The Car Shopping Round (Round 64): Tears in Heaven

Community Challenges & Competitions
2219

open beta or stable?

2220

So we have to use the provided engine family, but we can make our own variant, is that correct?

2221

Stable, and yes, make your own variant. You may use the base trim of course, too.

2222

so not really 4x4 offroad but more like a dakar rally offroad?

damn, a 1.1L pushrod i4? this is gonna be a bit harsh

2223

Can we use the trick that allows us to change head type of an engine family?

2224

I donā€™t know that trick and thatā€™s obviously cheating.

2225

i just noticed that weā€™re already using the new competitors pack O_O

okay, this is gonna be a bit harder than i thought

2226

If you change the year while working on the engine it allows you to change the head type and material.

2227

so 1967, light and fun, with the engine youā€™ve supplied @Der_Bayer???

2228

A lot of you arenā€™t from post war europe, am I right? :joy:

1.1 liter pushrod is enough to have fun with. Znopresk have rebuilt his entire lineup after the war around the 1.1 liter ā€œRinascitaā€ engine.

2229

This could be fun. The engine puts us a little more on a level playing field, thereā€™s only so much we can do with it, but a 1.1L pushrod engine isnā€™t the worst thing to build off of. Light, fun, and fast, I think I can manage that.

2230

oh yeah i forgot. post war europe, the small car boom.

well if the car is also small enough, i guess itā€™s plenty, but that means limiting the body options.

2231

Excuse me Mr. Bayer, shouldnā€™t this be ā€œCSR18ā€? :grin:

2232

A revolutionary format for this round: a spec series in 1967 featuring dune buggies with a common engine - a 1.1L OHV four whose head and block must both be left as-is - and only styling alterations to distinguish them? Iā€™ll accept the challenge. However, must we build pure off-road vehicles out of these buggies, or do they have to also perform well on tarmac? And is there an absolute maximum estimated price to stay under, with or without markups?

And yes, I am still using the current stable release. But this is the 18th round, not the 19th. You should edit your post regarding the rules to reflect this.

Edit: Parts can be upgraded and replaced, and we can adjust the gearing and suspension as we see fit.

2233

An obvious statement for this post: a regurgitation of the challenge format - that everyone has already read - and no added information to distinguish it. Iā€™ll reject this unwanted ā€œcommentary.ā€

@HighOctaneLove donā€™t you know the BRC skips years? Did you expect a consecutive CSR round lol.

2234

:grin: I want to have my cake AND eat it as well; gimme consecutive CSR rounds NOW Damnit!!! :grin:

Iā€™m sure @Der_Bayer just mis-typed but I just want to draw attention to it so that everyone submits as CSR18 so that Der Bayer doesnā€™t have to do too much work! :smile:

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2235

Ah shit do I label the new round car 18 or 19??? :joy:

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2236

Iā€™m pretty sure the brief allows you to replace and upgrade parts, and tune the buggy. So that, and costs, will distinguish the entries.

2237

Yeah, round 18 it is, my bad :slight_smile:

Thereā€™s a lot which can be done in this round, only the engine family is shared. You may of course build a new engine variant based on it. The car is totally open to your imagination.

There is no upper price limit as everything will be scored on a relative basis. But I highly recommend to go cheap and use simple parts.

And yes it should be something fun on and off road. No heavy duty offroader.

2238

so just a cheap, fun, allroader with an engine based on yours. sounds like a plan.