well first off i'll start with a little background on the car. I picked this car up from the old owner of kore motorsports after he told me he was going to drop it off in my yard if I didn't take it off his hands. It was the old kore shop car but had been sitting in a storage field for 2-3 years and needed some work. The clutch didn't work, the heat didn't work and the interior was gutted. Sounded like the perfect budget race car. I dubbed the car the stinkbug after getting into it for the first time, the smell was overwhelming(for those that haven't smelled one think industrial strength lemon cleaner). I decided since the car already had a 2.0 swap i'd race in scca's new street mod fwd class. the car came together for about $1500 and was a blast to drive this season. I will be putting this up for sale in a few months so if anyone is interested pay attention.
enter project stinkbug
97 x3 L - scca smf autox trim 2045 lbs with 1/4 tank of gas
engine:
2.0 beta1 w/beta trans and clutch on custom side engine/trans mounts
full 2.0 ecu conversion
urethane filled crossmember engine mounts
obx 4-1 header
cat delete>2.25 kore motorsports exhaust
braile 6lb battery on modified factory tray
no a/c or power steering
suspension:
quest coilovers
stock front sway yaya bushings, whiteline adj rear sway
full yaya bushing kit
alignment -2.5 camber up front -1.5 camber out back zero toe all around
brakes:
full lc 4x100 conversion(knuckles, rotors, drums, calipers, hubs...)
stainless braided hoses
wheels:
street- adr 15x6.5 195/50/15 hankook summer tires
race- 13x9 diamond racing steelies 255/40/13 front 225/45/13 rear hoosier a6
interior:
corbeu forza/schroth harness
deleted airbags, heater core, all a/c equipment, radio, speakers, rear seat
and hatch trim.
exterior:
trimmed front fenders to clear the 13x9 0 offset wheels and 255s
deleted front hood latch replaced with hood pins
enter project stinkbug
97 x3 L - scca smf autox trim 2045 lbs with 1/4 tank of gas
engine:
2.0 beta1 w/beta trans and clutch on custom side engine/trans mounts
full 2.0 ecu conversion
urethane filled crossmember engine mounts
obx 4-1 header
cat delete>2.25 kore motorsports exhaust
braile 6lb battery on modified factory tray
no a/c or power steering
suspension:
quest coilovers
stock front sway yaya bushings, whiteline adj rear sway
full yaya bushing kit
alignment -2.5 camber up front -1.5 camber out back zero toe all around
brakes:
full lc 4x100 conversion(knuckles, rotors, drums, calipers, hubs...)
stainless braided hoses
wheels:
street- adr 15x6.5 195/50/15 hankook summer tires
race- 13x9 diamond racing steelies 255/40/13 front 225/45/13 rear hoosier a6
interior:
corbeu forza/schroth harness
deleted airbags, heater core, all a/c equipment, radio, speakers, rear seat
and hatch trim.
exterior:
trimmed front fenders to clear the 13x9 0 offset wheels and 255s
deleted front hood latch replaced with hood pins