Let's play a game: $3000 Beater Build!

[verothacamaro]

Drag car:
1982 Mazda RX-7 $1500
"BBC 454 motor & turbo 400 trans, with starter, Holley 750 carb, alternator etc" $1200
Used drag radials $50
Ford 8.8 axle $137.85 -20 core 117.85

$2867.85
Profit.

For drag build, this is the correct answer.

[verothacamaro]

I would choose to go autocrossing or road racing and my $3000 build would have to be:

1995 Infiniti G20t:

$2,000



Strip the interior.

Get brakes: $223.25





Buy tires: $345.68



Total: $2,568.93