or does anyone know any women car builders at all?
Fozzie, am sure there are a couple more too, though they dont post regularly I dont think...
My missus regularly posts as me, the thieving bugger!
perci also (I believe a bit of a team build involving 2 ladies & 1 gent, now on the road a Viento V8)
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
perci also (I believe a bit of a team build involving 2 ladies & 1 gent, now on the road a Viento V8)
my wife helps me to build mine,
mrsch1ll1 on here but she hasnt posted anything, ( that i know of )
He's a braver man than me, that's for sure! Building a car with TWO birds?! Madness surely! 
its mad enough building your own car, but building it with a woman helping you is too mad, let alone two of them
I believe the gent was the father of one and the build was instigated by perci (female/woman)(daughter).
Lets not prejudge how or who instigates builds and is or isn't capable.
It was a good quaility build that went through SVA first time if I'm not mistaken.
my wifes oftern on here , well checking up on me to see what iam up to if that counts .
now ive done it
Yep there is....me! 
I don't know of any other 'actual' women builders, there have been a few posts by some , but have come to the conclusion they were
'made-up' names ......
I know that other builders (male) significant 'others' do post on here from time to time though
I have started to think of building another...but not a '7' ......
and.......... only if I DON'T have to get rid of the Fozzmobile
Fozzie 
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Originally posted by goodall
or does anyone know any women car builders at all?
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Originally posted by James
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Originally posted by goodall
or does anyone know any women car builders at all?
When at college doing my welding course I met a couple of women who were on various automotive/mechanic type courses. Were working on all sorts of interesting projects of their own.
Good on 'em I say.
I'm glad that Fozzie and co. have 'come out'. We had some stupid and unpleasant comments being made on here before then- comments that would only discourage other women from joining in this hobby.
I noticed almost straight away that the comments reduced dramatically after then so good for them.
The really cool thing about it is that Fozzie's car is by far and above the nicest Locost/kit that in 5 years since I started this hobby I've ever seen.
The attention to detail and care taken with the build is truly amazing! Proof, if it were needed, that we should be encouraging more women to build!
Cheers,
James
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Originally posted by James
...we should be encouraging more women to build!
At Newark last year, there was a womans Locost in the running for Locost of the year (sorry didn't catch her name). She doesn't come on here, but it was a very nicely finished off car. I believe she was an engineering student.
oh right so women are represented on here all right, i never was sure to say a few rather sexist jokes just in case there was and now i know
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Originally posted by Fozzie
.....we were looking to buy a Lincoln TIG. On the Lincoln stand doing the demos was a very nice young lady.... and boy, oh boy! could she TIG
She was brilliant! it turned out that she won a national TIG welding competition .........
Fozzie
Yes Simon, we did buy a Lincoln....you are right, they are a very nice bit of kit!
Funnily enough, the guys on the stand were saying that in their opinion women make good welders, hence their own 'star' (lady) giving
brilliant demos for their company!
I took to welding like a duck to water, but shamefully, I haven't concentrated on my TIGging skills of late .....
It IS one of my New Year resolutions though! ......
ATB Fozzie