Help with Tough Decision (memoirs of a track newb)

[ninjabones]

Here's an update... WSIB paid me the policy limit.  They asked me to give them a number to keep the car.  I offered $7,400 and they accepted (paying me the policy limit minus $7,400).  So, I get to keep the car, a clean title, and plenty of money to buy a cheap track car (<$15K), new trailex trailer, and trade my daily driver in for a 2006 Cayenne S.

I found some reasonable cars, even a guy who was willing to trade his recently track-prepped 1983 SC for my wreck because he wanted to move on to a new project.   http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=419716

However, if the goal is to have a reliable track car with some cosmetic "blemishes" that is less than $15K, Mike Andrews made the key observation that I already have one.  My car has absolutely no frame damage, only suspension and body panels.  Why not keep my 993 and just bang out the dents and fix the suspension? It'll certainly be a better track car than anything I'll find in that price range, and I won't have to worry about a pristine garage queen any more.  

Over the past few days, I got really luck and was able to find a bunch of parts, including a front bumper (in polar silver, yeah!) and decklid (teal green, ugh!)  from a guy in Princeton who was making some upgrades.  I also may have found all the stock suspension pieces I need from some RTR 993 guys that have done suspension upgrades (ERP links, Evo uprights, etc).   It's going to be tight, but I may have the car back in shape for the Glen.  She won't be pretty, but she should run just fine at least by Summit Point.