James
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 02:07 AM |
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A Vanquish Replica???
Going to go to bed rather than research this further, but just stumbled across this on youtube and thought it looked interesting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGEeWgWbb2s
Cheers,
James
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Staple balls
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 06:35 AM |
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Just had a poke about.
Looks like they're made by this lot.
Seems they're just GRP body kits, so not really that interesting. 
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morcus
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 07:27 AM |
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Who in their right mind would want a Z3 replica?
Aren't the Jag and the Aston it's possing as based on the same plat form anyway?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 08:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
Who in their right mind would want a Z3 replica?
Aren't the Jag and the Aston it's possing as based on the same plat form anyway?
Yes but the Jag has better corrosion protection than the Aston, have seen a few at MOT time with the inner wings rotted around the subframe mounting
area
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 09:16 AM |
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I think its actually pretty clever. Take a mainstream and turn it into the "supercar" version that is built on the same platform.
Unlike some GRP conversions the wheels will be in the right place, there won't be problems with lights, and the proportions will be perfect, and
there will be minimal cutting and stuff. So as an engineering exercise it sounds good.
Personally GRP body conversions are not my cup-of-tea.
Matt
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 09:59 AM |
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Think id stick with the jag though 
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StevieB
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 10:15 AM |
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Actually the Aston shown in the vid was based on the XJS IIRC.
But the basic point of the kit is a bit void - the Jag is a nice enough car in it's own right. Save the money on the kit and just buy an XKR
instead.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 01:03 PM |
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I'll tell you what kills the idea of such things stone dead for me.
A friend of a friend is in the fortunate position of owning the originals of some of the replicas in that page.
I wouldn't be so presumptious as to suggest that me and this bloke are mates, but we're certainly on talking terms and I've spoken
cars with him on a few occasions and admired one or two brand new out of the wrapper supercars which he has.
I can think of nothing more shamefull than trucking up in a cheap knock off copy and attempting to be proud of it in such company. It's
pretending to be something it's not.
Then there's all the folk I meet at competitive events, many of whom have some pretty trick stuff. It's all there.
A plasticked up MR2 or even a Jag pretending it's something it's not, well you couldn't honestly hold your head up, could you.
These things aren't for car people like us. They're for folks who know nothing about cars other than 'it looks nice'.
If you want an Aston, have one.
If you can't afford a real one, you can't have one at all.
(Sorry, didn't mean to spear off into the undergrowth of a full blooded rant, but there you go.)
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Project7
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 03:46 PM |
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If its a vanquish replica, why did they show footage of the DB7 drifting at the beginning?
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Mr G
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 03:54 PM |
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Would get a bit repetative when the old bill pull you all the time as what they are seeing and what the vehicle PNC check brings back are 2 totally
different cars 
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 04:04 PM |
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DB7's are down to £16K now, not worth bothering in this country.
I,ve been looking out for a 3.2 manual one for a while now to chop my XK8 in on. Probally a mistake as the XK8 is a better car but I had a manual XJS
which I prefered over the auto ones I owned, you cannot get manual XK8's.
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Simon
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 06:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
I can think of nothing more shamefull than trucking up in a cheap knock off copy and attempting to be proud of it in such company. It's
pretending to be something it's not.
Then there's all the folk I meet at competitive events, many of whom have some pretty trick stuff. It's all there.
A plasticked up MR2 or even a Jag pretending it's something it's not, well you couldn't honestly hold your head up, could you.
If you want an Aston, have one.
If you can't afford a real one, you can't have one at all.
So, no Cobra/Lambo/Stratos reps. No Lotus 7 reps.
According to your argument, as I can't afford a Caterham 7 (well I could, but the wife would kick my head in), you're saying I can't
build something that looks similar. Think you might be on the wrong site. What you need is
www.ivegotaferrarilamboastonsosuckmythingycosyoucanthaveonedotcom
ATB
Simon
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RK
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 07:07 PM |
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well said, simon!!
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morcus
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 07:11 PM |
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I think he was saying that sticking a plastic body on something was 'wrong' rather than replicas like the Stratos/cobra/seven, stuff which
have new chassis and a different mechanical layout to the donor (And there are many of them that don't use donors at all).
I'd much rather buy a completely new design of body and weirdly very few people make anything like that anymore.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 08:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
I can think of nothing more shamefull than trucking up in a cheap knock off copy and attempting to be proud of it in such company. It's
pretending to be something it's not.
Then there's all the folk I meet at competitive events, many of whom have some pretty trick stuff. It's all there.
A plasticked up MR2 or even a Jag pretending it's something it's not, well you couldn't honestly hold your head up, could you.
If you want an Aston, have one.
If you can't afford a real one, you can't have one at all.
So, no Cobra/Lambo/Stratos reps. No Lotus 7 reps.
According to your argument, as I can't afford a Caterham 7 (well I could, but the wife would kick my head in), you're saying I can't
build something that looks similar. Think you might be on the wrong site. What you need is
www.ivegotaferrarilamboastonsosuckmythingycosyoucanthaveonedotcom
ATB
Simon
But you and I both know there's a difference though.
Only an anorak wants a Lotus 7 replica - that'll be us.
There are no genuine 427 Cobras out there, well very few, so you won't bump into a real owner.
Stratos - see above.
Lambo, sorry I still stand by my original statement.
I think there's nothing wrong with a Lotus 7 replica.
I'm sure we all know this, but out in the real world when the internet is turned off, replica and 'real' owners get on just fine.
P.S. See left for car that fits nowhere
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