Lotus Exige V10

[GTRene]

some "small" updates starting from here since the last update.

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

[dom9]

We need more than that - I want to see the rear frame come together

[GTRene]

me too
the progress is a bit slow when you follow it, but I guess there is also a lot to change
and or to make for it, especially when/if you do it in your spare time (I guess)
we now go into better/warmer weather, so maybe that helps with his productivity around
that Exige.

[the ronin]

This kind of personal project takes so much time and money, after a while reality pops up and thoughts of stopping slow things down.
I know first hand.

[jfk01]

Indeed ..
When work / life gets in the way, things go real slowly ..
When life is busy I try to do something each day to keep momentum going ... even 15 minutes progress on the car helps you get to sleep

[benters]

thats an awesome looking job, would look good in the back of an Esprit !

[GTRene]

yes...
some progress is made, starting from here>>

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

he also made the chassis stronger.

[pthelazyjourno]

Is a step too far for me. Is very cool for what it is, but IMO it's not an Elise/Exige anymore - it's going to weigh a ton (well more than that), it's a lot bigger and more unwieldy, even the suspension is completely different - think there's a point where it's a kit car rather than a modified car, and he's past that point.

Bloody cool though.

[otolith]

That's not an Exige V10, that's a V10 engine with half an Exige stuck to the front of it.

[pthelazyjourno]

otolith said:

That's not an Exige V10, that's a V10 engine with half an Exige stuck to the front of it.

Yup, I'll agree with that. I think if I was going to go that far, I'd be tempted to have a crack at doing my own bodywork - or at least a heavily reworked back end.

The proportions just end up looking a bit Venom otherwise, which I think looks pretty crap (as a design exercise at least - obviously mean as hell and lots of presence but depends what you want in a car).

The RSW car was probably the best of the bunch, but even then making it longer just cocks up the overall design IMO.



Still just looks very tail heavy - and going off the rendering efforts of the V10 car, it'll look nowhere near as cohesive as this one.

[GTRene]

some updates, lots of stuff back from the powder coater, so I guess building up starts soon?

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...

[AyBee]

Thanks for posting. Can't wait for him to finish, wish he'd hurry up

[k-ink]

pthelazyjourno said:

Is a step too far for me. Is very cool for what it is, but IMO it's not an Elise/Exige anymore - it's going to weigh a ton (well more than that), it's a lot bigger and more unwieldy, even the suspension is completely different - think there's a point where it's a kit car rather than a modified car, and he's past that point.

Bloody cool though.

I think you may be right. It might have been wiser to just buy an Ultima.

[chuntington101]

k-ink said:

pthelazyjourno said:

Is a step too far for me. Is very cool for what it is, but IMO it's not an Elise/Exige anymore - it's going to weigh a ton (well more than that), it's a lot bigger and more unwieldy, even the suspension is completely different - think there's a point where it's a kit car rather than a modified car, and he's past that point.

Bloody cool though.

I think you may be right. It might have been wiser to just buy an Ultima.

ESP with the new much stiffer chassis!

[dom9]

Still loving this project and very interested to see how it all turns out - hopefully running soon

[GTRene]

some updates around that project, starting from here (since the last updates>>

http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=74693&po...





verder af 01-10

Edited by GTRene on Friday 1st November 21:54

[GTRene]

again more updates, a few pictures>

[Du1point8]

wonder how it will match up against the other one of these who's name I forget.

Bet its not costing $1 million to create.

[dom9]

Still following this on the original site - he doesn't seem toooooooo far off now

I am guessing this is very much less than $1M

[hondansx]

I can't help but smile - love the idea, just would be my house on it not working in the end.

Driven a home-brew Audi V6'd Exige and it handled like a pig. Owner thought it was great; reality was he couldn't drive for st and a K-Series car would have danced all round it.

I'm sure this guy has a good CV, but you're not going to get the sort of result as if it was a manufacturer-built car, or a properly engineered one by a well respected team.

Take a look at how GT3 Exiges went...more power required more of everything else and ultimately something not any quicker.