I’m hoping the “naked slider” title would get your attention and have you read through the thread.
Good morning, my name is Dan and I’m an addict! Seriously, I pick up projects/strays and then kick myself once I get them back to the shop and this is not different. I found a project car that a gentleman had been storing in his garage for the last 15 years and reluctantly bought it. I probably have no business owning it as only bad things will ever come from it being in the shop. I’ve wanted to build a FAST Hillclimb toy for many years and pulled the trigger on this one thinking it would be a good platform to build from. Several things are telling me this might not be a good choice. After meeting with the seller, he informs me that this car was the SCCA FC RunOffs winner in 85/86/87 at the hands of Lou Rettenmeier! DAMN! Probably not a good car to cut-up and modify as it’s probably worth something to someone to restore back to its former glory. I will not be the person for that due to the time, effort and $$$ to do it correctly. I could see dropping a modern 4-cylinder(Ecotec/Duratec), drysumping it and running the car. That would be more within my budget. I know that isn’t a good use for the car, but I have it now.
Anyway, here is what I ended up with, the complete “slider”. The complete monocoque, transaxle, shocks/springs, Dymags(6&8’s), BBS(8&10’s), rotors, Alcon calipers, radiator, oil cooler, dash, wiring harness, header, water lines and most importantly the logbooks. The original bodywork went missing years ago along with the engine. Oh well, nothing that can be done about it as it was a decade ago that it happened.
So I’m here to ask for advise. Do I attempt to compile all of the necessary parts and restore the car? Since I have no connection to this particular vehicle and the cost involved would probably exceed the completed value, this really isn’t going to happen. Sell it to someone who will either restore it or use it to support another RT5 that they are running. Maybe someone has a spare engine and bodywork, therefore putting this one back together would be much easier. Possibly advertise it to the vintage crowd(SVRA or other group) and ask their advise? I’m out of my element here so I’m asking for input.