Trunk panel rules?

[ddewhurst]

At first glance I thought thje #15 Mercury was one of the Bill Strope (sp) USAC cars from the left coast. Jones, Ward, Rutman.

[lateapex911]

At first glance I thought thje #15 Mercury was one of the Bill Strope (sp) USAC cars from the left coast. Jones, Ward, Rutman.

Uh, no, we added those to ITR last year.

[Xian]

Niiiice.

I've talked about building an 850 with another (ex)IT racer... seems like a really cool car for the class. Any input on whether or not you think you'll be able to get it down to weight? Also, tires... are those 245's up front? Have you thought about trying to fit the 275 R6's up there?

[ddewhurst]

***Uh, no, we added those to ITR last year.***

Jake, you totally missed the point. :confused:

[Tuff240]

Niiiice.

I've talked about building an 850 with another (ex)IT racer... seems like a really cool car for the class. Any input on whether or not you think you'll be able to get it down to weight? Also, tires... are those 245's up front? Have you thought about trying to fit the 275 R6's up there?

We put some old 225/50-15's from our Volvo 240's on it for the Novice day. They are 4 years old... lol.

We are limited to a 15x7 wheel, so 245 may be the limit.

I doubt we will be able to get to minimum weight.

I doubt it will be challenging for wins in ITS. The 240Z's have quite a bit of time on us. We'll see how it goes. We are hopeful, but also realistic.

I found a couple pics of when we were putting the cage in my 240 wagon also:

[Tuff240]

[RSI]

the challenge with the 850 will be making weight.

we have 300 pounds to go, I can easily see another 100-125 pounds. The other may come from creativity and choosing the right parts.

Or the driver losing some weight

[Xian]

We put some old 225/50-15's from our Volvo 240's on it for the Novice day. They are 4 years old... lol.

We are limited to a 15x7 wheel, so 245 may be the limit.

I doubt we will be able to get to minimum weight.

I doubt it will be challenging for wins in ITS. The 240Z's have quite a bit of time on us. We'll see how it goes. We are hopeful, but also realistic.

Gotcha. FWIW, you might try and test fit the 275's... D-Stock autox guys are shoehorning them onto 6" wide wheels so they should work (relatively) OK on a 7" wheel. I'm not saying it'd be ideal but it may help keep the car from overheating the front tires.

Yeah, minimum weight was one of the concerns I had about the car. Those things definitely have some tank like build quality!

Even if the 850 is never "the" car to have, it's definitely one of the coolest/quirkiest cars for the class. Best of luck with the two builds!

[RSI]

I think we can get it within 150 pounds with little work. The next 150 pounds will take some creativity good thing we have a few months to figure that out

[Tuff240]

I painted the wagon last weekend...