Making a kit-car track car

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:08 am

HI all, I'm gona start building myself a trackcar kit-car. As most of you are from england and that place is the place for kit-cars. Has anyone done anything like that and has enyone any experience and so on? As I'm building it from ground up and haven't desided on a base car. Thinking of a Lada at the moment, because in here there are a lot of oldschool racemechaniks who realy know how to make them realy realy fast. + electics are easy on them. So if anyone can give me advice please do so.

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:49 am

Buy the book " build your own sportscar for 250 pounds" by Ron Champion.
It describes to build a Lotus 7 style car with a Ford Escort Mk1,2 donor.

www.locostbuilders.co.uk is great too.

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:46 pm

Found this car as an option to rebuild it to a track car

http://pilt.delfi.ee/picture/1653681/

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:22 pm

depends how far you want to go, this is pretty awesome, plus has boost!

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2509637

from this thread: http://www.homemadeturbo.com/forum/inde ... c=74344.50

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:34 pm

Ettore Bugatti wrote:Buy the book " build your own sportscar for 250 pounds" by Ron Champion.
It describes to build a Lotus 7 style car with a Ford Escort Mk1,2 donor.

www.locostbuilders.co.uk is great too.

I've got that one kicking around at home too, I was going to suggest the Escort, but couldn't remember where I'd read about it...

My dad is using the Scimitar for his kit car...

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:28 am

I like the rear engine one, I have a480 spare engine in here with a gearbox

or should I just buy another junk 480 and rip that apart

Or a 440 turbo. That would be fun

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:50 pm

build your own sportscar for 250 pounds

Not with a Mk1 or 2 escort you wont, even completely shafted 1 litre base cars are going for big cash these days!
If youve got an automatic 2 door shell thats rot free its a license to print money, the rally boys will snap your hand off for it!

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:43 pm

Yes, 250 pounds is a little bit under estimated. 2500 pounds does seems a better indication.

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:55 pm

Gotta be able to get a 2nd hand Lotus 7/ Caterham kit copy for under a grand?

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:03 pm

Just get a caterham 7 and pick your own engine, it'll save you hassle and probably money in the long term plus it'll be worth something when you go to sell it on

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:35 am

Not to mention the fun factor in sideways driving at the slightest hint of rain!

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:41 pm

I'm doing it just for fun factor and something to do in these long winter evenings.

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:38 am

Ettore Bugatti wrote:Yes, 250 pounds is a little bit under estimated. 2500 pounds does seems a better indication.

its is a rather old book though isnt it?
maybe when written, you COULD do one for 250.
(remember the days of haggling with scrap yard owners? nah mate....ill give you a fiver for this lot...suspension, steering wheels, you name it....all for under a tenner)
*sigh*

rob