kslb Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I was thinking of getting a car to try our local hillclimb but not sure what to get. I love track days and the like but there is nothing local but there is hillclimb about 2 miles away so thought I should give it a try and no I am not using the supe. I want something with a 1.4 engine and under £500 any ideas? I was thinking Citreon AX GT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Mini 1275 Renault 5 GT Turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 If you got the cash to splash... Mk2 BDA mmmmmmm and ooooph the noise!! :D Im sure you could find a tidy civic eg for that money, not a VTi, but Bseries engine's are quite easy and cheap to get hold of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kslb Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 If you got the cash to splash... Mk2 BDA mmmmmmm and ooooph the noise!! :D Im sure you could find a tidy civic eg for that money, not a VTi, but Bseries engine's are quite easy and cheap to get hold of Don't have the cash for one of those. Great vid though could not turn it off. To enter in the bottom class it has to be a standard road car no bigger than a 1.4 NA engine. I figured that is the place to start and see if we like it (wife and I). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safely Insured Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Uno Turbo. Boost controller to 1bar + 170ish BHP and a lot of wheel spin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kslb Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Uno Turbo. Boost controller to 1bar + 170ish BHP and a lot of wheel spin! Got to be under £500 and a non-turbo, turbo cars get bumped up a class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Locost; build it yourself or buy a part-built project cheaply, then stick a sizeable torquey engine into it. http://locostcarclub.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safely Insured Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Metro Gti then possibly? MPI version has 102bhp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Nova SR?? Mind you a clean Nova fetches a lot these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 a old corsa with a 2.0 duratec in it? Can be cammed to 180'ish and when gutted I'd imagine they're quite light. Duratec's are cheap as anything in scrappy's aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 a old corsa with a 2.0 duratec in it? Can be cammed to 180'ish and when gutted I'd imagine they're quite light. Duratec's are cheap as anything in scrappy's aswell. To enter in the bottom class it has to be a standard road car no bigger than a 1.4 NA engine. I figured that is the place to start and see if we like it (wife and I). Plus i'de put a RedTop in over a Duratec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbloodyturbo Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Plus i'de put a RedTop in over a Duratec oops. didn't see the 1.4 bit:rolleyes: Besides have you seen the price of redtops nowadays? they're worth twice what thew car is:blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 oops. didn't see the 1.4 bit:rolleyes: Besides have you seen the price of redtops nowadays? they're worth twice what thew car is:blink: a mate of mine just got a bargain... His 1995 Corsa Sport 1.6 16v straight swap for a Corsa C20LET with less miles, nawt wrong with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Locost with a fireblade engine..put a suitable diff in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 If you got the cash to splash... Mk2 BDA mmmmmmm and ooooph the noise!! :D Im sure you could find a tidy civic eg for that money, not a VTi, but Bseries engine's are quite easy and cheap to get hold of That guy can drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJI Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Locost with a fireblade engine..put a suitable diff in it yep ... thats what I'm talking about For hill climbs that usually have some very tight hairpins a light weight RWD car can put in some seriously quick times. I've been to see the odd hill climb before and noticed how much the high powered FWD cars struggle to gain traction compared to the RWD cars around hairpins (especially on a hill remember, where the weight of the car is always acting over the rear axel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Peugeot 106 / 205 / Renault Clio.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I have an unfinished Nova GTE running on twin 40's if you want it. All you would need is to arrange collection. PM me if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilicos Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 This is my buddy Mike's 1040 HP (Qtr mile 9.7 sec)Lancia that he has built for Hillclimb events (runs @ 700hp) and Drag racing. He owns and runs JMC Power Automotive and sets up some of the most powerful Drag cars in europe. The plan is hopefully to one Day get the Supra out to Cyprus for some work on it. Slightly off topic but I thought you'd enjoy. Here is a link to the page and video of the 7MGTE Supra-engined Drag car he tuned that holds the world record for the 7MGTE @7.44 sec (Scroll down and click the Gary Curmi photo) http://www.greekdragster.com/mainsite/category-presentations.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BenGriff Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 106 quicksilver is a 1.4 and is pretty nippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kslb Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 I have an unfinished Nova GTE running on twin 40's if you want it. All you would need is to arrange collection. PM me if you are interested. Have pm'd you. Am interested but logistics may be an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 106 quicksilver is a 1.4 and is pretty nippy 106 xsi , cracking wee cars . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Pug 205 1.4 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1993-Peugeot-205-1-4-Sceptre_W0QQitemZ200347177519QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item2ea59f522f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A7%7C66%3A4%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A200 Got a bit of a dent lol. Lightweight car with lots of race/tuning kit on the market. Or for the ultimate in lightweight, the Ax 1.4 Gt... IIRC they are around 700Kg with 85Hp http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-CITROEN-AX-1-4-GT-WHITE-V-Good-106-205-206_W0QQitemZ270404412296QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3ef55be388&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A7%7C66%3A4%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A2%7C294%3A200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kslb Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 I was thinking Citreon AX GT? Or for the ultimate in lightweight, the Ax 1.4 Gt... IIRC they are around 700Kg with 85Hp That is what I am leaning towards and was my first choice when I started the thread and I think is still leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 You need something with good traction, so forget front wheel drive cars. You are at a huge disadvantage from the start. Light weight, RWD is what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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