chockymonster
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| posted on 11/3/06 at 07:25 PM |
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Ooops!
We went up to MNR today to have a look over the kit and get an idea of exactly which kit I might order and what extra bits I might need.
We walked out having had the alignment sorted on my wife's car and £500 lighter having ordered an RT+ 
Now I get to start buying bits
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olv
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| posted on 11/3/06 at 08:29 PM |
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Congrats, what's the lead time on your kit likely to be?
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scoey m
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| posted on 11/3/06 at 09:30 PM |
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Good choice mate congrats
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chockymonster
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 12:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by olv
Congrats, what's the lead time on your kit likely to be?
1st week in May is when I asked for it to be ready by.
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smart51
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 04:27 PM |
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Does the RT+ come with the lighter T45 chassis? If not, find out how much extra it is. It is quite a lot lighter and I wish I'd chosen that
option.
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G.Man
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 05:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
Does the RT+ come with the lighter T45 chassis? If not, find out how much extra it is. It is quite a lot lighter and I wish I'd chosen that
option.
The T45 chassis'd Vortx Super is quite a bit more as I remember... was above my £12.5k budget...
Opinions are like backsides..
Everyone has one, nobody wants to hear it and only other peoples stink!
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chockymonster
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 07:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
Does the RT+ come with the lighter T45 chassis? If not, find out how much extra it is. It is quite a lot lighter and I wish I'd chosen that
option.
No,
The RT+ has a T45 roll hoop, rose jointed suspension and inboard front suspension.
Once I understood the difference in the setups I had to rethink things, I didn't want to buy the wrong kit and then always regret it.
I'm having to make some sacrifices but they're things I can add at a later date.
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smart51
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| posted on 12/3/06 at 07:59 PM |
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Marc will mix and match RT, RT+ and Super versions of the car if you ask. I didn't know this (or that there was a thinwall T45 version of the
chassis) when I ordered mine, like I didn't know that you could have an RT+ without the full cage.
My point is that a thin wall T45 chassis is a lot lighter than the standard one. You don't have to pay for the full "super" spec to
get it. Even is only half of the tubes in the RT+ chassis can be replaced by the lighter ones, there is still a good weight saving to be had and
probably for not much extra cash.
Really, I'd speak to him about it.
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G.Man
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 05:52 AM |
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Whats the point in buying a t45 chassis and then crippling it with outboard suspension and sierra uprights????
If you dont buy the Vortx Super in its entirity you are better off with the RT+ and ally uprights...
That way you keep the lower UNSPRUNG weight and rising rate suspension...
You are getting obsessed with power to weight Smart
Opinions are like backsides..
Everyone has one, nobody wants to hear it and only other peoples stink!
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smart51
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 09:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by G.Man
You are getting obsessed ... Smart
Yes I am. That is me all over. No only am I obsessive but I have strong all or nothing tendancies. That's the reason I built the vortx and
put a bike enigne in it. I've driven GTIs before and thought them a bit slow. I might as well drive a really slow car as a fairly slow one,
That or a really fast one I just wish it were faster still
[Edited on 13-3-2006 by smart51]
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chockymonster
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 06:38 PM |
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Talked to Chris about this today.
The RT+ rolling chassis is approx 30kg lighter than the same RT as a rolling chassis.
The RT+ in T45 would be another 20kg lighter than the standard RT+ but the cost difference is quite high!
Although I'm all up for keeping the car as light as possible I really can't work the additional expense into my already tight budget.
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smart51
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 07:17 PM |
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My car was built to a cost as well; not that it was cheap. all things are worth considering, even if you decide against them.
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chockymonster
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 09:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
My car was built to a cost as well; not that it was cheap. all things are worth considering, even if you decide against them.
I know what you mean. I've had to rethink things, I've gone for the + even though originally I wanted the RT. Things have moved from the
buy list to the wish list. I know it's going to cost more than I wanted it to but I think I knew that from the start!
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