Subject	EXTREMELY expensive, and EXTREMELY time consuming.
Posted by	ni[x]it on March 04, 2002 at 11:05 PM
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In Reply To	anyone here ever built a KIT CAR? if so, was it difficult? posted by Pure-Evil on March 04, 2002 at 11:00 PM
Message	: was it expensive compared to buying a performance car and upgrading it like the 300zxtt? just curious. i'm looking for a new project, thought a kit car might be fun. not right now of course, but maybe start this summer. anyone? Beuller? hehehe. just wondered, if you have, if you had any good tips and places to start looking. is it easier to get a rolling chassis? how difficult is it to build one? easy enough to be done by a novice with just instructions? TIA not especially designed for the common novice. not by any stretch of the imagination. Some companies sell semi prefabbed kits...you get the chassis, and the body, already done. but then you get to buy and install fuel (ALL of it), engine (ALL of it), tranny (ALL of it), brakes (ALL of it), cooling (ALL of it), etc...etc...trust me, the list seems long, but it's actually longer. and you have to be pretty tricky about fabbing things from metal/tubing/plastics, etc... it'd be a great project if you were retired and had some money... these are my thoughts...and come from an empty mind.
Follow Ups	anyone here ever built a KIT CAR? if so, was it difficult? - Pure-Evil 23:00:08 03/04/02 Depends on the kit man. If you choose a car like the 427> - Cinzy(OH) 23:04:27 03/04/02 EXTREMELY expensive, and EXTREMELY time consuming. - ni[x]it 23:05:16 03/04/02 can you just hear his posts now??? (n/m) - HaloZ• 00:06:58 03/05/02 So you're saying this wasn't expensive or time consuming: - markpearl91tt 02:57:04 03/05/02 Not yet, but I will as soon as I have the $$ - markpearl91tt 23:47:28 03/04/02 thats awesome!! is that YOUR kit??? damn. what kinda engine - Pure-Evil 00:14:22 03/05/02 No, not my kit ... (I wish .. but I want black) :) - markpearl91tt 00:43:10 03/05/02 89k assembled, 50k unassembled(and skimping on a few things> - CRuNK™ 01:07:17 03/05/02 Mark said 21K minus engine/translaxle below - SeedyRom 02:07:37 03/05/02 That's only if you buy it through the US site ... - markpearl91tt 02:16:38 03/05/02 I meant they suggest a 350 over a smaller, lighter engine>>> - CRuNK™ 09:14:38 03/05/02 very difficult long job and costs at least twice as much as> - Got Boost? 00:02:15 03/05/02 He installs an interior, now he wants to build a car! - SeedyRom 02:13:54 03/05/02 I did a pop charger too! - markpearl91tt 02:40:20 03/05/02 Try building a slicktop TT. :) My project was 'kit' enuf.. (n/m) - AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) 08:47:07 03/05/02
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