Very Seriously Considering doing Lemons - Page 2

BlaRo · October 12th, 2009, 6:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MattFarah

It has no front or rear doors, no roof, and no B or C pillar.... I really think it's beyond competition level at this point.

Bah, some creative welding and a rollcage and you'll be ready to go, Death Race style.

Posmo · October 12th, 2009, 9:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BlaRo

Bah, some creative welding and a rollcage and you'll be ready to go, Death Race style.

I agree, if anything, the spirit of this event is to use the most unsuitable car possible. just put in the rollcage and lay fibreglass matting over it, Voilá, instant car

matt2000 · October 12th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Add a roll cage to the driver and passenger compartment and you could have yourself a sheet metal El Camolvo.

BrettVette · October 13th, 2009, 4:21 AM

the lack of a roof shouldn't be a problem, I've seen plenty of chopped cars in LeMons races thanks to the massive lists Jalopnik puts up after every race. Supras, Saturn SL1's, RX7's etc, the mandatory full roll cage solves that problem.The doors may be an issue though. I don't know the exact race rules... The V8-powered Volvo 244 I saw a few times is my favorite so far though.

MattFarah · October 13th, 2009, 4:39 PM

It seems we have a winner for a car. My teammate Chris just purchased us a 1965 Mercury Marauder 2 door fastback with a 390 big block in it for the lowly sum of $500.... it's not pretty, but with a tune up should be able to make the factory advertised 335 hp.

Posmo · October 16th, 2009, 2:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MattFarah

It seems we have a winner for a car. My teammate Chris just purchased us a 1965 Mercury Marauder 2 door fastback with a 390 big block in it for the lowly sum of $500.... it's not pretty, but with a tune up should be able to make the factory advertised 335 hp.

That means you have precisely 0$ to make it raceworthy? Can you pull it off? (If I recall correctly, sponsorship isn't allowed.

MattFarah · October 16th, 2009, 11:49 PM

sponsorship is allowed, as long as the sponsorship money doesn't go into the car. fuel, tires, hotels, travel, etc, can all be covered by sponsorship. Also, anything we can strip and sell out of the interior, we can put back into the car. Tires, brakes, and safety equipment are all exempt from the rule too. Since the interior is pretty good, and the dash is pretty good, we should be able to get at least a couple hundred out of it.

Motorhead007 · October 17th, 2009, 2:44 AM

sounds cool i have always liked the marauder's espicially the newer ones. could we see some pics of the car before it gets stripped?

MattFarah · October 17th, 2009, 3:28 AM

here you go

Symbotic · October 17th, 2009, 5:20 AM

You sir, have bigger balls than me if you are going to drive that around a race track.

Motorhead007 · October 17th, 2009, 11:39 PM

oh wow haha that should be interesting. looks like a nice car though.

MattFarah · October 18th, 2009, 8:45 AM

doesn't matter whether we succeed or fail, as long as the video makes us all laugh....

Mr. Nice · November 8th, 2009, 6:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MattFarah

It seems we have a winner for a car. My teammate Chris just purchased us a 1965 Mercury Marauder 2 door fastback with a 390 big block in it for the lowly sum of $500.... it's not pretty, but with a tune up should be able to make the factory advertised 335 hp.

That's gross horsepower. Your net horsepower will be lower.

October 12th, 2009, 10:41 AM	#23
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 2:26 AM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,616 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	Add a roll cage to the driver and passenger compartment and you could have yourself a sheet metal El Camolvo. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

October 13th, 2009, 4:21 AM	#24
BrettVette Joined: May 3rd, 2009 Last Online: 4:54 AM Location: Orange, CT Posts: 8 Car: '97 Maxima Rep Power: 0	the lack of a roof shouldn't be a problem, I've seen plenty of chopped cars in LeMons races thanks to the massive lists Jalopnik puts up after every race. Supras, Saturn SL1's, RX7's etc, the mandatory full roll cage solves that problem.The doors may be an issue though. I don't know the exact race rules... The V8-powered Volvo 244 I saw a few times is my favorite so far though. Last edited by BrettVette; October 13th, 2009 at 4:30 AM.

October 17th, 2009, 3:28 AM	#29
MattFarah Garage419 Joined: Apr 3rd, 2009 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 27 Posts: 281 Car: Aston Martin Vanquish, Corvette, Suzuki SV650 Rep Power: 20	here you go Attached Thumbnails

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October 13th, 2009, 4:39 PM	#25
MattFarah Garage419 Joined: Apr 3rd, 2009 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 27 Posts: 281 Car: Aston Martin Vanquish, Corvette, Suzuki SV650 Rep Power: 20	It seems we have a winner for a car. My teammate Chris just purchased us a 1965 Mercury Marauder 2 door fastback with a 390 big block in it for the lowly sum of $500.... it's not pretty, but with a tune up should be able to make the factory advertised 335 hp.

October 16th, 2009, 11:49 PM	#27
MattFarah Garage419 Joined: Apr 3rd, 2009 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 27 Posts: 281 Car: Aston Martin Vanquish, Corvette, Suzuki SV650 Rep Power: 20	sponsorship is allowed, as long as the sponsorship money doesn't go into the car. fuel, tires, hotels, travel, etc, can all be covered by sponsorship. Also, anything we can strip and sell out of the interior, we can put back into the car. Tires, brakes, and safety equipment are all exempt from the rule too. Since the interior is pretty good, and the dash is pretty good, we should be able to get at least a couple hundred out of it.

October 17th, 2009, 2:44 AM	#28
Motorhead007 Joined: Sep 22nd, 2008 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: Indiana,USA Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	sounds cool i have always liked the marauder's espicially the newer ones. could we see some pics of the car before it gets stripped?

October 17th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#31
Motorhead007 Joined: Sep 22nd, 2008 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: Indiana,USA Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	oh wow haha that should be interesting. looks like a nice car though.

October 18th, 2009, 8:45 AM	#32
MattFarah Garage419 Joined: Apr 3rd, 2009 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 27 Posts: 281 Car: Aston Martin Vanquish, Corvette, Suzuki SV650 Rep Power: 20	doesn't matter whether we succeed or fail, as long as the video makes us all laugh....

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