Sims
12-01-2009, 02:20 PM
Hey there,
After finally doing a couple of track days in my Mazda 3, i've been contemplating building up a familia GTX into a track hack. Just something as a weekend fun car. My poor mazda 3 is getting trashed with increasing regularity, so i think its time to take the plunge into dual car ownership, and give her a break. Once i get confident i'd like to look at doing a few hill climbs and tarmac sprints – That sorta thing.
Anything i need to be aware of when looking around for these? They're pretty long in the tooth now. The main archillies seems to be the gearbox. What else should i be paying careful attention too? In so far as buying one as a "do up", is it recommended? Or is it just so much easier to start with a solid (and considerably more expensive) example.
So we'll go now to the phones.
Your thoughts please callers?
After finally doing a couple of track days in my Mazda 3, i've been contemplating building up a familia GTX into a track hack. Just something as a weekend fun car. My poor mazda 3 is getting trashed with increasing regularity, so i think its time to take the plunge into dual car ownership, and give her a break. Once i get confident i'd like to look at doing a few hill climbs and tarmac sprints – That sorta thing.
Anything i need to be aware of when looking around for these? They're pretty long in the tooth now. The main archillies seems to be the gearbox. What else should i be paying careful attention too? In so far as buying one as a "do up", is it recommended? Or is it just so much easier to start with a solid (and considerably more expensive) example.
So we'll go now to the phones.
Your thoughts please callers?