BMWTJW
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 10:22 PM |
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Stuart Taylor
Bit of advice or opinion. What do you reckon to Stuart Taylor 7's?
[Edited on 16/3/07 by BMWTJW]
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 10:26 PM |
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The one for sale on here looks good value.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 10:32 PM |
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Depends on
a. if you're buying a finished one - in which case it mostly depends on the person who built it and how it's been looked after since
or
b. building/buying a kit - in which case from my experience they're ok but require a fair bit of 'fettling' to get things to fit
properly.
They are about the most traditional looking 7 type Locost kit in terms of bodywork but that means it can be hard to fit a lot of car engines under the
bonnet without getting involved in 'power' bulges etc....
Ian 'Stuart Taylor' Grey is a decent bloke as well
Why? 
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Humbug
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 10:42 PM |
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I bought mine as a rolling chassis, so I can't really comment on the basic build part, but as stated above, the main problem is fitting the
engine under the bonnet as it seems to be lower than many other sevens
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BenB
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 11:37 PM |
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I like mine 
Power bulge and all!!
Built it pretty much solely from STM parts in their garage (pretty cheap rental considering I had air tools etc at my disposal)....
They have a pretty good reputation and Ian's a pretty good chap (as long as you know roughly what you want before you contact him- people
ringing up saying maybe they want to build an Ultima or maybe a Caterham or maybe a Locost wind him up a bit....)... Don't blame him though-
listening to people procrastinate and 'um and 'ar when you've got cars to be built is a bit annoying...
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JoelP
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| posted on 16/3/07 at 11:45 PM |
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STM are very successful in motorsport.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 17/3/07 at 12:25 AM |
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"STM are very successful in motorsport"
mmmmm the one thing that annoys me about them is the claim in their advertising that THEIR cars have won the Locost Championship for the past 5 years
or so. That's stretching the truth more than somewhat - apart from one of those years, people who have driven cars built up from KITS bought
from Stuart Taylor Motorsport which have then had all the fettling done to put them together properly have won the championship. There is a HUGE
difference 
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Flick
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| posted on 17/3/07 at 01:40 AM |
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quote:
people who have driven cars built up from KITS bought from Stuart Taylor Motorsport which have then had all the fettling done to put them
together properly have won the championship.
Name a locost that doesnt require some fettling?
Five different drivers as locost champions. Perhaps only similarity is ST car - ?
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