Dazz150
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| posted on 27/10/17 at 08:58 PM |
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Buyers guide: MK Indy, MNR, Mac etc
Evening all. I have been searching the internet and doing months of research and I have committed to the idea of buying a "seven" type
car.
With a budget of 15k, and a BEC preferable im now starting to go out and view cars. Im mechanically minded so im confident in giving the car a look
over.
But I was wondering, if you current owners were to go out and buy another seven type car, what have you learnt from ownership and what would be the
first thing you would check or examine?
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Daf
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| posted on 27/10/17 at 09:12 PM |
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Check it's registered correctly, if in any doubt about this walk away - I'd say this is absolutely the most essential thing to check.
Other than that it's all down to the builder and quality of the build - generally the old rule applies, if it looks right it probably is.
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BigMac
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| posted on 27/10/17 at 10:12 PM |
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Agree with Daf there, if you're mechanically minded you can soon spot a good one after a good conversation with the owner.
Being honest if I were to do it all again and I were looking for a bike engined car, I would go straight for an AB Arion. Having followed Andy and the
team for a long while, the workmanship that goes into their cars is superb and really, no one knows more about putting a bike engine in a car than
those guys. I'm actually really fond of the looks, too. Could you build one for £15k? Not sure, but the end result would be one hell of a
car.
Having had a BEC for nearly a decade now (god, that's gone far too fast!), if I'd be looking one over, as well as general quality
I'd be looking at:
* Quality of the cradle/engine mounting, i.e. is it solid mounted or have they taken the time to metalistic bush the cradle
* Is the cooling system up to the job (i.e. not just your standard polo rad)
* Is it running a quality two piece prop with a nice gentle angle on both parts, with a TRT section
* Has the oil system been beefed up, at a minimum I'd want a baffled sump and possibly an external oil cooler (and pressure/temp gauge)
* Not essential, but is it running a good quality exhaust manifold (for your budget, I'd be expecting a well made custom one)
* Again not essential, but a custom ECU/power commander on a custom map by a reputable tuner
Generally when looking a car over, especially one that's self built, I'm always happier when I see torque seal over bolts, or even better,
lock wire on the important stuff like the bolts holding the sprocket adaptor to the prop, prop to diff etc.
Whilst reverse isn't essential, if it's a road car I'd recommend it (and some on here wouldn't agree with me) - might be a
rare ocurrence but you WILL get caught out when some stubborn guy decides he's not letting you through between parked cars, then won't
reverse out of your way! Reverse wise, I'd be going with an electric motor setup next time- tried the Quaife reverse box thing, don't rate
it.
Either way, good luck with the search!
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CosKev3
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| posted on 28/10/17 at 09:27 AM |
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With a budget of 15k you can get a nice Westfield Megabusa,if you can afford a Westfield I would get one over all the other manufacturers you list in
the title 
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Andy B
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| posted on 28/10/17 at 03:44 PM |
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I have a customer selling a mint Westfield Megablade at the moment - it’s road registered and has all the right bits - currently has a 919 blade in it
but had the taller bonnet we did to allow cbr1000rr fitment
Finished in bright orange it’s pretty much immaculate and he’s asking £10,500 for it - to be honest I can’t believe it’s still for sale at that money
- there’s pictures of it on our AB Performance Facebook page if you scroll down
Best regards
Andy
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