Kit cars. Who's had one.? - SV650.org

25-06-12, 05:57 PM

As per title really. Just considering options and looking at a tiger or wesrfield

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Wideboy · 25-06-12, 08:02 PM

didnt paul the tw@... sorry 6th have a kit car??? i seem to remember him coming down here to get the gearbox

andrewsmith · 25-06-12, 08:12 PM

Andy

How well tooled is your garage?

25-06-12, 08:15 PM

If I don't have it I have access to it. Apart from welding.

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andrewsmith · 25-06-12, 08:57 PM

Andy how hard a project do you want?

http://www.zcars.org.uk/minikit.php
or
http://www.zcars.org.uk/mc.php

littleoldman2 · 25-06-12, 09:08 PM

I built a Spartan in 1984. You need a big tool kit that's for sure. The instructions were not very comprehensive, one line said "now fit engine, gearbox and drive train"

25-06-12, 11:56 PM

My dad has a ultima gtr

. And bro has a gtm libra

26-06-12, 07:40 AM

Libra is nice but big ££ I'm after either a lotus 7 replica or a classic car. My main worry is driving in the rain with a 7. Just not sure how it would work

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Paul the 6th · 26-06-12, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Marcon

My dad has a ultima gtr

. And bro has a gtm libra

Paul the 6th · 26-06-12, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideboy

didnt paul the tw@... sorry 6th have a kit car??? i seem to remember him coming down here to get the gearbox

Came down to collect an entire 1800 silvertop zetec plus shiiit loads of other bits (inc gearbox, manifolds, looms, injectors etc.)

Kinda learned after about 18 months of persistence I'd rather be out driving or riding whatever vehicles I have than sat in a garage swearing at seized bits of metal. Not satisfying at all..

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyBrad

Libra is nice but big ££ I'm after either a lotus 7 replica or a classic car. My main worry is driving in the rain with a 7. Just not sure how it would work

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In terms of the 7 replica's there's a lot out there to choose from buddy. There's the traditional home build locost's and the newer haynes roadsters which are inspired by the haynes 'build your own kitcar...' books. Then there's the actual kit companies like Dax, Robin Hood, Tiger, MK.. lots and lots of companies out there who've designed there own versions of the 7..

This one's for sale for £3650: http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...lica/104549195

Or just above your budget this MK Indy with an R1 engine in it:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3982438.htm

(see also, kit car classifieds on PistonHeads: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/index.asp?c=70)

If I could have any kitcar it'd be a MEV Sonic 7 (uses ford focus as a donor, 1.8 or 2.0 petrol, engine mounted in the rear)

25-06-12, 05:57 PM	#1
AndyBrad Guest Posts: n/a	Kit cars. Who's had one.? As per title really. Just considering options and looking at a tiger or wesrfield Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

25-06-12, 08:02 PM	#2
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: Kit cars. Who's had one.? didnt paul the tw@... sorry 6th have a kit car??? i seem to remember him coming down here to get the gearbox __________________ 05 DRZ400E RIP hovis

25-06-12, 08:12 PM	#3
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Kit cars. Who's had one.? Andy How well tooled is your garage? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

25-06-12, 08:57 PM	#5
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Kit cars. Who's had one.? Andy how hard a project do you want? http://www.zcars.org.uk/minikit.php or http://www.zcars.org.uk/mc.php __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

25-06-12, 09:08 PM	#6
littleoldman2 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cramlington Northumberland where we are truely blessed Posts: 1,385	Re: Kit cars. Who's had one.? I built a Spartan in 1984. You need a big tool kit that's for sure. The instructions were not very comprehensive, one line said "now fit engine, gearbox and drive train" __________________ used to be littleoldman but forgot password due to failing memory

25-06-12, 08:15 PM	#4
AndyBrad Guest Posts: n/a	If I don't have it I have access to it. Apart from welding. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

25-06-12, 11:56 PM	#7
Joe Marcon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Kit cars. Who's had one.? My dad has a ultima gtr . And bro has a gtm libra

26-06-12, 07:40 AM	#8
AndyBrad Guest Posts: n/a	Libra is nice but big ££ I'm after either a lotus 7 replica or a classic car. My main worry is driving in the rain with a 7. Just not sure how it would work Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

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