Originally Posted by Agentz86

I'm going to build my first race car and planning some racing at Budd's Creek Potomac Raceway Dirt track in March
The Strictly Stock Series is basically a junk yard car with no glass and a roll cage.
I have access to a freebie. A 1977 Mercedes 450 slc. Can this be made to race safely ?
Sub frame looks good but I don't really know how bad the floor and body really are or how much rot. I'll know better once I start tearing it apart.

It's not the ideal car I know but it's free.

Barring the subject of rot for a moment. Can this be made safe ? I don't know much about these unibody or sub frame cars. How do people make them safe for racing ?
Also the Strictly Stock series only allow so much changes too. I can't add support that is not related to roll cages etc.

Any advise is great advise. I'm hoping I can make the freebie work for my first race trials if possible

Thanks