puma931
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 12:52 PM |
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RS200 (MR2)
https://www.facebook.com/MRS200
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kj
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 01:00 PM |
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Its was at Stoneleigh and in Complete kit car last month as a breif.
Think about it, think about it again and then do it.
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chrism
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 03:45 PM |
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I really like the idea of that as always wanted an RS200 and currently have the correct MR2 for it, but from looking at the pictures some bits put me
off, have a look at the one with the drivers door open and see you can spot what I did.
Would be interesting to see it in person though, hopefully it will be at the Newark show.
There is another company doing an RS200 replica based on a Subaru Impreza.
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A little hard work never killed anyone, but why take the risk!
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nick205
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 03:50 PM |
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I think that looks passable as a replica.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 04:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
I think that looks passable as a replica.
Indeed, proportions are all right, which is half the battle.
Mistral Motorsport
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jps
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 04:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrism
have a look at the one with the drivers door open and see you can spot what I did.
The old door is still there they just stick an out skin on it?
The RS200 is a cracking piece of design in my eyes - by far the best looking Group B car - would be THE car on my shopping list if the lottery numbers
came up - am really tempted to get one of the MR2 based conversions as a daily driver!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 04:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jps
The RS200 is a cracking piece of design in my eyes - by far the best looking Group B car -
After the Quattro of course 
Mistral Motorsport
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chrism
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 04:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jps
quote:
Originally posted by chrism
have a look at the one with the drivers door open and see you can spot what I did.
The old door is still there they just stick an out skin on it?
Yeah its just the way it looks and how it would function, the new door is a lot bigger than the old one so when open there is a smaller opening than
what the door is so you can see a large portion of the original body and the hardtop thats fitted before the kit, also the original door/window is
frame less and it looks like the window seal is still part of the hardtop and no seal on the door itself. It would be interesting to see it in person
to see exactly how it works.
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morcus
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 04:54 PM |
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Looks alright and the car its based on isn't bad. I like the idea of a scoop based example though.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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jps
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 05:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
quote:
Originally posted by jps
The RS200 is a cracking piece of design in my eyes - by far the best looking Group B car -
After the Quattro of course
only the s2. and the Lancia 037. definitely in the top 3 then!
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morcus
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 06:50 PM |
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Not fans of the BX4TC?
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 08:44 PM |
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Interesting project.
is it basically a bodykit?
as there are so few originals about very few people will know that the interior is wrong.
What Mr2 is the car based on? Pics?
What years were the originals made - would be good to get a donor of the same year. i guess the next obvious question would be o identify if the donor
had any major flaws and opportunities for tuning.
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morcus
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| posted on 6/6/13 at 09:16 PM |
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it's a Mk 3 isn't it? they made the RS200's in the early 80's so you won't get a matching year.
If you want to see a real one, and your passing through Tenterden, Mark Lilly's diesels used to have one in the show room which is probably
still there.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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bi22le
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| posted on 7/6/13 at 07:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
it's a Mk 3 isn't it? they made the RS200's in the early 80's so you won't get a matching year.
If you want to see a real one, and your passing through Tenterden, Mark Lilly's diesels used to have one in the show room which is probably
still there.
Ford fair every year has a real one for sale. Completely stock with few miles.
You dont want that though as its a museum piece and should not be used.
There is a very tuned one around that did have the 0-60 record forca while. Thats what you want.
Or do what I would and build a duran. It looks like an RS200 but is completly modern and custom, no donor. They use then is rally cross and are
awsome.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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jps
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| posted on 7/6/13 at 10:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
it's a Mk 3 isn't it? they made the RS200's in the early 80's so you won't get a matching year.
If you want to see a real one, and your passing through Tenterden, Mark Lilly's diesels used to have one in the show room which is probably
still there.
I think Ford built them between '84 and '86, but in reality they may not have actually made the 200 required for homologation, some
may have been constructed and then taken apart as soon as the FIA signed the car off as OK to compete, and most of the ones sold to the general public
were registered when they were actually handed over, some as late as 1990 or 1991 I think i read somewhere... Still some short of the '99 of the
first Mk3 MR2 though...
There are a couple of real ones for sale at the moment:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C374615
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C367174#
To be fair, £100k looks like a bargain to me!
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D Beddows
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| posted on 7/6/13 at 12:33 PM |
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It has to be said that this is one of the very few occasions where the donor vehicle interior is infinitely preferable to the original 
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Blackhole
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| posted on 9/6/13 at 08:45 PM |
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wish there were chassis plans like for the locost =)
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olberj
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| posted on 23/4/14 at 08:25 PM |
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That's my old Mr2. I v6'd it.
Do like the conversion.
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morcus
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| posted on 23/4/14 at 08:31 PM |
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Citroen bx all the way...
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 23/4/14 at 10:23 PM |
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I just don't see the point to be honest. Replica cars rarely look right and if you owned it you would always know it was a fake. What's
the purpose? Not the real thing, no history, not the same performance. Its like the fake lambos and Ferraris, the first question anyone will ask is
"is it a replica?" And you will have to say yes with your head bowed. If you buy cars for what others think they are going to laugh. If
you buy cara for how they feel its always going to feel a fraud.
Maybe just me.
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