 VIN# restrictions?, Does it have to be a six? |
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| bob91403 |
 Nov 27 2004, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763  |
Are there racing restrictions involved with VIN#? Can a six conversion compete in all the same events as an original six? I.E.- In GT class racing, do you need a 914/6 VIN# to enter a car with a six, or, could you enter a conversion? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| Brad Roberts |
Nov 27 2004, 02:22 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Which org ?
SCCA is the only one that insisted on a 6cyl VIN. That was relaxed in the late 80's. I personally cannot think of any org that requires you to have a 6vin. B |
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| bob91403 |
Nov 27 2004, 02:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
No org. Just curious. Wanted to know if all the 3.0, 3.2, and 3.6 teeners I've seen on the GT racing circuit had to originally be sixers, or if they could be conversions?
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| Brad Roberts |
Nov 27 2004, 02:29 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
The racers know not to cut up a original 6 for racing. *Some* of the cars out there running are very old 9146's with history, but 98% of what you are seeing is conversion cars.
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| Joe Bob |
Nov 27 2004, 03:00 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Only restriction I have seen is year of manufacture......vintage racing....my 914/6 is now a 70.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif)
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| slivel |
Nov 27 2004, 03:09 PM
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Old car....... older driver Group: Members Posts: 508 Joined: 10-July 04 From: San Diego Member No.: 2,332 Region Association: Southern California |
Mine started life as a 1975 1.8. It's now a 3.4 and I haven't had a trouble with PCA, POC, HSR West, or TCRA clubs.
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| 914werke |
Nov 27 2004, 04:56 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,041 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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QUOTE I personally cannot think of any org that requires you to have a 6vin. Ummmm...SOVREN (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) |
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| Brad Roberts |
Nov 27 2004, 05:41 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
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| brant |
Nov 27 2004, 06:12 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,620 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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yeah... what mike z said...
some vintage orgs want a certain year (its true out here).. but out here anyways they don't care if its a conversion as long as the chassis year is 72 or earlier. brant |
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| campbellcj |
Nov 27 2004, 10:32 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,543 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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FWIW I have tentatively gotten the OK to run with VARA here in the west even though my car is a 73 conversion. (I have never driven with them, yet). As long as the conversion results in a close "facsimile" of a race prepped 70-72 factory -6, mechanically and cosmetically, then they apparently will classify it as such. I think they do allow sideshifter swaps for the early cars so the trans difference isn't important.
POC classification is similar; the 914's are classified (er, screwed) under backdate/update rules so a converted 914-6 is classified the same as a factory car. You can alternatively start with the 914-4 baseline but you get screwed even worse with that approach. One thing almost all groups insist on is that if you're racing in a stock, production or production-improved/modified class, your car has to HAVE a VIN i.e. tube-frame or homebuilt chassis are frowned upon or bumped into the highest classes w/ other purpose-built racecars. |
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