[quote=creechrr]What model car are we talking about?

I can only think of a handful that would be worth the effort around that vintage. And, they would have the cat integrated into the exhaust manifold.[/quote]

Was thinking about miata, gutting it (remove AC/radio/passenger seat, top),,,, throwing a supercharger on it for start and adding a roll cage. Change the suspension.

Other than the cat…Pretty inexpensive to maintain.

Car needed new rotors and brakes too to get it home. The autozone special (non track use) pads and rotors were like $100…For everything…Lol.

That’s about how much I spend on 1 weeks worth of gas…And I think that would buy exactly 1 brake pad for my other car(s)…

My budget for everything (at least start) was <$8k. The nice thing is if I blow the engine, can probably find another one pretty easy.