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I crashed it and then I repaired it. However, I was stupid and didn't put the starshield back on, so the front end is salt-and-peppered. Now the cams have gone bad. It's safe to say there's about zero resale value on this car (not that I was focused on that, anyway.)
As such, I'm toying with the idea of a "Super Elise" build project. This would provide me a few things:
Here's my tentative plan:
Money, as usual, is the time-limiter here. This would probably be a two or three year ordeal.
Suggestions/comments?
As such, I'm toying with the idea of a "Super Elise" build project. This would provide me a few things:
- An opportunity to get some engine work experience
- Something to do now that I don't have a race car
- A chance to build a unique car that reflects who I am and what I love
- Something I could hand off to my son in the future -- maybe as his first race car (who knows?)
- Another means of wasting money (which is apparently my favorite pastime).
Here's my tentative plan:
- Aero
- Front splitter
- Canards
- Wheel well relief louvers
- 5/6 deep channel diffuser
- Fully adjustable wing
- Engine
- Choice A: Lighter, High revving, Naturally Aspirated
- Stroker block w/high strength forged pistons @ 11:1
- lightened and balanced crank
- Ported heads w/stronger valve springs
- Racing cams
- higher redline (ecu reprogram)
- Choice B: Heavier, High Power, Forced Induction
- Stronger forged pistons @ 8:1
- custom turbo setup
- racing cams
- ported heads
- better valve springs
- move oil cooler
- baffled oil pan
- accusump
- better/higher output fuel system
- reprogrammed/tuned ECU w/dropped cam switchover point
- Choice A: Lighter, High revving, Naturally Aspirated
- Body
- remove seam on front clam
- move turn signals into headlight housing and cover old locations
- craftsquare (or similar) cf mirrors
- total paint job with racing stripes
- Suspension
- (up for grabs. I have a fully adjustable setup ready to go on)
- move rear toe link from frame to lower a-arm (?)
Money, as usual, is the time-limiter here. This would probably be a two or three year ordeal.
Suggestions/comments?