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Making a kit-car track car
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:08 am
by aibast
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:49 am
by Ettore Bugatti
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.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:46 pm
by aibast
Found this car as an option to rebuild it to a track car
http://pilt.delfi.ee/picture/1653681/
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:22 pm
by owen080808
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
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:34 pm
by Sophie
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...
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:28 am
by aibast
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
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:50 pm
by Murf
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!
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:43 pm
by Ettore Bugatti
Yes, 250 pounds is a little bit under estimated. 2500 pounds does seems a better indication.
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:55 pm
by 98kellrs
Gotta be able to get a 2nd hand Lotus 7/ Caterham kit copy for under a grand?
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:03 pm
by Murf
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
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:35 am
by 98kellrs
Not to mention the fun factor in sideways driving at the slightest hint of rain!
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:41 pm
by aibast
I'm doing it just for fun factor and something to do in these long winter evenings.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:38 am
by robkendall
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