One time driving down the Interstate (in Kansas) I went by a winged sprint
car that had been made street legal. He'd added headlights/taillights was
the only obvious modification, oh and a license plate holder. Don't recall
if he had fenders, but if he did they were just moytorcycle fenders hung on
the suspension. Horn? Don't know. Windshield -- no, but he wore a full-face
helmet. Presumably the engine was seriously detuned. Still a 1-seater.
--Rocky Entriken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Belfer" <colordog.1@earthlink.net>
To: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:33 AM
Subject: [Fot] Street Legal
> Are any of your race cars street legal?
>
> I have considered modifying my car to make it street legal for an
> OCCASIONAL drive. I probably won't do it because the thought of some
> driver in a Escalade with video screens on the cell phone might be my
> demise. I'm more afraid of that than turn 9 at Willow Springs.
>
> If you have gone "streetable" with a former race car, what are your
> experiences or recommendations?
>
> If I did it, I'd have to do the following: Raise the ride height, bad
> idea for a race car
>
> Put in an alternator, lights and a horn: No big deal
>
> Use milder cyl head or thicker HG for less compression / pump gas
>
> Muffler: Supertrapp?
>
> Title! My car has no title but I have the ID plates from a scrapped TR3.
>
> This is probably a bad idea. I know my dad wouldn't like it but it's
> killing me to only enjoy being in the car a few times per year.
>
> What would they look at at the DMV?
>
>
>
> ~Steve
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