perfect7

Would you start with a SE for the light weight and upgrade to 5 lug and 4 wheel disc or start with a GXL and strip it down as much as possible?

FPrep2ndGenRX7

If you start stripping the car down you will end up in F Prepared. I started with a TII chassis and put a carbed N/A engine in it with the proper flywheel. If the car is going to be trailered to events the the GXL model is fine. You'll want to remove the entire interior so the sunroof assembly can come out also.

If you don't want to strip the car then run and SE model in a stock class. If you upgrade to the 5-lug suspension the its off to CSP.

No matter where you run your car you will need a SoloII rule book before you start making changes to your car. Read it and learn all about the class your interested in.

hyperdaddy7

the se has four wheel disc breaks. also the phone dial wheels on the se's only weigh 11 pounds a peice. i don't know about the gxl's but i know the se's don't have limited slip though.

perfect7

It is going to be csp anyways. I am adding new springs, shock, intake, exhaust, ect. I run it now with my daily driver and i want to park it and trailer a race only car.

perfect7

My thoughts were centered around a SE have a manual streering rack and less weight. The rule book allow some provisions to update a car with same model year parts, so I would swap the rearend for a limited slip with the five lug change.

hyperdaddy7

i heard that if you switch the rear ends out, you have to do some custom work to make it fit.

perfect7

what would be custom?

hyperdaddy7

everything is bigger on the 5 bolt setup, and i guess it is have to make the conversion. I can''t really remember what was so hard about it. But i posted it on this forum, and everyone told me it was a lot of work.

Silkworm

You just need the parts, no fab required.

Go SE and add the goodies, weight is a penalty you can't fix, but you can always add the go fast stuff legally.

PauLC

FPrep2ndGenRX7

Silkworm is right you only need the parts but you need the correct parts. Don't get TII pieces. Maybe that's what hyperdaddy is thinking about. The driveshafts don't mix and match so there is some fabricating involved with that.

perfect7

I just taked with Mazsport here in tampa and they said go with the SE and swap the brakes and rear end, due to the fact that I know where a gxl parts car is and I can get the parts for a few hunderd bucks. They were very helpful and sounds like they are doing some cool stuff there like a n/a to TII swap for a customer and well as lots of scca cars.

Silkworm

Told ya

Good point FPrep.. For legality, you must stay with NA stuff, so no T2 diff, driveshaft or transmission for you!



PaulC

SoloIIdrift

Get an 86-88 Base car, without a sunroof, less weight, then depending on the class you want, can swap the suspension, and brakes.

I'm building a CSP car with that mentiality in mind.

FPrep2ndGenRX7

I'm hoping my FP car will be like a CSP car but 300-400# less weight and with racing slicks.

perfect7

I was told to look for a 86 sport due to the fact that it is a SE with 4piston brakes and lsd

perfect7

Anyone here have a 86sport