Jumping in to Stock Eliminator - Page 2

Signman · 07-12-2020, 12:58 PM

There is a lot to be said with building your own stocker you must have the equipment, skills, drive and time.

The satisfaction of getting it to the track (which most never do) then racing it and being successful can not be beat. It's what Stock is all about!

When buying an existing car the good cars are not cheap and the cheap cars are not that good. Of course high / low price is relative to the class and combination.
The Pickup Truck above if you're OK with the class it fits is probably the buy of the year seeing who built it. Meet at the track watch it run and take it home.

Jeff Stout · 07-12-2020, 04:03 PM

I did nearly everything on Olds Stocker and buying swap meet, ebay and having junk on shelf to use it still came to over 9k to build. Machine work on block and basic everyday head job was what I farmed out. Trans kit, bearings, gaskets, rings were about the only new items.

HR9121 · 07-13-2020, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Signman

There is a lot to be said with building your own stocker you must have the equipment, skills, drive and time.

The satisfaction of getting it to the track (which most never do) then racing it and being successful can not be beat. It's what Stock is all about!

When buying an existing car the good cars are not cheap and the cheap cars are not that good. Of course high / low price is relative to the class and combination.
The Pickup Truck above if you're OK with the class it fits is probably the buy of the year seeing who built it. Meet at the track watch it run and take it home.

Totally agree with everything Frank said and buy of the year. Heck it's got me thinking about adding a Momomopar to the stable. That's a deal!

FireSale · 07-15-2020, 11:16 AM

Building in to S/SS sounds like fun but it is a can of worms if you are new to race car building. it's very easy to make a part purchase mistake that boots you out of class and difficult and expensive to get straight. Make a stage one decision: bracket or class? If it's bracket, build but for class buy.

07-12-2020, 12:58 PM	#1
Signman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lower Slower Delaware Posts: 535 Likes: 22 Liked 269 Times in 99 Posts	Re: Jumping in to Stock Eliminator There is a lot to be said with building your own stocker you must have the equipment, skills, drive and time. The satisfaction of getting it to the track (which most never do) then racing it and being successful can not be beat. It's what Stock is all about! When buying an existing car the good cars are not cheap and the cheap cars are not that good. Of course high / low price is relative to the class and combination. The Pickup Truck above if you're OK with the class it fits is probably the buy of the year seeing who built it. Meet at the track watch it run and take it home. __________________ Frank Ferrucci I/SA 1271 "Be Thankful for the Gifts You are Given"

07-12-2020, 04:03 PM	#2
Jeff Stout VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: phoenix Posts: 1,491 Likes: 66 Liked 707 Times in 284 Posts	Re: Jumping in to Stock Eliminator I did nearly everything on Olds Stocker and buying swap meet, ebay and having junk on shelf to use it still came to over 9k to build. Machine work on block and basic everyday head job was what I farmed out. Trans kit, bearings, gaskets, rings were about the only new items.

07-15-2020, 11:16 AM	#4
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Jumping in to Stock Eliminator Building in to S/SS sounds like fun but it is a can of worms if you are new to race car building. it's very easy to make a part purchase mistake that boots you out of class and difficult and expensive to get straight. Make a stage one decision: bracket or class? If it's bracket, build but for class buy. __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394