Why don't kit car manufacturers............
Discussion
Having followed the kit car industry for 15 years and building a Robin Hood 2B I find myself wanting to build something else. The problem is I find myself put off by current kit prices and regulation complexity plus I am not keen on the aesthetics of many cars on offer.
Like a lot of people, I have my ideas and would like to design my own creation but admit that I lack the skills involved to design and build an IVA compliant car.
As a different approach to kit car production, I would have thought that a company would recognise these customer issues and produce a universal chassis that would comply with regulations and take you up to rolling chassis stage. The customer would have to design it from there in the knowledge that structurally the car is safe and compliant.
The inspiration came from the MEV X5 superlight which simply uses an MX5 complete except a custom frame replaces the body tub and links the front and rear sub frames. I personally like the simplicity of this design but am not keen on the rest of the kit.
A partial chassis kit such as this designed with different bodywork styles in mind should be reasonably priced and appeal to 'want to be' car designers such as myself who want to create something that is unique but also tried and tested.
Like a lot of people, I have my ideas and would like to design my own creation but admit that I lack the skills involved to design and build an IVA compliant car.
As a different approach to kit car production, I would have thought that a company would recognise these customer issues and produce a universal chassis that would comply with regulations and take you up to rolling chassis stage. The customer would have to design it from there in the knowledge that structurally the car is safe and compliant.
The inspiration came from the MEV X5 superlight which simply uses an MX5 complete except a custom frame replaces the body tub and links the front and rear sub frames. I personally like the simplicity of this design but am not keen on the rest of the kit.
A partial chassis kit such as this designed with different bodywork styles in mind should be reasonably priced and appeal to 'want to be' car designers such as myself who want to create something that is unique but also tried and tested.
Thanks for the advice. I am in the process of moving house at the moment but when I am sorted I might get it touch with Stuart of MEV as I like the sound of his 'bag of sand offer' and have always admired his work. After all if my plan fails I could always end up turning it into a Mevster!
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