Cheetah track car
12-31-2008, 11:16 AM
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Cheetah track car
How many of you guys are familiar with the Cheetah? The latest Corvette Magazine has an article on the car. It would make a nice track car and could be built fairly inexpensively. What do you guys think?
12-31-2008, 11:37 AM
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If you mean by
you mean less than the cost of a used C5 Z06 and it was faster I'd be all over it.
It does make a cool hot wheel
fairly inexpensively.
It does make a cool hot wheel
12-31-2008, 11:44 AM
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The original cars were evil handling due to lousy suspension / chassis geometry. If the modern kit car could correct those problems, it could be something to consider. 22-2300 Lbs with a modern LSXX V8 would be a fun combination. I agree with the previous post on cost - it would need to be less than a nice used C5 Z06.
?????? and when will it be available???
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12-31-2008, 12:01 PM
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12-31-2008, 12:34 PM
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12-31-2008, 12:36 PM
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The original cars were evil handling due to lousy suspension / chassis geometry. If the modern kit car could correct those problems, it could be something to consider. 22-2300 Lbs with a modern LSXX V8 would be a fun combination. I agree with the previous post on cost - it would need to be less than a nice used C5 Z06.
12-31-2008, 01:16 PM
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If I was going to build a kit car, it would be a Factory 5 "Super Car". Saw one at VIR, and it was pretty cool. Corvette engine and suspension....so I already have all pretty much all the spare parts laying around.
12-31-2008, 01:20 PM
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Being outside of the age group of the average Cheetah fan, those are my thoughts also. I like the more modern GTM.
12-31-2008, 02:24 PM
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This Cheetah is not so much a "kit car" as a continuation car. Here is one distributor of the car http://tangibletoys.com/cheetamain.html
12-31-2008, 03:36 PM
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Neither of those options sound like a great way to go. I would think that a C5 suspension equipped with coil overs would be easy enough to fab the frame to?? I watched a Cheeta race in the late 60s at Portland International (yes, I'm that old) and it was fast for it's time.
12-31-2008, 03:44 PM
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Neither of those options sound like a great way to go. I would think that a C5 suspension equipped with coil overs would be easy enough to fab the frame to?? I watched a Cheeta race in the late 60s at Portland International (yes, I'm that old) and it was fast for it's time.
