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Gutted the "new" FX-16
by brian @ 12:39:55 - [perma-link]Quick recap: Back in May I bought another used FX-16 GTS to turn into
a better rally car for next year. In the meantime I was using it as
my daily driver. Then about 3 weeks ago, someone turned left right in
front of me and we got into a little fender bender (no injuries). It
also collapsed the crumple zone on the front of the frame. We might
have been able to beat it back into shape, but it was quite a bummer.
A couple of days later at Rallycross, I found out about another pair
of FX-16 GTSs, a nice motor, and some spare parts for sale. On Sunday
a few of us went and made an offer and I brought home another black
carfor less than what I'll be getting back from the insurance company
for the "wreck", plus I bought the wreck back for parts. The "new" black car will be the rally car. This morning I gutted the
interior to get it ready for the roll cage builder. Josh and I will
pull the motor and transmission sometime this week, then I can send it
off to get caged. I'll send the motor to an engine builder to get it
built up strong, too. We'll have 3 engines and 3 transmissions for 2
rally cars. The old black car will be stripped for parts, then I"ll take the
carcass to the junk yard and sell it as scrap. We're going to try to
use the roof and sides to repair the red rally car, too.
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