> Well, let's see. How does it compare...
>
> $5000.00 Datsun 240Z+$20,000.00 over 5 years (allowing for some
> experimenting and mistakes here and there which have to be reversed), to
> build a BSP car which will be getting trashed by:
>
> $40-$50,000.00 Corvette+$35,000.00 over the same 5 years, except the guy
> who can afford the 'Vette also has a much higher expendable income so he
> accomplishes his task in 3 years.
>
> How many top BSP 'Vettes come in much under that?
I know of two that have less in them than you do in your car right now.
For one, they're doing the same thing you did and bought a USED car, like,
an '84-'86 Vette. Then, they're putting in LT4 engines, which cost about
what your car did - if you buy the whole service replacement motor. Neither
of them have $25,000 in them. Maybe $15,000 tops. I might be off a bit, but
it's NOWHERE near your base guess.
Seeing the recentness of a 240Z national champ, I'd hardly say they're not
there.
> What does the right F-body cost, What are they spending on mods, and over
> how long a time period?
You can get an LS-1 Camaro for around $15,000. A LT-1 one goes clear back to
'93 and can be had for $6-7,000, then add the LT-4. However, to get one down
to 3100lbs, or acheive anything better than their standard 58/42
balance...... There's where the REAL money would start to flow......
Mike
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