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I always tell people “when buying a race car, you probably are going to have some things to be updated.”
condition, applying techniques I am constantly learning, and just overall making them a better car.
This car rolled in a few weeks ago to be looked at quickly, and it quickly turned out to be a handful. I want to give people an idea of what to look for and what it will take to get a car up to proper
race spec condition. I always
tell people “when buying a race car, you probably are going to have some things to be updated.” Harnesses, seats, window nets, fire extinguishers; all are dated and must be replaced every few years to be race legal. And about the time they expire is about
the time race cars seem to get sold. There is always something mechanical to deal with, so budget accordingly.
See Pic 1
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The patient is an early model 944, which has competed in Spec Racing with NASA and PCA. Overall it appears to be a solid
car.In the picture below, it looks ok at first glance. But there are
at least 12 major issues in that picture that we are going to look at deeper, in addition to quite a few others, and this is only one section of the car. Hence why the article is titled “Part 1”,
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See Pic 2.
A freshly installed seat, 6 point harnesses and center net were installed for the new owner by the seller. It didn’t take long to see some serious issues with the most
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