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IMCA Stock Car: October 2000 - Getting Started

Getting Started Over the next few months, Stock Car Racing will follow along as race car builder Sleepy Gomez builds an IMCA Stock Car. This is an ideal beginning race car for the novice car builder and driver. We will attempt to describe, in the simplest t more

Building an IMCA Stock Car

Presented here is the entire Stock Car Racing Series Building an IMCA Stock Car. By clicking on the links below you can follow Sleep Gomez as he details the build-up from beginning to end. So read on and you are bound to learn at least at thing or two... more

IMCA Stock Car: April 2001: Final Touches

Read all about Stock Car Racing's IMCA Stock Car. Finally finished and ready to race. more

IMCA Stock Car: March 2001: Installing the Engine

No stock car is complete without an engine, and this car has one from JR Motorsports. The new 383-cid Chevy arrived by truck at my workshop. Before you buy a crate motor, make sure you have a way to unload it. Most trucks don’t have lift tailgates. My ol more

IMCA Stock Car: February 2001: Engine, Transmission, Radiator Mounting

In this fifth part of our series on building an IMCA stock car, we move to the engine department. We will locate and mount the engine, transmission, and radiator. Also, we’ll be using a unique tranny/torque converter setup. The radiator is a narrow, one-r more

IMCA Stock Car: January 2001 - The Interior

Think of the cockpit of your IMCA stock car as an office. After all, that’s where you go to work each race night. And just like in an office, you’ll want to be comfortable. Fixtures and equipment must be properly placed to maximize their efficiency. more

IMCA Stock Car: November 2000 - The Rollcage

CSC recommends checking the squareness of the frame. I did that, finding that it was OK. “OK” means nothing was quite right but it couldn’t really be improved upon. One measurement traded off for another. However, when placed on a level surface more