rayward
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 11:08 AM |
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Is it Possible
To build a BEC for track use only (ie no SVA bits needed) For £2k ???????
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zilspeed
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 11:25 AM |
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You forgot to add
Absobleedinglutley
Ok, mine may not be an MK or the like, but it's going to be well under that figure and the manifacturer does carry a degree of respect.
[Edited on 26/4/08 by zilspeed]
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 11:27 AM |
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yes (if your name is zilspeed) 
I think at minimum you would need to spend about £5-600 on an engine, sprocket and prop. So if you make a lot and leave out a lot, you would manage
fine!
lol crossed posted with john
[Edited on 26/4/08 by JoelP]
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Mole
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 11:32 AM |
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I voted yes although I'm building a cec and it will exceed that figure. I recon though if you were extremley careful / stingey and planned the
spending out in ways I could never be bothered then it should be possible.
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coozer
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 12:35 PM |
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Someone else's unfinished project and a, for example CBR1000F, FJ1200, ZZR1100, engine?
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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worX
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 03:24 PM |
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I voted yes, but I have to admit I think it would look like a dog.
I personally think you would end up spending around £1000 on an engine/prop/sprocket adapter/exhaust & can etc
Which leaves you with a thousand pounds so source everything else.
If you were to say £2500 you would get bloody close, but in my honest opinion, you could probably build quite a nice locost BEC for £3000... I think
that extra £500 - £1000 would make a very big difference.
HTH
Steve
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nitram38
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 04:40 PM |
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Not if you intend winning anything!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 04:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Not if you intend winning anything!
Ok, let's take that thought a bit further.
I have in front of me the entry list for tomorrow's hillclimb.
In the tiny sportscar class - where we 're interested in - it's full of Megabusas and a Fisher Fury.
In the big engined class, we have a 2.2 BDA Caterham, the DAX IRS with the Drenth box and various other Westfields.
Who is going to win ?
The best driver would be the answer. Machinery counts up to a point, but I bet you all the money I have that once my car is finished, I could hand it
to any of those drivers and they would be competitive just by adding decent hillclimb spec tyres. Conversely, I could go in their cars and be
rubbish.
Just a thought about money buying wins. It isn't always the case IMHO.
YMMV 
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nitram38
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 06:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Not if you intend winning anything!
Ok, let's take that thought a bit further.
I have in front of me the entry list for tomorrow's hillclimb.
In the tiny sportscar class - where we 're interested in - it's full of Megabusas and a Fisher Fury.
In the big engined class, we have a 2.2 BDA Caterham, the DAX IRS with the Drenth box and various other Westfields.
Who is going to win ?
The best driver would be the answer. Machinery counts up to a point, but I bet you all the money I have that once my car is finished, I could hand it
to any of those drivers and they would be competitive just by adding decent hillclimb spec tyres. Conversely, I could go in their cars and be
rubbish.
Just a thought about money buying wins. It isn't always the case IMHO.
YMMV
I would say the RELIABLE car and the best driver.
I have built racecars with all new parts that have had mecanical failures.
Cars with second hand parts tend to fail even more.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 26/4/08 at 07:10 PM |
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Easy for a scratch build, and it should look very good !
£300 tubes and ali, £500 engine £100 donor leaves loads over for 13" wheels, sticky tyres and paint & decent brakes.
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RK
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 02:23 AM |
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I think if you got a lot of stuff for free or a good donor you could manage, but anything off EBay and your budget is ruined!!
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