RIGHT I NEW TO THIS WEB SITE AND WANT SOME INFORMATION WHAT KIT TO BUY I GOT 3 OPTIONS
1 MK INDY R
2 TIGER AVON
3 THE NEW ROBIN HOOD ZERO
WHAT U LOT THINK ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT AFTER I SORTED THE KIT THEN I WILL DECIDE WHAT ENGINE I HAVING


please

[Edited on 20/6/10 by brookie]

MNR VORTX RT?

No need to shout and a please wouldnt go amiss!!

Welcome.

Mk Indy R for me, and no need to shout,turn your caps lock off

Welcome to the madhouse. Have you done some research and decided on those three kits that you want, or are they the only three manufacturers you've come across?

There are some other manufacturers you may also wish to consider........

Phil

Hello and welcome

A bit of advice, take your CAPS lock off!

Regarding the kit, its so personal, no one can possible decide for you. Check them all out thoroughly and write a list of the most important features you want in a kit and then buy the one that best matches your criteria!

Good luck!

Welcome Brookie.

A few things:

1)Welcome to LCB, your one stop shop for anything car and non car related. You have a question, somebody here will have the answer!

2) Dont shout (caps) your only a foot away from me!

3) Your original question is a complicated one. Things to consider is your engine type (it does make a difference), looking and actually sitting in the cars, location of the manufactures and finally its your final choice. We all love our own cars for different reasons. Buy the car you want.

Hope that helps,

Biz

Out the 3 you have named MK come out tops for me BUT have you looked around at the RoadRunner sr2 using a mx5 as a donor
they look very well thought out cars / chassis

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its a bit late now but try to get to a show (newark was great in the sun today) and sit in as many as you can and talk to the owners and ask about the build and service of the suppliers.
my car isnt exactly "low cost" but its still the one i chose after doing lots of research and chatting to other builders and drivers.
go for the one that ticks the most boxes for you
and enjoy it.
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sorry for that is this better i went to the newark show on sunday and spent a lot of time looking round the trade stands on the inside i did not see the the tigger stand but talk to the people on the mk stand and the zero stand as well and they are the ones that stood out the most im on a buget have not got loads of money so the sr2 went out off the window dont now why but looking at the kit the sr2 was a lot of money coperded to the outhers now the nerest one to me is mk only about 20 miles but the zero is only about 50 mles i hoping to go to a local meet soon to talk to people about the 2 cars that if i can see the zero dont now of anybody that has one

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Originally posted by brookie
RIGHT I NEW TO THIS WEB SITE AND WANT SOME INFORMATION WHAT KIT TO BUY I GOT 3 OPTIONS
1 MK INDY R
2 TIGER AVON
3 THE NEW ROBIN HOOD ZERO
WHAT U LOT THINK ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT AFTER I SORTED THE KIT THEN I WILL DECIDE WHAT ENGINE I HAVING

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There is a local meet in ackworth at the Angel Inn pub, second weds of every month from 7.30.

Welcome to the site.

do a lot of people go there then i will be deffo going to that one


also the car will be for road use only and the odd track day

[Edited on 20/6/10 by brookie]

Depends on the weather lol.

Seen about 10-12 cars there on a good day.

Not been in a while due to work but want to go again sometime soon. need to get some motivation back.

Out of the 3 you have listed id go for the MK.

Never heard any bad things agaist the Indy.

Have you looked at the Raw striker at all?
Not that far away.

http://www.rawstrikernorth.com/

They are my fav 7 inspired car.

im only a couple of miles away from you in knottingley, got an mk with a zx10r engine , u2u me if you want to come over and have a look, should be able to go for a quick blast if weather stays good.

Jase

You can build a gkd for peanuts

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How much is your budget? I've just bought an indy R and in the end i don't think i will have much change out of 11 grand.

Roadrunner are in Rotherham

http://www.gkdsportscars.co.uk/

buget is about 5/7k can i do one for that

yep.

brookie, if you're on a budget, you should also consider the car from Aries.
http://www.ariesmotorsport.co.uk/

As for budget, 5k to 7k will depend on engine choice, on how many parts you're willing to collect from donor cars and recondition yourself, etc.

It seems to me that going Bike Engined instead of using a car engine (Zetec) makes your car anywhere between 1k and 4k more expensive (depending on engine type and if on carbs or injection).

If you want your car to be road-legal. careful where you cut corners to make your budget meet.

HappyFather

P.S. - Forgot to say, thus editing post... You can first buy and build a "base" car. Later on, after having it road legal and having had some fun, start to make changes and add more power or more shiny to it. This line of action also helps meet budget.

[Edited on 20/6/10 by HappyFather]

I doubt you would be able to make a good indy r for that money. The basic indy r kit is £3750 then add the engine, gearbox, dash, powdercoating, donor parts, wheels and tyres, lights,interior, nuts bolts and fixings, IVA etc etc etc. Then add 25% for all the stuff you forgot. Really don't want to put you off but it surprised me how much things all add up.

I know I'm biased but have a look at Aries .

If your upper budget limit is 7K that's how much it cost me to get my MNR on the road.

Cheap donor parts were the key to getting on the road that cheap.

LG,
Steve

been looking at this on u seem to jet a lot for your money
http://www.zerokits.com/page9.htm

Take another look at Road Runner ( the SR2 ) as it may surprise you what you get in the kit in comparison to other manufacturers - hence the slightly higher initial outlay, but you'll end up with more for your money!

I don't work for them and don't have one of their car's so I'm not saying it out of any misguided loyalty, just know quality when I see it. That's backed up by the owner who's v passionate about his car and industry etc!

http://www.roadrunnerracing.net

if you could go to 7k you could have a bmw 328 engined legend 6 as they're cheap as chips as far as donors go. or 8k ish for an m3 engined one

Brookie like you im going through the sites trying to find a good piece of kit to build....for a similar sort of budget to you.

Have you see this kit as its a bit different.

http://www.sportsandleisurecars.co.uk/index_004.htm

right after talking to a few people iv decided not to get the kit and build it my self im going to get one already done i think it for the best

I'm moving house soon and will be selling my other Bec which is a lovely orange Stuart Taylor Motorsport 2004 with a Kawasaki Ninja ZX9R engine. Feel free if you want to come over and see it. I'm about 1 1/2 hours from you.


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