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Old 01-02-2018, 08:41 PM
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Question has anyone stripped a crossfire convertible for chump car racing

After stripping and adding the roll cage etc, how much did it weight. I'm asking because I may buy a roadster with 66k miles on it for road racing.
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Default Re: has anyone stripped a crossfire convertible for chump car racing

a) a coupe will be stiffer and weighs less
b) an SLK230 (85hp) has a point value of 500. Have you asked for an eval of the Crossfire ? It is not listed.
 
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Default Re: has anyone stripped a crossfire convertible for chump car racing

Yes, a coup would be stiffer and also lighter. The thing is, I can buy back my wife's totaled 2006 with little damage, from a dear hit for $1,600. The car has maybe only 66k miles on it. On the downside, it has an automatic trans. however in chump car racing that will give us something like 100 points!
 
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Is the usual reason for interesting builds. Also roadster is easier to add a roll cage and cooler to drive. NAG-1 automagic is not that bad if you add a trans cooler since can slap shift.

Big plus is that is a lot less than I'd sell my six-speed coupe for.

Keep us informed particularly how they rate your Crossfire.


ps " from a dear hit " - was that deliberate ?
 
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