After the Stoneleigh show... a Stratos
Discussion
.... Bump (err, if you're allowed to use that term)
Just an update for anyone who is remotely interested
15 months after paying my deposit my Stratos chassis got delivered to the builder earlier this week along with the first stage of the kit that should take me up to a rolling chassis. Whoop whoop!!
The engine, a 3.2 V6 Alfa Romeo Busso engine is currently in Cardiff being fully rebuilt. Whoop Whoop!!
I've pretty much finalised the details of the car in relation to colours, paint, decals, dash, wheels, exhaust, rally-spec lights etc, interior colours and engine bits... although it will start off being toned-down a bit to go through IVA. Nothing much has changed in my head from how I imagined I would want a car to look in 2015 and how the final car should look at the end of the process.
The end result should be a 1:1 replica of the 1:18th scale model in the pics which is car No.4 which finished 2nd in the 1977 WRC Tour De Corse.
I can't pretend I've enjoyed the process so far (and the build hasn't even started!!) but that's my fault and because I'm too much of a control-freak and have too many ocd tendencies to be comfortable just waiting for things to happen but I'm getting used to it. Listerbell have been fabulous and you feel a tangible passion about what they are doing which is pretty infectious so I've no doubts I'm going to end up with something fantastic. Mrs R thinks I'm a bit more excited than a grown up should be ... but that's no bad thing.
Anyhow, pic of chassis, pic of assorted bits of stuff and.... gratuitous pic of Ultima since it's the Ultima forum
Just an update for anyone who is remotely interested
15 months after paying my deposit my Stratos chassis got delivered to the builder earlier this week along with the first stage of the kit that should take me up to a rolling chassis. Whoop whoop!!
The engine, a 3.2 V6 Alfa Romeo Busso engine is currently in Cardiff being fully rebuilt. Whoop Whoop!!
I've pretty much finalised the details of the car in relation to colours, paint, decals, dash, wheels, exhaust, rally-spec lights etc, interior colours and engine bits... although it will start off being toned-down a bit to go through IVA. Nothing much has changed in my head from how I imagined I would want a car to look in 2015 and how the final car should look at the end of the process.
The end result should be a 1:1 replica of the 1:18th scale model in the pics which is car No.4 which finished 2nd in the 1977 WRC Tour De Corse.
I can't pretend I've enjoyed the process so far (and the build hasn't even started!!) but that's my fault and because I'm too much of a control-freak and have too many ocd tendencies to be comfortable just waiting for things to happen but I'm getting used to it. Listerbell have been fabulous and you feel a tangible passion about what they are doing which is pretty infectious so I've no doubts I'm going to end up with something fantastic. Mrs R thinks I'm a bit more excited than a grown up should be ... but that's no bad thing.
Anyhow, pic of chassis, pic of assorted bits of stuff and.... gratuitous pic of Ultima since it's the Ultima forum
Edited by renmure on Friday 10th August 22:36
Incase anyone is still awake at the back... it's still not an Ultima but...
This is all still coming together. IVA is next month,
Fuller info here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Gratuitous Ultima pic for attention
This is all still coming together. IVA is next month,
Fuller info here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Gratuitous Ultima pic for attention
TR3B said:
Damn you, now I want a Stratos. That's amazing. Congrats!
Compared to the Ultima, how was construction?
I'm the least technical bloke you could meet so the only thing I've been involved in is ticking boxes and choosing options rather than actually building any of it. I've been following a lot of build threads tho and it seems like there are very few (if any) requirements for builders to problem-solve issues so I guess that means the kit is comprehensive and goes together well.Compared to the Ultima, how was construction?
Gratuitous engine pics of STRs and GTRs
La La La La La.... head is in the sand .... La La La La La
I've not really added it up. 20% over maybe or 25% maybe. I'll do that at the end I guess when I bring the car home (hopefully) sometime before Christmas. Things evolved in the available spec over the period of time so changing from eg Jenvey ITBs to the bespoke Listerbell ITBs was more costly but a no brainer, as was the custom exhaust then the extra cost of having the Zircotec treatment then the option for having the interior trimming done by a specialist trimming company and a few other smaller "upgrades." The intention had always been to have the Alitalia stripes painted over the original gelcoat and I always thought the Listerbell price guide for that at just over £1500 was either very cheap or very good value. In the end having the full car painted multiplied that cost a fair bit but is a different level in terms of quality. I've spent quite a bit on the engine then having it rebuilt to as-new then deciding to go for more aggressive cams so probably now needing another rolling road mapping session so that extra expense is all on my head.
Being honest, the buoyant market for these cars means that the over budget aspect isn't such an issue*
I've not really added it up. 20% over maybe or 25% maybe. I'll do that at the end I guess when I bring the car home (hopefully) sometime before Christmas. Things evolved in the available spec over the period of time so changing from eg Jenvey ITBs to the bespoke Listerbell ITBs was more costly but a no brainer, as was the custom exhaust then the extra cost of having the Zircotec treatment then the option for having the interior trimming done by a specialist trimming company and a few other smaller "upgrades." The intention had always been to have the Alitalia stripes painted over the original gelcoat and I always thought the Listerbell price guide for that at just over £1500 was either very cheap or very good value. In the end having the full car painted multiplied that cost a fair bit but is a different level in terms of quality. I've spent quite a bit on the engine then having it rebuilt to as-new then deciding to go for more aggressive cams so probably now needing another rolling road mapping session so that extra expense is all on my head.
Being honest, the buoyant market for these cars means that the over budget aspect isn't such an issue*
- famous last words
renmure said:
La La La La La.... head is in the sand .... La La La La La
I've not really added it up. 20% over maybe or 25% maybe. I'll do that at the end I guess when I bring the car home (hopefully) sometime before Christmas. Things evolved in the available spec over the period of time so changing from eg Jenvey ITBs to the bespoke Listerbell ITBs was more costly but a no brainer, as was the custom exhaust then the extra cost of having the Zircotec treatment then the option for having the interior trimming done by a specialist trimming company and a few other smaller "upgrades." The intention had always been to have the Alitalia stripes painted over the original gelcoat and I always thought the Listerbell price guide for that at just over £1500 was either very cheap or very good value. In the end having the full car painted multiplied that cost a fair bit but is a different level in terms of quality. I've spent quite a bit on the engine then having it rebuilt to as-new then deciding to go for more aggressive cams so probably now needing another rolling road mapping session so that extra expense is all on my head.
Being honest, the buoyant market for these cars means that the over budget aspect isn't such an issue*
That still seems very good value, I seem to have spent well over budget on my truck.I've not really added it up. 20% over maybe or 25% maybe. I'll do that at the end I guess when I bring the car home (hopefully) sometime before Christmas. Things evolved in the available spec over the period of time so changing from eg Jenvey ITBs to the bespoke Listerbell ITBs was more costly but a no brainer, as was the custom exhaust then the extra cost of having the Zircotec treatment then the option for having the interior trimming done by a specialist trimming company and a few other smaller "upgrades." The intention had always been to have the Alitalia stripes painted over the original gelcoat and I always thought the Listerbell price guide for that at just over £1500 was either very cheap or very good value. In the end having the full car painted multiplied that cost a fair bit but is a different level in terms of quality. I've spent quite a bit on the engine then having it rebuilt to as-new then deciding to go for more aggressive cams so probably now needing another rolling road mapping session so that extra expense is all on my head.
Being honest, the buoyant market for these cars means that the over budget aspect isn't such an issue*
- famous last words
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