Let's see some pictures of your kit car.

[ol]

Skyedriver said:

ol said:

Here's my little beasty

Formula 27 factory built with 1100cc Honda Super Blackbird engine. Great fun

Seen that recently on the bay of E?

I hope not! It's tucked up in my garage, but I've done a few bits to it since these photos were taken. I'll get some more recent images up when the sun comes out again.

Link to the one on Ebay?

[studog]

Lordbenny said:

studog said:

Pre-Lit Westy?

What ever it is its lovely!

Thanks chaps.


Previous build was a Locust(Ply and Ladder chassis)but well spotted!

This is scratch built. Dimensions based exactly on the series 3 Lotus Seven (which is more different to a caterham than you the urban myth) Built to be as close a copy as poss. Full series 3 rep interior just fitted last month in the correct cloth etc. Genuine 1969 Dunlop Alloys, 1600 Crossflow of course!
Aero screens for the good weather. I have full screen and half hood for the colder months (scratch built too!)

Thanks for the comments.

Stu

[andy-xr]

My 2+2, just taking a little coolant system break after a whole 3 miles. It was just an airlock in the end

[EddyP]

My Vortex GTV at Donnington last year:



The current state it's in:

[Skyedriver]

ol said:

I hope not! It's tucked up in my garage, but I've done a few bits to it since these photos were taken. I'll get some more recent images up when the sun comes out again.

Link to the one on Ebay?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LUEGO-VIENTO-V8-3500-/290865120030?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43b8e9831e


My mistake, think it was the 4 holes, although I thought the ebay one was a locost

Must get out more

[Elise18S]

EddyP said:

My Vortex GTV at Donnington last year:



The current state it's in:

Would love to know more about these... What's a realistic build cost? How is performance and handling?
Cheers...

[EddyP]

Elise18S said:

Would love to know more about these... What's a realistic build cost? How is performance and handling?
Cheers...

Build cost depends which engine you use, as does performance.

Options are:
Ford 2.5L V6 )Mondeo)
Ford 3.0L V6 (Mondeo)
Ford Ecoboost
Volvo T5

So power ranges from 200bhp right up to 380bhp (which is what i'm expecting from mine when I finish rebuilding the engine)
HAndling is very good, suspension isn't off anything else, it's all designed for the car, there's been a lot of time and development put into it, even to the extent the car has been on a shaker rig at prodrive, the car's even spent time in a wind tunnel, it's a properly developed vehicle.

Kit price is £13.5k, to build an ecoboost powered car which is the top spec, just under 300bhp etc... it's about 30k on the road.
Unfortunately because it's such a high quality kit, things aren't cheap, an Ecoboost engine, ECU and gearbox can total up to £4k, paint £2k, trim £1.5k.

Have a look at www.vortex-auto.com give Chris a call if you want to see a car and have a test drive.

[westy turbo]

Great engine choice!

turbonutter said:

Any Excuse to post pictures There have been a couple of Hawk Stratos posted, this one is a Corse'I'





Cheers

[westy turbo]

My thing

[ol]

westy turbo said:

My thing

Looks good! Are you running slicks on the road?!

[dieselave]

Whilst not really a kit car, (as I designed and made it myself), here is my toy.

[Ben Jk]

[westy turbo]

ol said:

Looks good! Are you running slicks on the road?!

Just track use

[stylussprinter]

My SSC Classic Stylus , built 1997 and on the road in 1999 . Three years later a competition only car so trailered. Many incarnations of development , chassis wise , body wise , engine wise .No development since 2009/10 though since when only a few events per year entered.

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[OlberJ]

I do love Stylussesses. Such a nice shape with those minilites

[ceebmoj]

EddyP said:

My Vortex GTV at Donnington last year:

IMHO one of the prettiest looking kits about.

[Davel]

Built a good few years ago Pastiche Henley

[Fastpedeller]

dieselave said:

Whilst not really a kit car, (as I designed and made it myself), here is my toy.

Looks good - tell us more...... In particular how did you go about making the bodyshell?

[L5W]

some great pics and cars in this thread

Heres my MK Indy, IVA'd and road legal since May '12



Lee

[dieselave]

Fastpedeller said:

dieselave said:

Whilst not really a kit car, (as I designed and made it myself), here is my toy.

Looks good - tell us more...... In particular how did you go about making the bodyshell?

I have a http://www.evade.com.au/articles.php. (not selling, just helping).
Some technical details: V6 twin turbo. Albins sequential transaxle. AP brakes. Tubular chassis. There is more on the site. But feel free to ask.