AK
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How much do you reckon it would cost to build a budget track/fast road fun car......
price minus an engine...... using my spare
nova shell, stripped, brakes, suspension, cage, buckets
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jr
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1-2k if i was doing it
[Edited on 23-10-2004 by jr]
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Greg_M
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2k ish. depends on quality of shell, resto needed, and options with suspension, cage ect.
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ed
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Nova shell - £400 - £800
Stripped - £free, or you could sell parts
Brakes - £100 for V6 brakes, £700 for some real brakes
Suspension - £500-£800 for decent gear, or Koni adjustables with decent springs would be about £300
Cage - £400-£500
Buckets - £200 - £1000
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Nismo
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depends if you want a 'good' track car or 'a' track car
Id say 1.5K max if your fitting the engine yourself.
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AK
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wouldnt use v6 brakes.....
Prob use 2.0 16v brakes......
most expensive part would be the fitting kit for the engine i'd think..... can prob get the rest second hand...
I'd say 1.5k including the car....
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jr
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=157561
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AK
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or buy one..... 
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Fad
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hmm nova
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jr
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=156528
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AK
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i dont really need it..... i have the corsa. But i was thinking of it as a 2 or 3 way plaything.... splitting costs etc and sharing for 1/4 and track days etc....
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Ian
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Why not just rent out your Corsa and use the money on a bonkers spec for that.
That must need stuff?
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AK
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=156528 nope  slow, and sounds crap.... prefer the half finished first one
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jr
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yes, its only a tenth quicker than my 1.4
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AK
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Ian - the corsa is a fucking money pit
It's needing alot of money spent to get it how i want it....
solid lifter top end, 300+ cams, steel rods etc....
glassfibre wings/boot and bonnet
leda suspension
slicks...
Id rather build the nova, and rent it out, than letting the corsa be cained by random folk it would be expensive to fix
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Scottydoo
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U usually give it ot free to random ppl to cane the arse out....should start charging
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AK
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i know...... but a track day is going to be hard on a car/engine...
I'd need a personal assurance that any damage done would be paid for etc.....
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goldfish
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
Ian - the corsa is a fucking money pit
It's needing alot of money spent to get it how i want it....
solid lifter top end, 300+ cams, steel rods etc....
glassfibre wings/boot and bonnet
leda suspension
slicks...
Id rather build the nova, and rent it out, than letting the corsa be cained by random folk it would be expensive to fix
yes cause it will be cained by AK, RT and the ginger one 
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starkmotorsport
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Im not sure a hire track car would be so great as theres always people that spin off and often hit each other. You have nothing to go on as you sign a disclaimer going onto the track, so you'd need some proper advice on how to make people cough up if they ruin the car.
Plus good Nova shells are very rare these days. Good idea though.
Whens this Corsa going to be finished Adam? Going to Crail on the 6th?
(Oh and better not let anyone else see this post as I linked "Nova" and "Kindness" together the other week and some people were screaming blue murder at me for it! )
[Edited on 23.10.04 by starkmotorsport]
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AK
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i saw that.....
I'm not sure when the corsa is ready, i'm still in Norway..... 6weeks now... maybe another 4 to come 
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Adam-D
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guy on migweb did it 4 £800
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Adam-D
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http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=157625
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AK
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800....
i was taxed twice that this month
is that 800 including the car, engine etc?
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ed
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Na, he had the engine already and was given the shell 
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AK
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so..... 800 is around what i'd expect to pay...
Thing is.... i could do it cheap using cheap mounts and tapered shafts.... but i dont think that would be wise considering the hammering it would get
The engine will be a rebuilt c20 with cams/arp rod bolts i think..... 1 engine out of 2 lying around eh with lots of spares
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