Help Me Choose A Track Car

[GeeDog]

Looks alright, but more than I want to spend now. The other problem is it's interstate, so to keep it rego'd here means a trip to Regency for an ID check. Anything looks non-stock then they send you to the pits. I'd be much happier to get a locally registered car.

[Dale FZ1]

Given your intended aims, is there any point in having a car that remains registered and compliance with your State laws?

Just a thought.

[fatz]

33 gtr roler with a rwd conversion?

[GeeDog]

Given your intended aims, is there any point in having a car that remains registered and compliance with your State laws?

Who said anything about remaining in compliance with state laws? If it is registered in my name initially, I can let it expire, but then get a permit (up to 3 days) at any time for getting to & from events & pre-event test drives - ie we replace steering bits & brake parts before an event, for $56 I can get a 3 day permit to drive to get a wheel alignment, then test drive to bed in brakes etc, then drive to & from the event. In SA we can also put it on seasonal registration, then can renew for 3 months at a time whenever we want. As long as it looks fairly stock externally, the chances of getting defected are low.

So no intention of keeping it registered, and certainly not compliant, but this gives us more options.

[toppertee]

^^^

Lucky bastards. QLD rules suck balls.

[tosic33]

+ 1 for r33 gtst Geoff, i use to run my series 1 street car at mallala track days. It was only making 265 rwkw, with upgraded brakes and coilovers, never had any cooling probs with a standard radiator. The little civics would keep up in the turns but it was good to have the power to pass them all on the straights. Only issue i had was a weak LSD, would sometimes spin one wheel out of corners.

[black bnr32]

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[Dale FZ1]

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German-built Datsun.

OP has made it clear that he wants to screw some power out of it at some point. Going to need a boosted S50 or better still an M50 donk for that, = $$$

Worth consideration though.

Edited October 19, 2013 by Dale FZ1

[r32-25t]

Wrx! cheap, reliable, light and easy to work on

[dan.1337]

If you're going to track RBs you'll also need to watch out for oiling issues at sustained high RPMs

[Roy]

There is nothing wrong/ to worry about re oiling with rwd RBs

[dan.1337]

There is nothing wrong/ to worry about re oiling with rwd RBs

This is interesting...I thought it applied to all RBs, not just 26s

[Dale FZ1]

Wrx! cheap, reliable, light and easy to work on

And they're in the AWD class where the Evo brigade spend big $$, where the OP doesn't want to be.

[BlindspottNZ]

RX-7 for too many reasons

Well balanced, well priced, light, huge range of parts, cheap to get power out of, cheap to rebuild an engine if it does go

[Dale FZ1]

Thanks guys.

A couple of points:

Not interested in a rotary - just not.

From the OP. Good the RX7 may be, but he doesn't want one.

[warps]

Yeh the threads going to be renamed:

"Help me justify buying an R33 Skyline for a track car"

Just kidding - wouldn't be the first person to decide on what he wants then use motivated reasoning to validate the decision - we've all been guilty of it.

[Marlin]

Except a 23 gtst does make sense in a value/performance/ease of mod/strength/reliability equation type viewpoint.

[GeeDog]

Perhaps it should be renamed

"Talk me out of boosting my V35 & converting to manual"

[GeeDog]

To close this story (and start a new one), we bought an S2 R33 GTST today - pretty much un-molested. Needs a few things done but the price was right. Will get into it this weekend & see what we need to do now, then get it on the track. Booked for the hillclimb at SAU nats, so that may be the first event - would be a good shakedown for it.

Thanks to all (ok most) for the comments & suggestions. I still don't like rotaries.....

[Hornet2572]

Congrats on the purchase mate, any pics? Are you going to do a build thread for it? I'm interested to see the progress and what you make of it compared to the V35 etc.