RAW Fulcrum?

[shaun fulcrum]

No build site but I'm on locostbuilders under the same name, got a few build pics in my archive.

Started building it last April! seems ages ago (the other half probably thinks it was a life time).

SVA was fine, no big problems just me not being very organised or thorough before hand.

If you want to know anything more specific just ask.

Heres another pic for you.



Contraversial rear end.

[kennyrayandersen]

shaun fulcrum said:

Controversial rear end.

It's not exactly bad from the rear, it just seems that the boot don't go with the rest. Still, rejecting it outright over the boot would be like kicking a pretty lady out of bed because her second toe was longer than her big toe -- a bit silly.

The Sylva RT, is also very nice -- what's the difference between that and a phoenix? ans is it still offered by anyone?

[Pierscoe1]

cool... been readin.. LOTS.. on Locostbuilders..

went to register.. and it asked me to ring up!!?!?! REALLY?!?!?

[kennyrayandersen]

yeah -- a bit of a pain -- especially since I had to make the call from Korea. The call was $10 bucks! Just because they couldn't figure out a decent way to let legitimate folks sign up without the penu$ enhancers, brea$t enlargers, and other nar-do-wells from barging in.

[jeffw]

The Stylus was a heavy, more road focused version of the Striker/Phoenix/Fury/Stylus/Fulcrum family which a number of people made lighter and went racing! The company who made them (SSC) has ceased manufacturing as far as I'm aware. More details on the Stylus at http://www.clubstylus.be/ and one for sale http://pistonheads.com/sales/1255293.htm

Edited by jeffw on Friday 13th November 06:19

[kennyrayandersen]

jeffw said:

The Stylus was a heavy, more road focused version of the Striker/Phoenix/Fury/Stylus/Fulcrum family which a number of people made lighter and went racing! The company who made them (SSC) has ceased manufacturing as far as I'm aware. More details on the Stylus at http://www.clubstylus.be/ and one for sale http://pistonheads.com/sales/1255293.htm

Edited by jeffw on Friday 13th November 06:19

Unfortunately, I can import a kit from the UK, but not a completed car (my government cares so much about my welfare; they’ve taken it upon themselves to decide which cars I can and can’t drive). We can import a manufactured car 25 years old or older without restriction; however, if it’s never been imported into the States, they is no way to do it under seven figures. Too bad, because I’d more than like to buy a used 7 or other well-sorted and completed kit from the UK – just ain’t going to happen with the control monsters at the helm of our fair country. I know I shouldn’t whine as many in the EU have it worse for regulations and restrictions, so I’ll get off the soapbox now!

[seansverige]

Have you checked what the US authorities definition of kit is? Hasn't this hurdle been cleared before, maybe even in the UK way back in the days of car purchase tax. A kit is fully built, then dismantled just enough to qualify as a kit, e.g. remove drive train and wheels - but supply both as part of the 'kit'. Am I imagining this or did Caterham used to do something like this? Seem to recall 15 hours of not too demanding spanner time being mentioned... Could this same approach be applied to a used kit?

I'm assuming of course that the new European type approved Caterham is of no relevance / interest to the US regulators.

[kennyrayandersen]

I'm pretty familiar with the rules and regulations. A school chum of mine, whom you may have heard of, Tom Kirkham of Kirkham Motor Sports, builds aluminum-bodied Cobras over in Poland. The drive train and engine can't be installed and really shouldn't (unless you want trouble) even be shipped with the car. Rollers, or semi-rollers (palletized) cars come into the States from Africa (Super Performance and Birkin)after which the drive train and wheels and tire can be installed by the buyer. Tom brings his in from Poland, and there are a few trickling in from Aussy-land. So, it can be done that way.

The real problem is that most folk aren't going to be willing to remove the drive train, palletize the car, and ship everything separately. Well, they might for the right kind of money, but then the 'good deal' has suddenly gotten a lot more expensive. So, it probably better to just get the kit. The kit manufacturers are relatively accustomed to shipping since they do enough of it to become familiar. I've looked at a few UK kits pretty seriously. You chaps certainly have a lot more choices than we do here in Cobraland. The MK Indy is now coming into the States, and the J-15 (Lord help us find a cool name) is supposed to be being worked over to a US donor, so hopefully things are looking up for us.

I'm personally torn between a 7, the J-15, and I sort of like the Fulcrum, though JeffW assures me it's a 2-bagger in the daylight (Ha ha). I'm also looking at building some type of Morgan clone, either from scratch or maybe a Pembleton. One thing we do have going for us over here is cheap land, so a huge shop is in the works where a can plan, build and house several projects without having to sell the 'children' off just to start a new one.