefully getting to see some of your builds in person soon!
52745
52746