Any suggestions on what to buy for a hillclimber??

[murfy49]

I am currently looking to purchase a relatively cheap car to use as a hillclimb car but im not really sure what to get. Is an early golf any good for this or would i better off looking for a cheap jap car? I would rather the golf but is it worth it money wise?

[Mischa]

I am currently looking to purchase a relatively cheap car to use as a hillclimb car but im not really sure what to get. Is an early golf any good for this or would i better off looking for a cheap jap car? I would rather the golf but is it worth it money wise?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ti5G4jFSo

my uni builds one of these every year. costs around 20000.

[Jarred]

mk 1 would be ideal. Its small and light, has a pretty damn good chassis as standard, let alone with a cage etc.

There are plenty of upgrades availiable too, in terms of power, drivetrain, chassis etc etc..

THere is even an ex-race/rally car for sale atm on this very forum, no eng or g/box though. search for "gunter"

Really depends on how much you want to spend. You could be up and going for 5 grand on the cheap, but much better to spend 10K and have some nice stuff imo, that would be just the beginning though..!

[RhysQ]

an MG Metro 6R4.....the ultimate hillclimber.

6 Cylinder, Rear Engine, 4 Wheel Drive.

This 410bhp beast pulls a 0-100 time in just 3.2 sec and rides on rails.

check out some vids on youtube.

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may be a little hard to find one on the market though and i don't think they are too cheap.

if you are not too concerned about it being a dub i would be jumping into a Mazda Familia 4x4 turbo or a Pulsar GTi-R. you can pick one up pretty cheap these days and they go like the clappers.

[Golf Houso]

an MG Metro 6R4.....the ultimate hillclimber.

6 Cylinder, Rear Engine, 4 Wheel Drive.

This 410bhp beast pulls a 0-100 time in just 3.2 sec and rides on rails.

check out some vids on youtube.

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may be a little hard to find one on the market though and i don't think they are too cheap.

if you are not too concerned about it being a dub i would be jumping into a Mazda Familia 4x4 turbo or a Pulsar GTi-R. you can pick one up pretty cheap these days and they go like the clappers.

X2 on the gti-r and the familia, or you could just go mainstream and do the subies and evo's they would be alot more manageable with parts and labour I'd imagine.

[static1800]

All depends on the budget you have, a mk1 would be a good cheap way to start or even a mk2. It would also depend on what class and what restrictions you would have, might be worth looking up the cams rules on what you can do modification wise as that can effect the decision as what chassis to get e.g if you want to run a 16v it might be easier to run a mk2 as they came factory with the engine so running one within certain rules would be easier.

The cams site has the manual available online check it out and read up on the hillclimb rules and then go from there.

[gtimk5]

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=18803

Theres the link to "Gunter" It isnt any show car but it is very competitive. The very last event down here was a hillclimb and we finished up 5th outright. Got beaten by an Evo, 2 GTRs and a cosworth Escort.
The cage alone cost around $2,500-$3000. Expecting around $4000, no less..
Andrew

[RhysQ]

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=18803

Theres the link to "Gunter" It isnt any show car but it is very competitive. The very last event down here was a hillclimb and we finished up 5th outright. Got beaten by an Evo, 2 GTRs and a cosworth Escort.
The cage alone cost around $2,500-$3000. Expecting around $4000, no less..
Andrew

and what came in behind you....anything substantial worth knowing? thats the real question!

[TSi2NV]

I would have to 2nd the nissian GTi-R or the mazda GTx 1.8 Turb 4wd both are light weight and go like a stink,

[gtimk5]

and what came in behind you....anything substantial worth knowing? thats the real question!

Are you picking on me???
WRX's a couple of Porsche 911 comp cars, BMWs and the normal run of the mill comp cars, you know, 4 cyls, holdens ect ect... all types of brands.
The weekend before, I snapped the exhaust cam on the 16v and drove it home on 2 cyls from the Rallye of Burnie. Thats 400 kms of driving.
Stuck another cam in it and after a couple of days of work deliveries the compression was back up. Wasnt sure how it was going to go in the hillclimb.
Andrew