TrickyDicky
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 03:39 PM |
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can anyone recomend a cheap/good quality kit etc for 1st build
can anyone recomend a cheap/good quality kit etc for 1st build
as title really, i have a shop full of bits and have wanted to build a kit for near 5 years now but never had the time or space before! now i've
got time on my hands and the space to do it.
years ago ti looked at the robin hood kits and they seemed good value but i suppose now theres other kits etc available i dont know about and would
like some assistance!
i dont want anything that requires me to weld my own chassis (i did buy the book some years back), as welding is not exactly my forte in life-all the
times i tried you could pull the pieces of metal apart again.
Tricky
A & R Motor Spares Ltd-specialists in Ford Spares both new and used (New parts available for any make of vehicle).
All Parts on the Shelf.
Unit 26, Yates Dock Yard, Lime Lane, Pelsall, WALSALL, West Midlands, WS3 5AS.
07812 605125 or 01543 374975
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 04:29 PM |
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Mk Indy, MNR Vortx, GTS, MAC#1 etc are all pretty good.
I personally (and I suspect most members here would run a mile to get away from a R***n H**d)
It seems the Tiger Avon may be a little harder to build judging by the posts on here.
I guess your choice should depend on what you want to do with it after you've built it and how you get on with the manufacturer.
If I was building again I would build an MNR as I live very close and I am starting to enter into motorsport (MArc knows a lot about this!)
Good luck and you will find the answers to most of your questions here
Cheers
Mark
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DEAN C.
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 05:58 PM |
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I'd agree with Mark and in the same order,
MK indy being a little closer to my heart seeing as I have one and know the gang.
The good thing about all the people Mark quoted is that the bodywork and fittings have come a long way in the last 3 years making them all much easier
to finish to a very high standard.
Once I've finished a project why do I start another?
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tri
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 06:01 PM |
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i went for the mk as well
tri
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TrickyDicky
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 06:21 PM |
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thanks lads, does anyone have a link to there websites etc.
Tricky
A & R Motor Spares Ltd-specialists in Ford Spares both new and used (New parts available for any make of vehicle).
All Parts on the Shelf.
Unit 26, Yates Dock Yard, Lime Lane, Pelsall, WALSALL, West Midlands, WS3 5AS.
07812 605125 or 01543 374975
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Northy
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 06:56 PM |
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The same TrickyDicky who races Model Cars?
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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mookaloid
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 08:14 PM |
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http://www.mk-sportscars.fsnet.co.uk/
http://www.mnrltd.co.uk/
http://www.gtscougar.freeserve.co.uk/
http://www.mac1motorsports.co.uk/index.html
There you go....
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TrickyDicky
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 08:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Northy
The same TrickyDicky who races Model Cars?
sorry mate no, i've never raced a model car in my life! even when i was a kid i kept "stripping" my toy cars and selling the bits to
my brother!
A & R Motor Spares Ltd-specialists in Ford Spares both new and used (New parts available for any make of vehicle).
All Parts on the Shelf.
Unit 26, Yates Dock Yard, Lime Lane, Pelsall, WALSALL, West Midlands, WS3 5AS.
07812 605125 or 01543 374975
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DarrenW
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 09:22 PM |
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Im building a Mac1ZR, going together very well.
My uncle built one of the ones whose name is linked to Sherw**d f*rrest and he advised me not to. Lots of trouble.
Dont just look at initial price. Total cost (inc tw4t factor) is something else.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 3/4/05 at 10:53 PM |
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I'd agree - MNR, MK or GTS - all very similar if you look at the whole package/price - go for whichever is nearest and easiest to get to!
Pat...
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