boggle
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:24 PM |
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average build time?
im sure this has been asked a million times but what is the average build time for a locost??
after i have moved end of april i will be starting mine again, im not happy with the state of the chassis paint wise and i need to add the roll bar
and do mods for a bike engine.....
how long should it take at a leisurely pace??
am thinking a year??
cheers
barry
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jacko
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:29 PM |
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I have seen them built in 3weeks and take up to 5+years
IT took me about 7 months
Jacko
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:31 PM |
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depends on your hours per week but i'd say 300 - 500hrs to do a nice job for the average 1st time builder
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daniel mason
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:31 PM |
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im starting next week and want it done by christmas!
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:32 PM |
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I've got this far in 5 months, started with a 'Starter Kit'. This picture was taken today.
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Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
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boggle
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:35 PM |
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i think my biggest pitfull will be funds....
i want the best of everything but cant afford it!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:38 PM |
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3 years, 2 months and counting 
Although the last year or so has been limited quite badly by funds
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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James
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:40 PM |
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I don't know the average time and you've not really said how far you've got but mine took me 4 years and this was about average I
thought.
Cheers,
James
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:44 PM |
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hi, mine took, around 11 months from start to finish, then i done booked the sva when i was a 100% sure
i only done 2-3 hours 3-4 nights a week, with 3 weeks total not touching the car.
i think mk say aveagre build time off 300-400 hours.
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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morcus
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:44 PM |
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I'm in simillar situation in that I'm waiting to move. I'm Looking at the MK Indy and I've been told 300hours so I'm
currently guessin 18-24 months because Its going to be a learning experience, and because I work funny hours and quite often can't be arsed to
do any thing on my days off if they fall in certain ways (on many occaisions I've had 'days' off shorter than 23 hours. I'm
planning to have a weeks holiday in the begining and then about 8 hours a week.
Mines going to be fairly tight financially and I need something slightly unusual so I'm not really bothered about how long it will take.
I've seen things online about building from scratch in a week but I doubt many people could even with a free week and no distractions.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Mark G
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 05:55 PM |
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I did about 10 hrs per week and took 14 months start to finish for my Indy
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cjtheman
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:09 PM |
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mine took 2 1/2 years but i wasnt flat out on it took a year off it started final assembly in jan09 as i booked sva mid march that was a bit of a rush
needed the kick up the arse to finish lol
wanted
sunny weather
sva pass 12/6/09
taxed 16/6/09
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:11 PM |
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try 4 years,and only then cause of the sva changing and i had to finnish it!set yourself a target date or when you loose motivation its easy to find
excuses not to do it...
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lotusmadandy
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:19 PM |
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9 month's from start to sva but i was off work for 3 of those month's.
Andy
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:23 PM |
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13 weeks from kit to SVA. But that was from a kit and I think BEC is easier than CEC.
Part built took me nearly twice as long undoing and redoing.
- Jim
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by boggle
im sure this has been asked a million times but what is the average build time for a locost??
after i have moved end of april i will be starting mine again, im not happy with the state of the chassis paint wise and i need to add the roll bar
and do mods for a bike engine.....
how long should it take at a leisurely pace??
am thinking a year??
cheers
barry
At youre speed, or normal speed??  
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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twybrow
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:25 PM |
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Mine took just over 2 years.... Would have been quicker if it weren't for my oddball engine!
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andylancaster3000
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 06:28 PM |
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2.5 years for a book-ish chassis'd car. Made pretty much everything inc. a fair number of the GRP bits. Albeit it with a couple of us at it at
times.
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scutter
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 07:11 PM |
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3 years for the first one, 9 months for the second. The second was a lot closer to home.
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 07:53 PM |
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Been going in earnest on mine for about 3 1/2 years so far, but then I do tend to travel a lot through work. Hopefully not too many more months left
A guy on another forum I frequent said her was in his 11th year! 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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eddie99
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 07:55 PM |
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Im on my 18months now. But didnt touch the car for 10months, so about 8 months of weekend building time i guess....
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blakep82
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 07:56 PM |
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year 7 for me, but its not a locost or any kit, so its not very straight forward plus i didn't live here for the first couple of years, and
last year lost 2 jobs, so there#s a few reasons
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big_wasa
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 08:00 PM |
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five and a bit years for my scratch built lol
problem is I keep upgrading before its finished
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 08:05 PM |
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Without taking any time off work, and just fitting building in when I could, it took me 11 weeks to passing SVA on a kit, and I think it would
probably take me around 6 months to build a Locost from start to finish. (Depending on spec of Locost - the one I'm building at the moment, is a
relatively labour intensive one as absolutely everything will be fitted to the chassis on specially made brackets, and this adds to the time and
effort involved immensely!)
I've built quite a few other kits in less than a few months too (also whilst working fll time...)
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iank
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| posted on 5/4/10 at 08:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
A guy on another forum I frequent said her was in his 11th year!
Think that might be MikeR?
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