170mph F1 car out of motorbike and banger parts...

[attym3]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029106/Ra...

Brakes from a £300 MR2 apparently

Mark

ETA...not sure where the heart came from

[FurballS2000]

back to front tyres as well by the looks of it

[Sam_68]

Russ (the builder) is a PistonHeader... you'll find him lurking in the kitcars forum quite a bit of the time.

[MX7]

He's been doing it for years, hasn't he? I think he used to have a red one.

[soad]

Tell me it's his daily runner?

[sharpfocus]

It doesn't look that great... but you can't argue with the figures. Good on him.

[jason s4]

blurb from dm said:

'I thought it would be better to build it as a two-seater as what's the point in scaring the life out of yourself when you could be doing it to a passenger too'.

[attym3]

Sam_68 said:

Russ (the builder) is a PistonHeader... you'll find him lurking in the kitcars forum quite a bit of the time.

Good on him ....but who's gonna tell him about the tyres

[anonymous-user]

Looks just like an F1 car..... er does it? It has 4 wheels, and some wings, but to call it an F1 car is just a stretch too far imo.

[alsem]

Max_Torque said:

Looks just like an F1 car..... er does it? It has 4 wheels, and some wings, but to call it an F1 car is just a stretch too far imo.

MR2 with bike engine:


F1 car:

[Steffan]

Interestingly I cannot find this car on the DVLA database or the MID Insurance register. Any thoughts?

[Papa Hotel]

Max_Torque said:

Looks just like an F1 car..... er does it? It has 4 wheels, and some wings, but to call it an F1 car is just a stretch too far imo.

FFS, that's the Daily Wail, don't get too upset. Anyway, it isn't a bad stab at it for some bloke in his shed. I doubt he has the resources of Woking or Maranello at his disposal. Good effort I say.

[sharpfocus]

Steffan said:

Interestingly I cannot find this car on the DVLA database or the MID Insurance register. Any thoughts?

The DVLA are fking useless?

[redgriff500]

Steffan said:

Interestingly I cannot find this car on the DVLA database or the MID Insurance register. Any thoughts?

You have too much time on your hands ?

[y2blade]

Steffan said:

Interestingly I cannot find this car on the DVLA database or the MID Insurance register. Any thoughts?

yeah...here's a thought "you need to get out more"

edit: "you need to get a life" was a bit harsh

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 6th September 09:34

[y2blade]

attym3 said:

Good on him

yep..good on him

[Jonty355]

Been following Russ and his F1 project for ages. Ok, so its not an accurate replica of an F1 car.... but if it was then it couldn't be sensibly road worthy! Which is beside the point.

A like someone has said above, for a built in a shed car. Its amazing! I want one!