David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 08:21 PM |
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7.5 years from start to SVA - but mine's a book Locost built from scratch. About 5 years of that was pottering along achieving very little
until I decided that I had to either finish it or give up...
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RK
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 08:43 PM |
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I'll just add this:
Depends how standard you want things. Every deviation will cost time and money. Pick an easy engine for example - one that hundreds have already done.
Otherwise, you're adding to things exponentially.
And yes, making parts is satisfying, but in reality (not the one many people live in) is that the little bits you need to buy to do it properly, will
usually exceed purchase price of something done many many times before. Don't forget to add fuel costs and time when you run all over the place
looking for the small bits. Example: sure you can make your own buck and fabricate your own nosecone, but 80 pounds new for a locost spec one made by
a reputable supplier, is impossible to beat.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 09:01 PM |
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My biggest cause for delay was me being too fussy - I'd do something, or fit something, and decide that I didn't like it. I'd then
take it all off and do something different...
...goodness only knows how much that added to the total cost too! 
In the end, I just decided to get it finished - do the best job I could manage, and leave things alone once done. Amazing how everything progressed
once I'd made that decision!
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wicket
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 07:19 AM |
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4yrs & 4mths to SVA and on the road
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coozer
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 09:17 AM |
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First kit took 9 months
Current one took 1.5 years to sva, 3 seconds to destroy then 4 weeks to rebuild.
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 02:31 PM |
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8 years for a scratch built
ATB
Paul
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 03:49 PM |
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14 Months
14 months , Scratch build
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 05:03 PM |
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3 years for a scratch built +442
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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dnmalc
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| posted on 6/4/10 at 06:24 PM |
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5 years so far for a locost build no kits all built from bare metal no cheating. Finally getting to stripping the loom and bodywork.
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