NTC3 Sprint Conversion????

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Hi all,

I have an NTC3 and was wondering if there are any kits or conversions available to convert it to a sprinter for dirt oval racing......sorry if this has been covered before, but I couldn't find it!

Thanks for any and all help!

[lawtonlosi]

Nope, sprint cars are 2wd. But you can slap some rally tires, remove the 2speed and put a latemodel body it on. It seems to be a growign class.

[Matt Murphy]

I know there was a gentleman out of Northern California who built a Nitro sprint using NTC3 driveline. I do not however know if he is producing them yet, or if he will for that matter.

Matt

[Jason Smith]

That was Scooter from rescue. I dont think he has been running that car much lately, so my best guess is the project is on hold. But I really dont know for sure.
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Can anyone point me in the direction of maker of a kit to make this into a dirt oval car (or is anything really even needed other than tires?)

Does anyone have any pics of one of these cars that has been turned into a dirt oval car?

Thanks!

[Dirtdog]

I would imagine there is no one that makes a conversion for your NTC3. Slap a latemodel body on it and let her rip. We are just getting our nitro latemodel class going here in Dallas. It seems like it is going to be a blast. It will be a highly restricted class as far as engines and what can be done to a touring car. The object is to concentrate on driving and not big engines and other trick stuff to win. With eight or ten guys with equally prepared cars banging fenders for five minutes, it doesn't get much more fun than that.

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Thanks for the replys! I have an email into the local club president to see what is legal at the local track. It seems like it would be a ton of fun to race dirt oval again (used to do it in a micro-sprint). I was looking at McAliisters site and it looks like the body for my car is a no-brainer.

I'm still a little curious to see if anyone has any pics of an NTC3 set up as a late model. Anyone?

Thanks for all the help. This seems like a great site and I hope to have a long future here!:)

P.S.

Is this the same Doug Carter that runs ApexSpeed? I love that site too!

[antilley]

I believe that is the same Doug ---

Here is a few pics of an Ofna LD3 --- very much like your NTC3 with a McCallister Knoxville body on it. It is a little dirty as we ran the car on Sunday and didn't clean it up.

As Dirtdog said earlier --- we are in the early stages of running latemodels in DFW --- so we have a bit of a learning curve to get through. --- I know we wore the right rear out this weekend (you can see it if you look close)--- but, all in all it was a car we bought on ebay --- didn't change anything. and ran the foams that came on the car.... ... put the body and side dam on ... and it was a rocket ----

On a side note: Dirtdog painted the body --- he does good work. (same guy with the bulletproof on the readers ride section)

Dan

[JohnnyLightning]

Here's a pic of my Late Model that I run at Liberty Valley Speedway in Danville, PA.

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While I'm at it....I should probably ask....

In southern, central, or coastal California, are there any tracks that actively run the Late Model Class?

Thanks!

[Dirtdog]

I can't answer that question. You can do what we are doing here:

1. get a few of your friends together.
2. choose a touring car that you think will work well.
3. build yourself a race car. (i.e. put a latemodel body on it, no big deal)
4. get a class started.
5. have fun.

I have never seen a race track owner be against starting a new class. New classes mean more racers and more money in his pocket. I have several race cars that average around $1,000.00 each, but my $215.00 latemodel is about as much fun to drive as anything else that I own. The object is to make the cars as equal as possible, so the challenge is in the driving not in how fast your engine is. You get four or five cars running about the same lap speeds, running door to door for five minutes. How much more fun can you ask for?

[O2 designs]

We have built several 2 wheel drive cars using the tc3n rear drive parts.We use tc3n trany,shock tower,motor mounts,brake parts,clutch-gears(2spd for black top-1spd for dirt),and rear arm mounts.Custom works complete front end is used.Drill out the tc3n rear arm mounts to 1/8 and the rear custom work arms to 1/8 and assemble on 1/8 thick fiberglass plate.Throttle/brake servo mounts in stock tc3n location.Steering servo mounts in stock Custom works location.Fuel tank is mounted in front of the engine-the battery is just to the right of that.We have a 2wd late model and sprint.The sprint looks like a Custom works at frist glance - then you notice the motor is turned 90 degrees.We use stock tc3n exhaust or the Mip 360 set up- great sound.Gears on the 1spd are easy to change.Sprint cage left rail set and body panels are cut like the Custom works.These cars handle well and are fast.The good part is you only need Custom works and tc3n parts,not asorted odd clutch and jack shaft parts.We have run the late model with Kubista Racings Lightning cars and were able to keep up.They spent a lot of time (r&d and testing) and are always tough and fun to run with when we can .I will try to have Kyle post picture soon.You guys have no idea how long this posting took to complete--- one finger---one letter at a time.LOL .O2designs-dad