blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 01:17 PM |
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are there any kit or race car manufacturers in Scotland?
more specifically near me? so west coast?
I want to work with one, but i can only find deanfield motorsport and turner automotive design, neither of which are particularly close (hour drive
each way) and neither seem to build much. want to build chassis with someone
single seat hill climbers would be good too, even bus/coach/truck chassis builders
[Edited on 17/5/11 by blakep82]
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scootz
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 01:30 PM |
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Can't think of any close to you Blake 
The only kit manufacturer up here is Luego in Aberdeenshire, but that may as well be MK in Rotherham as far as your location is concerned!
It's Evolution Baby!
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 01:44 PM |
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thought that might be the case
i'd like to build and sell stuff on my own, but given i don't have the space, or money, or have ever built a chassis myself, and the pick
up has taken me so long, and i didn't even do that one myself, i'd really need to work for someone else lol
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:15 PM |
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I wouldnt touch TAD with a burning shitty stick to be honest, I also suspect they are out of business.
My Build Thread
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:31 PM |
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and Luego in aberdeenshire, they're under new management, which i suspect isn't in scotland any more.
the only contact on the web site is an email address
searching for luego sportscars address, it comes up with peterborough now
[Edited on 17/5/11 by blakep82]
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BazzaMonty
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:37 PM |
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so no kitcar services in scotland.....we should start our own company Blake!!!!!!
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 03:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BazzaMonty
so no kitcar services in scotland.....we should start our own company Blake!!!!!!
I like it! any idea what you're doing though (chassis design, and accurate manufacture) because i don't!  thats why i was thinking it
would be good to work with someone to learn lol
i'd like to do single seaters and stuff. theres enough 7s already
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andyw7de
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by BazzaMonty
so no kitcar services in scotland.....we should start our own company Blake!!!!!!
I like it! any idea what you're doing though (chassis design, and accurate manufacture) because i don't! thats why i was thinking it
would be good to work with someone to learn lol
i'd like to do single seaters and stuff. theres enough 7s already
Ive thought this for a while.
Ive got the space, metal, and the tools just time and money ive not got 
Speed is just a question of money !
How fast do you want to go ?
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:14 PM |
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^ well, its more than i've got
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scootz
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:17 PM |
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I'm not sure there's the market up here for a brand-spanking-new kit-car company that would keep a few individuals gainfully employed.
You'd need to capture some of the national market and whilst this may come across as a bit of a sweeping-statement, us Scots seem prepared to
travel a fair distance to buy a product (matter of necessity usually). Whereas, our English cousins seem to be easily put off with traveling.
I think there might be a market however for a hi-spec 'Rage' style off-roader with a possible production racing series attached to it.
Offer three variants...
1. Hi Spec BEC race-buggy
2. Tough as old-boots, easily operated (CVT), for the 'everyman'. Aim it at youngsters, farmers and also for supplying the growing
'activity-experience' marketplace.
3. A road-going version of either of the above.
It's Evolution Baby!
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:22 PM |
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^ totally agree. was only asking if there was any up here that i could contact and help out at. the market's definitely south of here
i have been thinking of grass track racer type cars (like on the berrisford site) and bec buggys.
wanted to find something small to start with, get my fabrication experience up, something like small soapbox type cars, unpowered, downhill things.
as for the national market, thats why i fancy something different. 7's are everywhere. every man and his dog makes a chassis for them, i like
stuff thats different! 
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trextr7monkey
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 04:40 PM |
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Saturn sportscars- Peoples Republic of Hartlepool
Blitz Buggies at Tow Law are as close as yo will get to sunny Scotland I think, there's a couple of lads set up somewhere near Hexham who I
understand are kit finishers rather than new design / build merchants.
hth
Mike
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14016102@N00/ (cut and paste this dodgey link)
Our most recent pics are here:
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/trextr7monkey/
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zilspeed
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 05:35 PM |
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Can I just say Rotor as a Scottish racing
car manufacturer, as per my previous posts.
Lots of projects still ongoing at various stages.
Properly scratch build racing cars from the ground up.
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/11 at 05:38 PM |
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awesome cheers Zil!
where are they based? are they so busy they might need some help?
ha Big Zil!
[Edited on 17/5/11 by blakep82]
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zilspeed
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| posted on 18/5/11 at 07:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
awesome cheers Zil!
where are they based? are they so busy they might need some help?
ha Big Zil!
[Edited on 17/5/11 by blakep82]
Blake
Rotor is not really the organisation where you get a job as such.
It's more of a one man operation with a co-operative of helpers who go along whenever they can to help out.
I'm one of the helpers.
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blakep82
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| posted on 18/5/11 at 07:36 PM |
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yeah, reading his website i thought it might be. worth asking anyhow
or can i be a helper? lol
cheers
[Edited on 18/5/11 by blakep82]
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