7565 is complete

[racecartom]

I received my base kit # 7565 the 1st week of Aug 2011. Go-kart status in Jan 2012 and I drove the complete car 1st week of Feb. Waiting on Va DMV to assign a VIN. Should be down hill from there with tag and insurance. I rebuilt a 94 302 using an Edlebrock top end kit with advertised HP at 367. Once the 4 barrel opens up and the motor is 'on the cam' it's very scary fast. Suspension etc is donor all the way. Total cost about 28K. Happy retirement to me.
I live in Virginia Beach and plan to auto x with SCCA and TSCC. Hope to see ya'll down the road...............race car tom

[J.D.]

Very nice Tom.

What color blue did you use?

[Bullet306]

Nice work.

[skullandbones]

Hi Tom,
I wondered how you ripped thru that build so fast. But it sounds like you have lots of race car building experience. And I guess if you can build a ship, a roadster is a peice of cake!! Just out of curiosity: are you going to upgrade as you go such as bigger brakes, etc?

Good luck, WEK.

[MVRight]

Congrats!

[racecartom]

Thanks JD, It's 2004 GM Indigo Blue with 2002 Honda Accord Satin Silver stripes. I was done by a friend in Grand Bay, Al. If you need a quality paint job let me know and I'll set you up. Cost is very reasonable.

[racecartom]

WEK, I've built a few. I'm retired so I had lots of time. Just followed the manual (sometimes) and did one project at a time and next thing I knew I was at the end of the manual. I'm sure the upgrades will come in time but for now it's play time. Since completion I've already installed power steering with a power brake upgrade in the near future.
rct

[skullandbones]

I, too, retired at 62 (last year) but have been catching up with the endless project lists other than roadster stuff. Now, we are planning to do a first start up tomorrow. If all goes well, the go kart shouldn't take much longer. I have to get this thing on the road before summer. The reason I mentioned the upgrades is that I wasn't sure how well the donor brakes do for track days when you really work them hard. Also, I am happy to hear how awesome the engine performs. I hope I'm able to say that it is scary when you get into the throttle, too. See you later. WEK.

[MK4]

Nice build Tom like it a lot.

Enjoy it!

Mk4

[patpur]

Nice job. Let me know if you have any issues with insurance. I sell Hagerty's and can help you.

[CraigS]

Excellent job. You will love autocrossing the FFR. These things aren't always the fastest there especially at SCCA events but they are so much fun it doesn't matter. A small car w/ a nice loud engine and rear drive and an excellent suspension is all I need even if some of the WRXs etc. are faster.