Kit cars

gtvlusso

Wondering if I should sell the house and buy this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Expedition-Un ... 3cc88d992b

davis

gtvlusso wrote:

Wondering if I should sell the house and buy this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Expedition-Un ... 3cc88d992b

Curiously, that's been in my eBay "Watch list" for a while...

gtvlusso

meanredspider wrote:

Bit late to this thread but this is my weekend toy (as I'm sure a few folk are now aware)



It's a little too hardcore for the road (though it's road legal) - whenever I drive it, I find myself on the wrong side of the road overtaking far too often - it's insanely quick around roundabouts too.

Caterhams are fabulous - my brother had a 1700 Supersprint. We often debated more power but that kinda misses the point. They hold their value brilliantly and cost nothing to maintain.

That is fecking sweet; Is it the fabled 1750 or the 2000?

There is nothing finer in life than a 40 year old GTV........

This is what I would have, if I could afford a kit car;

http://bringatrailer.com/2009/06/23/cus ... kss-clone/

Jaguar XK SS replica....

gtvlusso

MattC59 wrote:

iPete wrote:

I don't need a car.
I'm saving money for a house deposit or something equally sensible and boring.
This is nothing more than day dreaming but the hooligan and petrol head inside me is whispering in my ear, buy a Caterham, own it for a year or two and sell up.

Anyone here fortunate enough to own a weekend car. Looking around interweb there are some better budget options like Tiger.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/index.asp?c=70

This is mine Pete, It's a Dax Rush (not the pink one, that's Mrs Cs). Under the bonnet there is a heavily tuned 3.5L V8, 0-60mph in 4 seconds. Marvellous !!!
If you're thinking of getting one, do it ! You don't have to spend a fortune, a 1.8L Zetec engine will give you fantastic performance and there's loads of potential for future tweeking. Be warned though, they become addictive

Can you fit the Turbo charged 'busa engine into the Dax? I have heard that they are just mental with up to 500BHP on tap......

Someone showed me a video of this as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vExpEl0_5-Y

Smart car with a turbo charged 'busa engine....

meanredspider

gtvlusso wrote:

That is fecking sweet; Is it the fabled 1750 or the 2000?

There is nothing finer in life than a 40 year old GTV........

It's got a 2000 under the bonnet (was originally a 1300 GTJ) mostly because most race regs don't do 1750s any favours.

Here's the video from the race at Silverstone that pic is from. I'm being chased down by an original works GTAm - so here's the videos

Rear-facing only
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIWiBnEOeHQ

Composite in-car with rearview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ppWLLNAsQk

Levi_501

I have circuit raced cars for several years and also rallied. Motorsport is open wallet surgery and since starting a family motorsport is not an option.

However, whilst not racing I am saving for a Gardner Douglas 427, thinking of a MKIII but may swing towartds a MKIV.