OT Omni GLH, My son wants a AX car Options

[Joe Ricard]

Going to steer him from the 914. He has had one before and it didn't go well.
He has been bitten by the bug to race now and I am trying to guide him to a competative car in stock SCCA Solo II.
How reliable would a 17 yr old hot rod K-car be? 86 GLH for $2500
anybody ever had one of these? Also a 86 GLH-S with 1200 miles on it. I just don't think I could race that car. price is $11,700 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

[914forme]

Yeah fast econo boxes - 2.2 Liter Turbo all the hangups of the high HP engine in a front drive chassis. The one saving grace is shelby did some work on the design for Mopar. GLH = Goes Like Hell - a shelby phrase that stuck to the little cars. They can be reliable as any other Mopar with a 2.2L. SCCA auto-x or solo2 I am not sure it would be my pick. I hate to say this but I have a cheap Miata I picked up for $500, did not start. I have set it up to be a auto-xer first outing this weekend I was 2 seconds off the top time for my class another Miata Not bad it put me in the middle of the pack, my first outing last year I was 7 seconds off the pace. Crappy tires. The tires alone where good for a 5 second pickup, a few more setting changes and I should be in the hunt. I was pushing hard sunday underteering. I have $900 in it now, new shocks, wheels, and tires, exhaust, and lube in all the right places. Last Item is a roll bar, I need to add one. Don't like my head being part of the cars upside down plan.

So my vote for cheap and competive is a Miata you can find them all day long for the 3K range, if he wants to start racing the larger tracks there is spec Miata after that.

GHLs are fast, front drive point and shoot cars. Used to have one they are fun, Miata is a lot more fun to drive. Now I just need to get the 914 done, April 20th is the due date for that project.

Take care, Stephen