the only thing that is toyota is the stickers & block... maybe?

Question

there is very little that is toyota, chevy, dodge, or ford on this rigs.... the body style and the stickers is about it.....all aftermarket...

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Let me start by saying that Nascar rules and regulations are always subject to change, as are teams, and the way they operate. This information is accurate to the best of my abilities.

Pretty much the only engine parts that come from the manufacturer (GM, Ford, Dodge) are the block and the heads, and both are bare, and not even remotely stock (the GM block, for example, doesn't even have a place to mount an oil filter). The displacement can be no less than 350 ci, and no more than 358 ci. Virtually everything else is aftermarket, usually designed exclusively for Nascar. For example, Chip Gannasi Racing's suppliers include Mike Bordeaux Dyno cams, Comp cams, Trend and Smith Brothers pushrods, Del West and Xceldyne valves, Jesel belt drives, T&D rockers, Lentz connecting rods, Sonny Bryant cranks, Johnson oil pumps, Clevite engine bearings, JE pistons, Fel-Pro gaskets, and Bosch plugs and alternators. Every engine for every team uses a Holley 4150 carb.

All teams have specs their common parts must comply to, regardless of where they come from. For example, pistons can't weigh less than 400 grams, con rods 525 grams, and wrist pins 75 grams. The max compression ratio is 12.0:1, and the max exhaust diameter is 3.5", except for the tips. They have an unusual spec because they are flattened out. I don't remember what it is for sure, but something like no more than 11" wide each, or 22" combined.

Different teams have different shops who do their machining. For example, Joe Gibbs Racing sends their heads to CFE Racing Products in Michigan, and Ganassi has Ernie Elliott in Georgia do all their machine work.

The average lifespan of the parts are different, and engines are torn down after every race, so an engine used in one race may not have all the same parts in it as it did in an earlier race. Blocks are usually good for 10-15 races, heads 5-6 races, cranks 5 races, cams, lifters and pushrods 3-4 races, connecting rods and rocker arms 2 races, and pistons, valves and valve springs are replaced after every race. Carbs are rebuilt after every race, and there is no average lifespan for them.

Toyota is in a slightly different situation, and my knowledge there is very limited. Toyota itself hasn't made a carbureted pushrod V8 in a long time, so TRD in California started from scratch, and designed a new engine that was based on what they felt were the best features of the other manufacturers engines, and then added their own tweaks. It works well in the Craftsman Truck series, but the Cup engine is an even newer design, with a slightly different block and heads. Only Bill Davis' Triad Corp. and TRD in California are building the engines, which are all supposed to remain identical as far as hardware is concerned, and then sell them to the other teams. Last I heard, however, Toyota has been told they have one or more unfair advantages, and are supposed to have a new engine next year, but I haven't confirmed that.

Answer 3

Besides the front end and stickers the only things left are the factory built parts such as the drivetrain, engine, and transmission. all are chevy dodge ford or toyota parts.

Answer 4

Yeah and I would like them to go back to running factory cars that you or I could go and buy. Maybe only add safety mods and then strip the car down. I do not know if you have ever seen race wizard with ray evernham on ESPN but on that show he had a great segment on how he builds dodges. The dodes that he runs are manufactured completely in his shop. They are built to NASCAR dodge templates but every single last piece is put on in his shop.

Answer 5

Your right! After Nascar went to the common template and then to the Car of Tomorrow every make is exactly the same body wise.
The motor block is not the same block that can be purchased at a dealership. The internal parts of the blocks, of all makes, are controlled by strict tolerances in weight, size, and type of material used.
The Nascar rule book that governs the way these cars are built is very large.
It looks to me like Nascar would save a lot of trouble and maybe even save the teams some money by having one company build all the cars and then issue them to the drivers!
Like the IROC series!
Those are great races!

Answer 6

Ted Kennedy is smarter than I remember. by the way, the Prius isn't the main stupid motor vehicle, no longer by a protracted shot, they have electric powered vehicles that choose 8 hours of being plugged into the mains to have the skill to force 50 miles.

Answer 7

Yeah, we know. Although, according to NASCAR, the nose, hood, and rear deck lid have to be stock. Even on the COT, NASCAR allowed the manufacturers the ability to make the rear side windows look more like the production body line. The noses on the COT's are also supposed to be more "stock" looking than the current car.

Answer 8

its more about factory backing than the actual car, i.e factory engineers and corprate funding. there is nothing stock about a stock car racer, the closest "stock" car in a major series would be touring car or a gt racer and these are still pourpas built race cars that more "resemble" the stock versions,

but before you get high and mighty, remember how boring it would be to watch a stock monty carlo, charger, and such racing around taladega at a wopping 130 slowing to 80 in the turns

Answer 9

Very true.The stock was taken out of stock car in the 70's.
The rolls of sheet metal used in making the cars come from the world over,but the bottom line is the cars are made in the teams shop in America,the name of the car and engine is the the limits of the manufacturers.

Answer 10

and just think in two more years it won't even use the factory block and heads, they're be nascar designed like the cot