More work tomorrow on the car to get it ready for the Battle at Primm. A perfect time to do a retrospective on the evolution of the car.
Skid bought it for $300 from a guy who was about to have it hauled to a junk dealer, apparently because his landlord thought it was an eyesore. The car was a rolling frame with an engine and transmission, but not much else. We stripped it down to the pan and built it back up from there.
In line for the 2007 Baja 1000. We didn’t come to appreciate this til after the race, but we didn’t have much in the way of clearance, which was our downfall. Went with red rims in honor of Eric Solorzano. Notice the night lights mounted directly to the roof, also with no protection. One low hanging branch and we could kiss them goodbye. The black on the hood was to reduce glare from the lights.
Note the substantially greater clearance, the new vintage Jeep tires that give us an extra 3/4s of an inch of clearance. Front shock reservoirs have been moved to the inside of the fenders for increased cooling. Trunk is double-fastened with clips and a rubber bungie cord. New light bar with lights repositioned further forward. The car being prepped for Primm is pretty much in this configuration.
