Rally Bird November 21, 2008, 11:39:54 AM I ran the Bird at a Rally-X a couple weeks ago. If she stays together she'll be running several Ice Races this winter, and hopefully a full season of Rally-X. Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #1 – November 21, 2008, 05:48:35 PM please tell me that was a POS when you started with it. Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #2 – November 21, 2008, 05:58:45 PM That looks fun. Care to give us some background and info on the car? :) Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #3 – November 21, 2008, 06:01:19 PM Quote from: 50tbrd88;244193please tell me that was a POS when you started with it.meh, who cares? i wouldnt suggest starting a race car build with a pristine low mile cream puff, but i dont feel every race car needs to be a POS either. the car is gettin used, and i love seeing a car get driven hard!looks good, cooter. got any more pics? you should try to get some vid of the ice races too, i bet thats cool stuff to watch. :D Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #4 – November 21, 2008, 06:05:05 PM Quotemeh, who cares? i wouldnt suggest starting a race car build with a pristine low mile cream puff, but i dont feel every race car needs to be a POS either. the car is gettin used, and i love seeing a car get driven hard!I agree 100% it looks fun...but there are too few nice fox cars left out there (at least around here) Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #5 – November 23, 2008, 12:42:35 AM i like the fact that he's showing the capabilities of a fox bird. i swear people just aren't aware of these cars. watch out for the dirty impreza guys. Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #6 – November 24, 2008, 02:39:10 AM Better than rust just please tell me you washed it soon after. Keep up the racing and keep us posted.Mod list? Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #7 – November 24, 2008, 09:13:14 AM Well, I don't call a POS, but my wife does! I bought the car for $2100 9 years ago from NE Ohio; it was a pretty good deal, but the car did have issues...Front Clip is not original to the car, and some straightening was done on the driver's side inner fender. The seats are out of a LS which I am trying to remedy as well. Other than that, all there, all straight and decent with acceptable for now rust (core support and trunk floor) I was between this car, and a '89 XR7 (after totalling a '83 Bird and junking an '85 XR7) driving 36 miles to work. I lost the turbo (Just the e-clip on the wastegate actuator arm..sigh...) and then the fuel pump. I bought a new F150 and the Bird sat for several more years until I got it running again this year. The car only has 97,000 miles (it sat once before for 5 years!). Car is stock, and runs in Stock Classes...only safety equipment is a helmet. I moved the battery to the trunk for better weight distribution. (Note that this car is way more driveable than my 302 powered '85 XR7 I had.) I plan to keep the engine and drivetrain mostly stock, but I do plan to compete in whatever RWD class has the most competition. And yes, many dirty Impreza Dudes lurking about...and I did wash the car.Ice Racing is a lot of fun, and much easier on the car than a rally cross. Car and Driver was at one of the events last year hosted by the Saginaw Valley Region SCCA. Check it out: http://www.svr-scca.com/e107/page.php?5 Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #8 – November 25, 2008, 08:08:28 PM what region are you competing in? i got a friend that drives for another guy in an impreza in the western ohio region, ohio valley region, St. Louis region, detroit region, and tennessee valley region. he's killin it out there. Quote Selected
Rally Bird Reply #9 – November 26, 2008, 11:48:16 AM Detroit Region SCCA for Rally Cross. The ICE Runs on Saginaw Bay are put on by the Saginaw Valley Region. I am a member of the Detroit Region.Cooter Quote Selected
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