GBS factory visit
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Guys,
Just a quick one really, went to the GBS factory the other day as I was in the area and thought I'd post my findings - might help others.
This was my first face to face dealings with the guys at GBS and I have to say I was impressed.
The enthusiasm shown by the staff was brilliant. Spent an hour in the workshop chatting to the guys in there and looking at a few builds - mostly customer builds being prepped for IVA.
There were cars in varying states of build which I had a good poke around and even a coupld of the old RH chassis they were working on for people - it has to be said the GBS Zero is light years ahead of anything that RH produced.
The quality of the parts was quite high when you consider the price point. Also got to speak to a couple of guys who had popped in for parts they both seemed really pleased with the quality of kit they'd received.
The stock of parts (new and refurbed) was also pretty extensive, It also seems they're keen to increase the number of in house manufactured parts.
Ben took me for a blast in their demo car - running standard 2.0 Zetec with Emerald ECU mapped for 160bhp. Ride and handling were far better than I expected. No crashing and banging over bumps or cats eyes, no squeaky panels felt really well put together. The performance was pretty impressive adn the flexibility of the Zetec was a welcome change - seemed equally happy pootling through the villages as it did 'having the beans' on some of the lanes.
I have to say that the Zero has definatley gone back onto my list of potential builds. Hoping to get to see a couple more manufacturers over the coming months before I make a decision.
Chris
Just a quick one really, went to the GBS factory the other day as I was in the area and thought I'd post my findings - might help others.
This was my first face to face dealings with the guys at GBS and I have to say I was impressed.
The enthusiasm shown by the staff was brilliant. Spent an hour in the workshop chatting to the guys in there and looking at a few builds - mostly customer builds being prepped for IVA.
There were cars in varying states of build which I had a good poke around and even a coupld of the old RH chassis they were working on for people - it has to be said the GBS Zero is light years ahead of anything that RH produced.
The quality of the parts was quite high when you consider the price point. Also got to speak to a couple of guys who had popped in for parts they both seemed really pleased with the quality of kit they'd received.
The stock of parts (new and refurbed) was also pretty extensive, It also seems they're keen to increase the number of in house manufactured parts.
Ben took me for a blast in their demo car - running standard 2.0 Zetec with Emerald ECU mapped for 160bhp. Ride and handling were far better than I expected. No crashing and banging over bumps or cats eyes, no squeaky panels felt really well put together. The performance was pretty impressive adn the flexibility of the Zetec was a welcome change - seemed equally happy pootling through the villages as it did 'having the beans' on some of the lanes.
I have to say that the Zero has definatley gone back onto my list of potential builds. Hoping to get to see a couple more manufacturers over the coming months before I make a decision.
Chris
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