Building a 1450 race truck

[rj_krueger]

I am starting to build a 1450 truck to race in SNORE. Does anybody have advice on what to do to the truck that is the most worth while.

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[ErikShallbetter]

Cage it. Hard question to answer without knowing what year make and model truck, and about what your budget is.

[mcheck]

Buy one already built. You can pick up a proven truck cheaper than you can build one in this economy

[younggunracer]

Buy one already built. You can pick up a proven truck cheaper than you can build one in this economy

Totally agree. There some good 1450 yrucks from 20-30k and i have spent at least 50k building from scratch

[rj_krueger]

I was intending on geting a F-150 and I am on a very tight budget.

[dislocated1]

Build a "pre-runner" come to some races, get your feet wet. Start helping a team for a year or two. Build a real race truck a year after that..... rebuild that truck, sell it and then build/buy a complete "race" vehicle.... then get burned out and either get out of the scene or better yet stay on RDC and become the world's greatest internet racer.

Just an opinion of a no-hack nobody who has never raced nothin'

[rj_krueger]

It wasn't intended to be a full on race vehicle right away. that was just the goal to be reached over time.

[TJ_Gambino]

I was intending on geting a F-150 and I am on a very tight budget.

Start with this and add to it when you can afford to make changes. Problem solved.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/3047020936.html

[rj_krueger]

Build a "pre-runner" come to some races, get your feet wet. Start helping a team for a year or two. Build a real race truck a year after that..... rebuild that truck, sell it and then build/buy a complete "race" vehicle.... then get burned out and either get out of the scene or better yet stay on RDC and become the world's greatest internet racer.

Just an opinion of a no-hack nobody who has never raced nothin'

I have been chasing and pre-running with a class 1 team for some years.

[sirhk100]

Have you asked them what they suggest? While at the races have you looked around at what others are building? Like others have said, you're better off buying something already built or picking up something at least partially started. I'm probably about 1/2 way thru a full build right now of a build and it's not an easy project. It's almost annoying now every time I see race ready trucks built and ready to go for under $20K!