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Old 05-29-2012   #3
123abc
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Re: Project: Rally Beater

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Originally Posted by Tachyon View Post
Cool project!

Having built several log-booked cars for Rally-America, I'd advise taking the time to carefully learn the rules governing construction -specifically safety items. Example: You will need a pair of 6-point HANS style FIA approved harness'.

There are also special logistical concerns native to rally such as stage rally has a lot of miles (both transit and stage) between fueling. I'd suggest a 14 gallon minimum cell, but honestly, if you are going for max cost savings, re-use the stock 16 gallon tank.

Anyway, if you're not already there, start a thread in the car construction forum over at specialstage.com The people there can give you great advice to help you construct a legal RA car.

Good luck!
Thank you very much for the input. My stage rally plan won't be for a few years yet. I'm no where near where I need to be financially so what my plans right now are mostly RallyX and AutoX. I want to attend a few rally's so I can really see how things are ran.

My main focus right now is to do all the weight loss I can, repair the rust, and generally get together a running car. From there, I can build up.....or at least in my head. lol

As far as the fuel tank goes, I would keep the stock one in place but my current one is junk and has been ever since I bought the car. I also had to steal the filler neck for my Galant so no filler neck. The fuel cell came out of a circle track car my dad and I raced when I was much younger, so that's what I'll be using for now.

Thanks for the specialstage.com link, that'll keep me busy for a while.
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