big-vee-twin
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 01:56 PM |
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1ST Anniversary Today
I'm not talking about my wedding, something much more important -1 year today since my kit arrived looking like this.
So how long have you been building?
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[Edited on 17/11/10 by big-vee-twin]
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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MikeR
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 02:02 PM |
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I always stick with 10 years ..... its possibly more 
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jossey
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 02:02 PM |
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11 months 7 days and few hours. :O)
roughly lol
dave j
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nick205
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 02:12 PM |
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I clocked up 3.5 years to build my Indy - approx. 3 times longer than I originally (optimistically) planned 
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 02:21 PM |
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erm, bought my chassis in 2003, but i didn't live her at the time, so it sat a few years, and progress has been almost as slow ever since
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 02:24 PM |
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Finished, took 5 years. 6 months of which was wasted with DVLA  also moved house 5 times, (seeting up the garage and packing once a year is a PITA),
and got married(!), choose to use ali for a lot of the build rather than the standard GRP parts that didn't help either! Also chose to use a
non-standard engine, so had to fabricate engine mounts, ect.
Recon you could do it in 6 months if you keep it simple and "standard" indy and spend most weekends at it.
Dan
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loggyboy
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 02:36 PM |
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Minus 9 months.
Ordered it in April, still waiting for delivery.
Soon to be canceled and im gonna buy something else 
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Benzo
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 03:07 PM |
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What have you ordered? and from where?
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loggyboy
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 03:16 PM |
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A Striker, from Raw in Hereford
They have just had a change in ownership/management meaning they are chasing their own tails. But considering they took over at the end of August im
disappointed im still kitless and havent been kept in the loop. Sadly im not reailly in a position to spend time on the kit now (baby due any day
now).
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 03:27 PM |
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I started in May 08 I think? so coming up 3 years.
Scratchbuild using none of the standard donor parts (not one I can think of) on a budget of nothing makes it slow, but then so does building two
trailers, sorting a track car, rebuilding a Jago jeep and keeping a buget daily hack on the road!
My Build Thread
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 04:42 PM |
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2 years or so I guess since I started collecting parts.
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 06:24 PM |
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I think its 6 or 7 years now
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ahunt
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 07:38 PM |
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Just about 2 now....... Pretty much done now
Car 90% complete!!!
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ashg
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 07:49 PM |
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15months scratch built haynes roadster. oh and i had a 3month break when the weather was really bad so 12 months in actual time spent
i can never understand how people take so long to do a bolt together kit. long hours and lack of time? I do 12 hour days at work and very frequent
out of country trips for work usually killing weekends. with all that going on i still managed to scratch build a car, refurbish my new house, write
for ckc magazine and moderate the haynes forums.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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RichardK
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 08:25 PM |
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Started 11/8/2005, sva'd 14/12/08 but will never be finished.
P.S Ash not gonna bite 
Love and best wishes
Rich
xxx
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 08:43 PM |
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First time I built the car it took 2 years 6 months ,in a garage 10 miles from home working weekends only. The winter rebuild to strip the crap powder
coating and repaint took 4 months start to finish
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Danozeman
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 08:46 PM |
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I had mine about 4 years before it was finished. I had 2 years off kind of with house move and baby etc.. Now been on the road for coming up to 2
years.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Madinventions
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 09:32 PM |
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Just over 6 months from collection of kit to passing SVA. But then I did cheat a bit and started with a fully welded chassis. I've also got
a very understanding wife who didn't see much of me over the winter of 2008!
The donor
 
Donor
The chassis
Build in progress
Finished!
 
ParkedMojo
Ed
[Edited on 17/11/10 by Madinventions]
Mojo build diary: http://www.madinventions.co.uk
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View my band website:
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 10:38 PM |
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First decided to give it a go almost seven years ago.
Had a break from collecting parts/building etc. for a couple of years due to unforseen circumstances.
Hope to finish it before I croak.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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richard
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 10:39 PM |
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4 1/2 Years scratch built. with a 4 month break to decorate. Thought it would be about half that, realise i spent too much time on certain things, but
would do it agin given half the chance ( and am ) sort of.
Rich
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steve m
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 10:56 PM |
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Lets get this straight
It has taken you some of you 3-10 years to build a KIT ???
haaahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa
sorry guys, but i think its time to admit that you are useless, and couldnt fit a plug on a piece of wire
3- 10 years to build a kit ????????????????????
it took me 2 years to build frim scratch a book built car (with book built errors) and compared to some my build was
sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
Steve
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Macbeast
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 11:04 PM |
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August 2007
 
Day One
Just got phonecall today from VOSA to ask for IVA payment (gulp )
@ Steve - I fabricated the build trolley from scratch :-)
[Edited on 17/11/10 by Macbeast]
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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steve m
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| posted on 17/11/10 at 11:13 PM |
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"@ Steve - I fabricated the build trolley from scratch :-)
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hahahahahaha
That did make me laugh !!
At least your trolley has a chance of IVA, as its got some wheels!!
[Edited on 17/11/10 by steve m]
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skodaman
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 12:03 AM |
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'It has taken you some of you 3-10 years to build a KIT ???
haaahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa'
Yeh but most of us spend more time on here than in the garage. Apart from that there are lots of unforeseen circucmstances such as other halves
getting themselves fat, loss of jobs etc. etc.
In my own case I've done very little apart from build up a huge amount of parts, most of which won't fit. Plus I've moved house
and needed to learn to weld which I've done. If I could spend the same amount of time on the locost as I have to on keeping my Rover working
I'm sure I could have finished it by now.
To cap it all just as I deem my welding good enough to get cracking on the Locost my wife's gone and bought a house clearance and she expects
the whole contents of a 3-bedroomed semi to fit in my garage.
Anyway it'll get finished eventually even if petrol is 100 quid a gallon by then.
Skodaman
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Grimsdale
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 posted on 18/11/10 at 08:17 AM |
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well this thread seems to have turned into a penis waving contest!
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