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| posted on 26/11/09 at 06:13 AM |
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I want to like it, but I can't, just isn't right.
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gottabedone
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| posted on 26/11/09 at 06:58 AM |
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It looks like a Healey at the front and back, joined buy the lines of a Cob in the middle!
With an off the shelf screen and a hard top available sounds nice.
.....................and from MK, it's not going to be crap quality either.
Gets my vote
Steve
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Breaker
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| posted on 26/11/09 at 10:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
quote:
Originally posted by DavidM
Is it just me who thinks that is dreadful?
A poor Austin Healey replica body with terribly designed arch extensions.What were they thinking? It reminds me of all of those obscure 80's kit
cars whose makers went bust the moment their creations saw the light of day.
Just my opinion of course.
David
I agree with you David. (also JMO)
Fozzie
Don't like it either.
The Indy looks muuuuuuch nicer...
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 26/11/09 at 06:52 PM |
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hmm, i am not conviened yet, but it might be perfect for enough kit car project maybe next summer, so i have a winter toy, with a roof.lol
that would look better with a v8 in it, a litlle bit of fiddling with the mk chassis i am sure it will fit.lol
as it has a smoother front than a proper mk, does that mean this will go faster top end?
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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afj
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| posted on 26/11/09 at 09:05 PM |
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i vote for dreadfull
eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 26/11/09 at 09:37 PM |
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and no doors; which might make getting in and out with the top on, err, interesting...
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eddie99
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| posted on 27/11/09 at 11:34 AM |
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Originally posted by afj
i vote for dreadfull
+1
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coozer
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| posted on 27/11/09 at 12:09 PM |
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It looks a bit awkward due to no doors to me..
I prefer this:
 
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MikeR
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| posted on 27/11/09 at 12:33 PM |
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oh dear ..... thats not good ....... thats scary. VERY scary - in a i'm about to lose 12 months of my life kind of way. Must get the g/f to get
a higher paid job. Make my own Mk1 escort for £2500 .... i can see the book coming now!!!!!
Anyone have plans for a front end roll bar based jig / sub frame?
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JUD
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| posted on 27/11/09 at 05:50 PM |
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Knowing how much effort has gone into this, I would wait a while longer before you dismiss this.
The guy behind this is a perfectionist struggling to bring this to market in the worst economic environment we have seen in years.
So to the knockers and the nay sayers I say give the guys a chance to polish the product.
I am actually looking forward to the Busa Turbo version 
Cheers
Martin
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 27/11/09 at 08:45 PM |
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^^^Good point Martin,I would like to see a finished car,the picture of the bare shell with just a set of old wheels fitted is doing it no favours at
all,I am sure with a bit of chrome on it,lights and trim,a screen etc and a nice set of wheels fitted it would look a different car
I think the concept is a great idea,it will fit on any old Indy chassis,or on the new chassis,it just gives buyers another option,and at around £1600
a cheap one at that,I am sure there will be quiet a few MK Indy owners,who will be looking at upgrading there old bodywork with this rebody,it will be
like having a new car for not alot of money,I would love to see one with a TVR V8 in it.
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matt.c
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 08:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner if i where to have a body change it would have to be something like a Radical/ LeMan style
shell.
+1
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locoR1
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| posted on 28/11/09 at 08:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt.c
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Originally posted by roadrunner if i where to have a body change it would have to be something like a Radical/ LeMan style
shell.
+1
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lococost
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| posted on 29/11/09 at 10:00 AM |
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That would be the AGM WLR
http://www.agmsportscars.co.uk/agm_sports_cars_2_009.htm
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JUD
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 09:35 PM |
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Hmmm - that fits and MK chassis?
Anyway - wait to see what comes after the HSR...
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morcus
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 09:54 PM |
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It looks alright to me. I think the Idea is brilliant. I'd like to see a Coupé body though.
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JUD
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 10:53 PM |
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OK - here are some images of the white car that was at the show. This is the first one out of the moulds - still some fit issues which will be fixed
in subsequent runs. This is having GSXR engine in it. Should be hitting a track near you in the spring
The body will fit any Indy chassis and MK will be offering a retrofit outrigger kit for any folks looking to switch part built kits to the HSR body.
Currently pulling together the website for this - once it is up I will post a link.
Cheers
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JUD
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 10:54 PM |
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Oh yes and the roof will be gullwing - so you can get in it 
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kennyrayandersen
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 11:01 PM |
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er... aaaah.... oooh... I'm not sure I like it. I looked through all of the pics and there's just no fire in my belly.
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JUD
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| posted on 30/11/09 at 11:08 PM |
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Needless to say it's not finished yet.... in case you weren't sure
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morcus
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| posted on 1/12/09 at 03:11 AM |
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Gullwing roof would be cool, has the roof been made yet?
If you have gullwing doors that when up don't stick out of the cars foot print, can you drive with them open?
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JUD
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| posted on 1/12/09 at 07:25 AM |
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Originally posted by morcus
Gullwing roof would be cool, has the roof been made yet?
If you have gullwing doors that when up don't stick out of the cars foot print, can you drive with them open?
First moulds this week and no it shouldn't stick out as the roof is gullwing, not doors
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woodster
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| posted on 1/12/09 at 10:20 AM |
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i like that a lot and well done for trying something different and retro .... i love it .... keep on with the good work
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kennyrayandersen
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| posted on 28/12/09 at 03:43 PM |
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Originally posted by JUD
Needless to say it's not finished yet.... in case you weren't sure
It wasn't that it wasn't finished - I'm a visionary man. It's just that though there was an infinite number of lines I could
draw through the single point where the car is at now, none of them extrapolated into a direction that was satisfying in the end...
If it says on the track it will be OK. If you venture onto the roadways I'm afraid the scrutiny will be too much and it will come of a bit
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Brommers
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| posted on 29/12/09 at 12:02 PM |
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I rather like it. Apart from the fact that the rear light clusters aren't level (the one on the right is much higher than the one on the left)
and the bottom edge of the boot lid is (perhaps as a result) at quite a jaunty angle. Also, the scuttle doesn't appear to line up with the
trailing edge of the bonnet.
I think if done well it could work nicely - I'm a big fan of full-bodied sevenesque cars like the Fury, Phoenix and J15. But it's got to
be done well - if the bodywork doesn't fit properly and the mouldings are skew-whiff then it's a pain to put together and will never look
right.
And the wonkiness of that shell's back end seems pretty noticeable on both the white and black shells...
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