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Marc D
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31st Mar 04 at 12:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what is there on the market? something like a 1.3 with low insurance
BeArDy
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just get a Dax without the engine, just the space frame and stuff
and you can fit your own engine

Most kit cars have the option of having with or without engine
Macca_G
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Even a 1.3 would be a rocket!! and be hard to insure I reckon you be looking at a 500CC or something like that..
Marc D
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know any good web sites?

thanks
corsa_u_can
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Me and my mates have been looking into kit cars. Got insurance quotes of about a grand full comp with a couple of years no claims. We are 21 and it was on a 2litre tiger kit car with a limited mileage. Look at www.tigerracing.co.uk these are the kits 2 get!
Marc D
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im 16 atm 17 in august and im doing the mechanics course at college so it will be a good project. also i want something fun for a second car as my fiat 126 is shit
BeArDy
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2470305386&category=29750

there you go
just what u need
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something liek a Caterham/westfield 7 styled car wiith a metro as the donor car - mates doing it at the mo - and all the insurance and MOT etc is catered around the metro

its a 1.3 I think as well - and should shift as the car weighs nothing - however his is even lighter as his family business is making one off composite and GRP parts for cars/boats nething really - so its pretty much full carbon and has been done as a demo for the company
Marc D
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so the engine i use will keep the same insurance as the original car?
BeArDy
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yes
Marc D
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2470305386&category=29750

there you go
just what u need


if i had the money i would

ill buy that haynes manula that tells you how to build one for as little as £250
Marc D
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found the one i want http://www.tigerracing.co.uk/cars/z100main.htm
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one for sale £12,000
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2469815517&category=29750
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well i had this kit car when i was 18! after having 2 bad crashes i was still paying only £700 tpft for insurance! after this i went for a mini 998cc and was paying almost £1500!

it was classed as less then insurance group one!!!!!!!!!! it had a 1.3 litre uno engine in it and was faster then mates 1.8zetec escort! 0 -60 in just under 9 secs! not bad!

i even got quote after having a 1.4litre uno turbo engine running 52psi boost! best uno engine in country and insurace wud have gone up £160!!!! was just amazing on insurance!

here is a quick pic, had it all iced up in the end which slowed it down, 2 jl 10s, 2 jl 8s, 3 amps etc etc etc! was great fun in summer! just not really very reliable
Marc D
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what happened to it? how much was it new or when you got it?

cheers
FlamingCorsa
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well i had accident with the back of bmw and made mess of it, i repaired it tho but i have a feeling the chassis was bent a little! never drove the same! i bought it of my brother who built it and spent a lot on it! i bought it off him for 1 k tho!

got soo many looks, exhaust was soo loud and everyone stupid thought it was a tvr with a v8! lol
Marc D
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i want one
FlamingCorsa
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i had it when i was a collage and used 2 drive 2 collage without fail with top down, unless it was raininy heavely!!!!!!!! had top donw in snow and everything!

so long as u were moving u wud never get wet cos it went over the car! never understand y people with soft top cars dont have tops down! a waste!

love the car and someitmes i miss it, wud have loved it with uno turbo engine in it! WOW
Patrick
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Never understand why people with soft tops don't have them down all year round??

Cos they look like twats driving down the high street when it's wet and the temp is 4 degrees.
Marc D
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he said unless it was raining
Patrick
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quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
had top donw in snow and everything!

 
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