Davey D
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 02:23 PM |
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Brief Intro
Hi all,
Just a quick intro from myself. i have been pondering on the idea of building up my own kitcar around 2009 time. i came along to the Newark Kitcar
show on saturday the 16th for some inspiration and ideas. i had been planning on building up a Dax Rush after doing some reading up on them, and was
looking forward to seeing their stand. unfortunately though they didnt make it  .
whilst browsing around the indoor section i came across the MNR stand, and instantly fell in love... with the cars... not with the people who work
there 
after a good chat with one of the guys who works at MNR, and one of the owners ( with the red Hayabusa VortX RT+ .sorry i forget both your names) i am
very much psyched about building one up now, and im planning on starting this year
i am going to be putting my baby up for sale ( will be very sad to see it go, as ive had it 5 years) and then getting all the parts to build up a
VortX RT+ 
so Ill be lurking around these boards a bit 
Attached is a pic of my current baby im going to be selling to fund the VortX. its a Nissan 200sx running 300bhp
[Edited on 20/6/07 by Davey D]
[Edited on 20/6/07 by Davey D]
 
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 02:35 PM |
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Welcome
If you post an ad for your nissan someone on here might be interested
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Ivan
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 02:38 PM |
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Welcome - best looking "baby" I've seen in a while - normally they're squishy and smelly things
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ned
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 02:43 PM |
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That 'baby' would make a nice donor car
but maybe better selling and using the £ to buy some bits
beware, I've got yellow skin
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ayoungman
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 03:03 PM |
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Welcome DaveyD. You clearly feel the need for speed
How much for the nissan out of interest ?
"just like that !"
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chockymonster
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 03:14 PM |
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Davey,
Good choice!
Like yourself I made the move from turbo nutter jap car to a BEC RT+
Here's a picture of what I swapped for the Vortx.jpg)
PLEASE NOTE - Responses on Forum Threads may contain Sarcasm and may not be suitable for the hard of Thinking.
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twybrow
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 03:52 PM |
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Same here (but not to a MNR). Sold an Impreza to fund a bike engined Stuart Taylor build. Welcome and good luck.
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Davey D
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 03:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ayoungman
Welcome DaveyD. You clearly feel the need for speed
How much for the nissan out of interest ?
i do indeed. cant wait to get building my own little rocket ship hehe. Im going to put the SX up for £7000 ono
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Davey D
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 04:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chockymonster
Davey,
Good choice!
Like yourself I made the move from turbo nutter jap car to a BEC RT+
Here's a picture of what I swapped for the Vortx
ooh nice... is that a V or a VI ? id love an Evo, but i think building a kitcar is Much better V.F.M and has limitless potential. much easier for
trackwork too, as i can stick it on a trailer, and drive it there and back, where as when i did trackdays in the SX i drove it there, and back.... if
anything had happened on track, then it would have caused problems getting it home
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James
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 04:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Davey D
quote:
Originally posted by ayoungman
Welcome DaveyD. You clearly feel the need for speed
How much for the nissan out of interest ?
i do indeed. cant wait to get building my own little rocket ship hehe. Im going to put the SX up for £7000 ono
Damn I like that car! 
Have wanted an SX for years. Not sure I want one £7k's worth though!
cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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TimC
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 04:42 PM |
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Hello & welcome. You won't be dissappointed with the RT+!
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 05:54 PM |
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welcome to the fold, as it were!
it sounds like you've met 'the Hills', they're a very funny pair!
(and made a beautiful red R1 mnr before flogging it to make the Busa one)
enjoy the build!
-Rog
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Agriv8
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| posted on 20/6/07 at 06:23 PM |
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I can confirm that the hill's car was the Hyabusa one. And it looks bloomin good too !!! Richard and his dad have an eye for detail.
Welcolm on board I am the tall one that was floating arround the stand.
Kind regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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TimC
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| posted on 21/6/07 at 07:48 AM |
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Richard was a useful guy to chat with when I met him at Mallory.
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marc n
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| posted on 21/6/07 at 09:48 AM |
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hi davey
sure i spoke to you at the show ????
welcome to the site
the hills are notorious for building fantastic cars with great attention to detail, their newest car is another cracker
best regards
marc
please email rather than u2u
direct workshop email ( manned 8am till 6pm )
www.mnrltd.co.uk enquireys to :-
chrismnrltd@btinternet.com
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Davey D
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| posted on 22/6/07 at 11:30 AM |
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i think i saw 2 of you form MMR. i was directed to the older chap to speak to. i have a business card, and going by the address on it he was called
chris? after talking, and getting a price list he took down my name & address details on a list
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chockymonster
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| posted on 22/6/07 at 12:01 PM |
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Davey,
It's a V.
As a track weapon it was an expensive hobby.
You won't be disappointed with the RT+, Marc has designed a fantastic car and his inability to not stop developing means it will keep on
improving
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Davey D
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| posted on 22/6/07 at 12:14 PM |
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Yeah i can imagine. my tyres are £130 / corner, and pads are about £120 for the fronts, so it can get very expensive replacing all the consumables
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JoaoCaldeira
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| posted on 22/6/07 at 09:23 PM |
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Hi.
You are with right people now
This is a great track weapon, and you can do trackday after trackday with the same tires / pads, etc...
Cheers,
Joao
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