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Only about half built but when I bought it. Going to have it road legal but also use it for track days and hill climbs. I have got rid of the wheels so going to get nice wheels, seats and a new steering wheel to begin. Opinions please.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/GTSW7DE.jpg
UncleFester
17-12-2007, 07:14
Top man - that's one hell of a fun car!
I hope so! Its going to be all hands on deck to try and get it finished for summer although not going to rush it too much. Even my old man ( a time served mechanic) wants to come back from Spain to help.
UncleFester
17-12-2007, 07:25
You do realise it will never ever be finished - but that's the fun of building a kit car ..... it's always delayed because you can customise everything to your own taste and design. Are you going bike engined or something more sensible like a xflow / zetec or vauxhall lump?
I bought it part built so it basically looks like in the pic. It has everything to finish it so its just a matter of fitting rather than building. It has a fully rebuilt ford 1660 xflow engine with twin 40 delortos.
Romeoisgraham
17-12-2007, 07:55
Engine and power details????
Looks rather cool !!!
UncleFester
17-12-2007, 08:01
xflow with dellortos .... man that's gonna sound ACE when you get it going!!!!!
Hope so. Just hope it doesnt take too long to get it going. Got 4 guys working on it so hopefully not too long. Will post pics as it progresses.
Engine and power details????
Looks rather cool !!!
Not 100% sure on power. Going to get it tuned and on the rolling road when built. Power to weight ratio should be amazing though.
Looks minted Kenny.
Will this be attending a meet in the summer then? :lol:
UncleFester
17-12-2007, 16:04
Hope so. Just hope it doesnt take too long to get it going. Got 4 guys working on it so hopefully not too long. Will post pics as it progresses.
4 - i hope that's you and 3 mates :)
As a comparison, it took 3 of us about a year to build a Mk1 GTM Rossa a few years back .... that was a lot more work though and we were only working odd weekends.
I reckon 6 months absolute maximum if there's 4 of you on the go.
http://www.rsownersclub.co.uk/car_info/esc1rs16mex.htm
WIll give you some idea of power - tbh anything over 100bhp in something that weighs less than fagpacket is going to feel pretty hairy :D
C11PRA DC
17-12-2007, 16:18
Nice!
Personally I think those wheels suit it!! How about an anthracite refurb?
I was thinking about a similar project a while back but a mortgage soon put pay to it!!!
How much would it be to buy one of these at that stage of the build?
DC
stuart86
17-12-2007, 16:38
very nice :D
Looks minted Kenny.
Will this be attending a meet in the summer then? :lol:
Defo unless I dont get it finished or roll it on a hill climb.
Sweet. Canny wait to see it in the flesh.
shouldnt be to hard to spot you in that:lol:
Too right mate, might get a spot after over 2 1/2 years on the forum.
John-Cupra_TDI
17-12-2007, 22:01
Very nice mate, looks like it will be fun to drive, a proper go kart for the road.
undefined
18-12-2007, 01:51
looks sweet.get a bike powered engine in it..let the fooker rev.
Should be a good little project!
I keep looking at that sort of thing myself.. but then the LCR would have to stay outside...
Problem is that I dont even have a garage at the minute, although looking to move house. Thanks to the in-laws I can use theirs.
foggy_du
18-12-2007, 10:37
Verry nice, hope you will finish it soon...
Got it delivered today, a little more work (money) in it than I thought but still a bargain purchase. Heres a few pics.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/rgtsw7de001.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de002.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de003.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/rgtsw7de005.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/rgtsw7de007.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/rgtsw7de013.jpg
Nice colour.
Taking shape nicely.
It is isnt it Andy. Pitty none of it is my own work (apart from buying it).
Thats the most important bit though. :lol:
Ibiza 130 tdi
09-01-2008, 22:50
Nice car! Bags of fun! :)
amccan10
11-01-2008, 20:38
I'm keen to see the progress. I love all these projects.
Just hope the summer will be better than last years, otherwise you'll need to invest in a pac a mac if you want to use it
A few more purchases made for the car
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/1gtsw7de013Medium.jpg
Push start and horn
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/1gtsw7de010Medium.jpg
lights
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/1gtsw7de006Medium.jpg
Areoscreen.
Picking up my new digital dash tomorrow so more pics to come.
you'll need to watch you dont get a speeding ticket driving that:lol: good work mate even if you've not done a lot of it yourself;)
This looks good, all the best with it mate!
Cheers guys, photo of the digital dash to follow soon.
My etb instruments digi dash. It has rev limiters, shift lights, lap timers etc plus all the boring day to day stuff. Worth every penny of the £427 I paid for it.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/2gtsw7deMedium.jpg
I like it... I wonder how you wire in the rev limiter though?
Cool car. You going to take it up Forrestburn or somewhere when it's all complete? :)
Cool car. You going to take it up Forrestburn or somewhere when it's all complete? :)
That was one of the main reasons for buying it was a sunday car and to hill climb it at forrestburn mate.
beezasport
02-02-2008, 12:51
I like it... I wonder how you wire in the rev limiter though?
Think it;'s ECU controlled
That was one of the main reasons for buying it was a sunday car and to hill climb it at forrestburn mate.
I can see the track from my house (through binoculars....), but never been to watch. Looks a lot of fun from the photos I've seen.
Log onto mscc.org.uk for a list of events. We're always looking for marshalls and the fun nights are good fun. Not that dear to join either.
Looks as if its still going back the way but its actually coming along.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de2002.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de2003.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de2004.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de2007.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p253/kennym999/gtsw7de3003.jpg
Cheers
Nice seats.
Coming along nicely Kenny.
You think it will be finished for enjoying it in the summer?
I hope so, Im kind of held up now waiting for my carbuerretors to get refurbed. Hopefully ready mid summer at the latest.
How's the build going Kenny? :) I was up at Forrestburn today for an hour. Left because I couldn't feel my fingers anymore to use my camera in the extreme wind up there!! :blink: Quite a challenging track by the looks of it, especially when the drizzle came. Saw a few moments at the final hairpin. :D
Alright mate, builds coming along quite slowly. Probably going to be next year now before its all road legal. Need to post some updates soon though. Glad you enjoyed the hill mate. Both hairpains are by far the best parts on the track and as you say even better in the rain.