Ted Andkilde Wrote:
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> Yeah those Zcars boys are building some sweet
> little conversions -- it's a shame they're not
> legal for anything but hooning around on track
> days.
>
> I keep trying to con my CARS scrutineer into
> letting me run a Honda B16 or 18 engine in the
> Mini -- I figure since Rover built the Triumph
> Acclaim (rebadged Accord) in the 80's and the
> Rover Stirling through the 90's (some reskinned
> Acura something or other) at the same time Rover
> owned Mini it should squeeze in under group 2
> regs. Since you can pick up an engine and tranny
> for $1500 or so it would be a bargain compared to
> rebuilding the stock stuff into something useful.
> I guess I could get a NASA logbook, but the tows
> are pretty gnarly compared to CARS stuff from
> here.

I don't really understant that rule, or other rules that simply appear to be about forcing more money to be spent, or a totally different car (often more $$ spent). What's actually achieved making you spend the extra money?

Do the fans give a shit? Does the dirt? Seems like the only thing that notices the difference is your wallet.

Who wins if you give up on the project? Or if you enter one of the more common cars, or something that has more cheap HP engine options because they happen to have the right name on the valve cover?

Why is an engine swap magically kosher because it was made from the same manufacturer?

> My ten year old has been trying sarcasm out on me
> lately, it's kinda cute. Tragically it's all one
> sided -- when you use it back he gets kinda bent,
> apparently the ability to craft comes before the
> ability to decipher...

At 10, you don't have to start worrying yet!

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Andrew M
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