Help me ID this racecar. Roundie, inka, boxflares.

[florida2002m3]

Bought this car a year ago from someone who didnt have a lot of info on it.  Purchased in West Palm Florida.  
My back surgeon just cleared me to work on cars again.  So this is the first dig in.

 

I have investigated the races that the stickers allude to, no results on those.

 

I am trying to gather any clues I can of who built the car/engine.

 

Vin chassis: 2575485

vin block: 1303498

 

1.8 head

schrick 316

VAC rockers

Crowler springs/retainer

halltech elite 550

 

’77 320 front brakes

willwood rear brakes

willwood pedals

tilton MCs/clutch cylinders

 Bilstein coilovers

 

ATL fuel tank

walbro gss324 pumps

radium surge

k tuned regulator

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by florida2002m3

[Mike Self]

Can you read the VIN on the inner right fender?  There should be a number stamped into the body itself, and an aluminum plate with (hopefully) the same number pop riveted into the same general area.  It might then be on the FAQ registry.  If that's a US spec roundie the VIN should begin with 166, 167, 257/8/9 followed by four additional digits.

 

mike

['76mintgrün'02]

17 minutes ago, Mike Self said:

Can you read the VIN on the inner right fender?

 

I can.  2575485.  Not the original rivets, but it might be the original plate.  (it isn't in the registry)

 

[Henning]

Heavily interested in this double coil pack:

 

 

Is there any info about it? Make, type, data, drivers?

Please tell us!

henn

[uai]

not this, but you can use VW golf which has 4 individual coils or ford edis for wasted spark
Numbers of the VW coil are 
Bosch     0 986 221 049
Bremi    20129
Febi    29319
NGK        48038
        U2011
        
BERU ZSE029

[Henning]

Thanks, Uli.

But my UMC cannot handle 4 coils, the harness would need too many modding and...

 

 

Somehow this looks like a human internal device to me. You know, you eat with your eyes.

 

henn

[florida2002m3]

I added the vin on the block to the top post 1303498. January 1986, 318

 

here are some more pics if the coil.  I just thought that it was part of the haltech.  I couldnt find any writing on it anywhere.

[HobieDog]

Can’t help on the car, but the coil looks like an old Opel coil.  
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124897538053?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f6Du6Y-MREK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TwXgmgeWR_6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[Dudeland]

Love the car.  I am likely to go under the knife soon.  Did you get fused? 

[florida2002m3]

Yeah, L4-L5-S1.  4.5 months out.  I feel strong, no pain. Numbness in a few toes and half of left foot.  Another mri soon.

Edited November 16, 2023 by florida2002m3

[florida2002m3]

57 minutes ago, HobieDog said:

Can’t help on the car, but the coil looks like an old Opel coil.  
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124897538053?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=f6Du6Y-MREK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=TwXgmgeWR_6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

This community is crazy, you id’d this obscure opel part from the 90s.  Bravo!

 

hopefully its obscure enough that its a hint to who built this car.  Probably not too many people ran that coil.

Edited November 16, 2023 by florida2002m3

[HobieDog]

Hey, here’s something for you - I googled the vin and came across the below site that shows it was being auctioned off in 2014 by “Bayles Tuning and Electrical” to satisfy a lien.  Sounds like it was probably abandoned at the shop after work was completed.  Their Google reviews show pics of lots of classics, including some older bmw’s

 

Auction notice (search your vin to quickly find your car as there are lots of others listed)

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/resources/legal-notices/2014/08/legal-and-public-notices-august-8-2014.html
 

Given that it was abandoned maybe they’ll have some recollection of what was done to it, but they probably won’t have anything nice to say about the previous owners!

 

@02Les May be able to provide more info too

[florida2002m3]

My hero, that is a great lead.  My unobservant butt didnt click on that link because it wasnt a car site.

[markmac]

I would think that someone from FARA or HSR might have something on it, looks it ran with both of those race entities - 2017 isn't that far back now.

 

Lots of parts and pieces there, you have a 'project' for sure.  If it is going to be more than a track day car and you are going to vintage race it, figure out who with and what their rules are.  That can be a really slippery slope as far as what is allowed and what isn't.  I found a video on Youtube of an HSR sprint event from 2017, looks like all sorts of different spec cars running, ditto with FARA.

 

Good luck with your project.

[Henning]

18 hours ago, florida2002m3 said:

I added the vin on the block to the top post 1303498. January 1986, 318

 

here are some more pics if the coil.  I just thought that it was part of the haltech.  I couldnt find any writing on it anywhere.

 

Thank you.

Well there's a 4-pin plug. So it probably has integrated drivers and is controlled by +5V maybe...

 

henn