mandbsheldon
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 08:07 PM |
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Wouldn't want to influance you, but get the Indy, you'll not be dissopointed!
leigh
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StevieB
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 08:17 PM |
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The cars that I was most tempted with were the MK, MNR, Striker, Mac1 and Stewart Taylor. All good cars, based close to my home and reasonabkly
priced. MK and MNR both great to deal with, as I'm sure Raw, Mac and ST are as well.
I went for the Indy based on the amount of recomendations they get and also the fact that of the people I knwo with sevens, none have an Indy (yet)
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coozer
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 09:27 PM |
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I think all the kits mentioned are good now. SVA has developed the kits and they dont require the builders design input so much.
If you had Meccano or Lego when you were a kid and can handle a drill for some small holes then your onto a winner.
Oh, a good sense of humour is handy as well when you take the skin off
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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scoey m
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| posted on 2/9/06 at 10:18 PM |
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My personnel opinion would be mnr looked at others and found mnr to be the one for me but each to their own as others said visit donnington veiw all
and work from that
Best of luck
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BKLOCO
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| posted on 3/9/06 at 06:31 AM |
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Allways remember that every builder you talk to will have bought the best kit and every manufacturer will have the best kit and the best deal.
Read above
Told you so
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want!!! 
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Gav
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| posted on 3/9/06 at 07:59 AM |
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Kit? Kits are for girls, get a copy of McSorley Plans and get some steel ordered
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JamJah
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| posted on 3/9/06 at 10:45 AM |
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isnt this in the wrong category?
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autotrader
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| posted on 7/9/06 at 11:43 AM |
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thanks for all the replies
im new to the site but already it seems like an excellent place for advice!!
barry from ireland
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NS Dev
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| posted on 7/9/06 at 12:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BKLOCO
Why the Indy?
There are plenty of 7 style cars around of which the MK is but one.
Whilst the Indy is probably not the worst. It is probably not the best either.
Look around.
Open your eyes and look at what you want from your build.
Go to shows and talk to manufacturers and builders.
Allways remember that every builder you talk to will have bought the best kit and every manufacturer will have the best kit and the best deal.
The trick is sorting the bulls**t from the facts and trust me you'll hear plenty of the former.....
Totally agree
Went through a mire of bull when selecting what to build.
Here were my conclusions:
MK - discounted due to chassis and suspension shortcomings plus didn't like tall bodywork and funny looking nose
Striker - very good car but too ugly
Westfield - very nearly got the vote, not mad keen on the body shape, but starter kits are VERY well priced, but parts after that are where they make
the money!
Caterham - £££££££££££££££££££
F27 - too ugly
Robin Hood - poor engineering
Tiger - saw that thing they make that uses the sierra rear end complete and swore never to buy anything from them
MNR - never heard of them when I started out, otherwise I would have one now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Totally EXCELLENT chassis and suspension as far as I can
see. Not mad keen on the body though.
Procomp LA Gold - EXCELLENT choice as a track day or race car. Looked into the idea carefully, but live axle so not ideal for our rough roads (I was
really after a de-dion setup)
Stuart Taylor Loco - won pretty much everything in Locost and 750MC, well developed (if not well made) chassis and suspension, lowline bodywork
similar to caterham which looks good, zero bullshit company owner!!! (bit too zero bullshit sometimes!!)
I settled for the Stuart Taylor. not a car to build if you need lots of support though!
If I was to do it again, for road use I would have the MNR, for track use the Procomp LA Gold.
[Edited on 7/9/06 by NS Dev]
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 7/9/06 at 04:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
Strikers are good as well, and I was nearly ready to buy when I decided they'd got a bit pricey for such an ugly
Ugly?  Blasphemy!
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beppesignori
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| posted on 16/9/06 at 11:21 PM |
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I am in the process of selecting a kit as well...very confusing. I actually found the RH Lightweight very interesting, but most people know what
happened to that idea. Back to scratch, and MK caught my eye as well. But like somebody else mentioned, the bonnet looks too high and the nose a bit
funny.
The hardest part is trying to figure out the total build cost, and what the different kits include compared to each other. The GTS Panther looks to me
to be the cheapest around, but haven't read much about them. Also, I would like an IRS whishbone setup? Living in Scotland, I am far away from
everything, so at least that doesn't have to influence my descission.
So..no closer to making a choice, but I will decide en a months time...want it to be finished come late spring..
Very useful forum, looking forward to spending much more time in here..
Beppe
And MikeRJ..I think the Striker is great looking..but too expensive
[Edited on 16/9/06 by beppesignori]
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NS Dev
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| posted on 18/9/06 at 06:04 PM |
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remember that a few hundred quid either way interms of price will make absolutely no odds at all on the finished car, as it will cost much more than
you budget anyway.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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