Ten or so years ago, I competed in a modified saloon class here in lil ol NZ. I built a 1200 coupe, with a 1300 pushrod in it.
The class is still going strong, and I thought I'd drag the ol 240RS up to the Taupo circuit over easter for a bit of a skid to make up the numbers.
Pumped up the tyres, threw some ballast in and spent a day buggering around trying to make a tarmac rally car resemble something pleasant to drive on a circuit.
Well, 10 years ago I stuck the 1200 on pole with a 44.0 second lap....
And what was the best time I could get outa the 240?????

45.9..... yep, granted the 1200 was a purpose built circuit car (and a good one) but bloody hell... The 1200, with the trailer, cost less than the damn long engine in the 240...and thats not the good engine either...The little 2 litre donk makes almost twice the power the 1200 did....

The stupid thing is now in a thousand bits, getting an engine setback, coilover rear and a bloody enormous set of slicks. Praps if I spend another $3k, it'll be as quick as my old 1200....

Another lesson learned....offers accepted...will swap for 1200...har de har....

he he, I have a coupe that won the championship in '91 I think it was ..... not sure I want a 240RS but. ha ha

Have a spare shell on the market tho .... cage and all, great starting point for a new project, could also do a deal on a ute diff & bilstein front legs

What does you 1200 weigh Brent?
Does it ruun 1300 class or 1600 class?

My coupe weighs in at about 700kgs with me in it (and I'm not small), I run in the 1300cc class and my weight limit is 650kg.

with the weight of my coupe and that I have very good torque & hp, means a rather exciting drive! yeeha!