speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:13 PM |
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How long is a piece of string?
Ok, iv been thinking over the last few weeks about the locost and i really dont have the time or money to finish it certainly this year and i dont
have the room to leave it in the workshop for a whole year so i am considering selling it for a spridget/spitfire etc that me and the g/f can use in
the summer and i can ahem...modify... in the winter 
I know it a bit of a piece of string question but does anyone have any clue as to what a straight six locost would be worth. All it needs is a bonnet
and some IVA proofing and possibly some tweeking to gain a bit more steering lock although, having driven it today, i think it might just about be ok.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:20 PM |
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I would think quite a lot more if you get it on the road before selling it 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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franky
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:21 PM |
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I'm sure you're aware you'll get more selling it IVA'd.
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designer
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:25 PM |
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Ditto, worth twice as much if roadworthy
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:28 PM |
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Yeah i know that but i just dont have the time or money at the moment. work is at that point where it is busy but not busy enough to employ anyone to
take some of the load off.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:31 PM |
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Agree with the above.
Oh, and BTW, in answer to the thread title question......
.......twice as long as the distance from the middle to one end (+/- .01%)
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Hellfire
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:37 PM |
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I reckon scrap metal prices must be about £200 per tonne. On that basis and with the engine you've fitted, you'd probably get about £1,000
Seriously though, it'd be a real shame having got this far with your build only to sell it. You've got a responsibility as a Locostbuilder
to finish it and get it IVA'd before you can even consider selling it.
Besides, I want to see if it will actually go round corners.......
Phil
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Besides, I want to see if it will actually go round corners.......
lol
The costs to finish it i recon are:
Bonnet - £50 ish
Rubber trim and other IVA bits - £100 max
Trailer - £500
Tow car - £500 (would sell after though so should get whatever i paid back)
IVA - £580?
IVA retest (probably) - £80?
Registration, tax, plates etc - whatever that lot costs
That works out to at least £1500. I just cant see me having enough money this year to be able to justify spending that sort of money 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:50 PM |
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Forget the trailer and tow car. Drive it to IVA and save yourself a grand.........
Phil
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steve m
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:51 PM |
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You dont NEED to buy a trailer,or a tow car borrow or hire one
Are you not allowed to drive to SVA now then ?
Steve
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:52 PM |
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wait til you have got more money to finish it! easy. its not costing you anything sitting in the garage for the next few months.
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steve m
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:52 PM |
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See, we are thinking, and poor old in the dumps Speedy is not
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Benzine
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:53 PM |
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Yeah ditch buying a trailer and car, drive it or hire a car & trailer/ask if anyone has one you can borrow ^_^
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 07:57 PM |
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you've not spent this mich time and effort on it to give up now 
me and Ben (the other members of the Str8 6 crew) won't be happy!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 08:17 PM |
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didn't think about hiring a car and trailer! I was going to drive it to IVA but then i found out the nearest test station it 80 miles away! Id
hate to drive there and break down (knowing my luck) and lose the price of the IVA test.
quote:
wait til you have got more money to finish it! easy. its not costing you anything sitting in the garage for the next few months.
It'll take more than a few months for me to save up that sort of money! 
Il have a think and see if i could borrow the money from someone and look into hiring a car and trailer although that will only drop the total by a
few hundred quid!
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 08:20 PM |
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I must admit mate, i doubt you would get £2k for it. A decent spridget would cost you anywhere from £2,500 upwards and will need some work. Cheapest
option would be to get it through IVA by any means as cheap as possible by driving it to the test centre, then selling it if youre not happy with it.
Complete, you should see £3k - £4k for a reasonable budget finish, and upwards of £4k for a concourse finish.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 08:20 PM |
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well, months, a year, whatever. if we all thought that when we bought our cars/chassis/pile of steel, then we'd never have got anywhere
GF's have a habit of losing all our money just means my car's going to take another bit longer than i hoped
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 08:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
didn't think about hiring a car and trailer! I was going to drive it to IVA but then i found out the nearest test station it 80 miles away! Id
hate to drive there and break down (knowing my luck) and lose the price of the IVA test.
Thats why you go with the support vehicle to carry tools, tow (if needed), and keep trim, bolts etc in case youre given an opportunity to finish bits
for the test.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 08:28 PM |
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80 miles to the test centre, PIECE OF CAKE. IIRC I drove mine about 85 miles each way.
Ran like a DREAM. Got a bit wet on the way back but the smile on my face said EVERYTHING.
Oh and it WAS the first time it had turned a wheel.
edit bit :- Oh and no support vehicle just self belief, a small tool box and some rubber trim.
[Edited on 17/1/11 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 08:50 PM |
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Worried about a 160 mile first drive ? Wot a wuss..............
I drove mine to the test center in Maidstone.............via Fisher's place...............and clocked nearly 400 miles on my first proper drive
- got a bit of sunstroke/heat exhaustion due to it being a baking hot day
Logic says that since it will be worth far more finished and registered , you would have to be mad to sell it now
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:11 PM |
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you have an industrial area to run the car round to get it proven .......
Its this relationship thing thats done it......
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Its this relationship thing thats done it......
+1, its a silent killer...
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/1/11 at 09:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
Its this relationship thing thats done it......
Must admit it doesnt help and she has a hectic social life! Not complaining though. Just kind of lost one love and gained another
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Liam
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 04:57 PM |
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Just park the project till you have time.
I'll be coming up to 10 years before too long . Also partly due to courting==>marriage==>house renovation etc etc, moving jobs, all
that...
I will never sell it! I WILL finish it.
One day!!
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hughpinder
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 05:33 PM |
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It seems a pity to sell up now - you can probably scrounge a tow car and trailer, so cost wise you're only talking about ca £700 to get it
through IVA (you wont need tax/insurance to sell it as road legal).
I used to have a mk3 spitfire (25 years ago) and believe me, if you haven't got time to finish the 7, you won't have time to keep a
spitfire in trim! Unless you really love cutting away rust...... You'd probably be better off going for an early mx5(eunos's seem
especially good at not rusting) for £1500, supercharge/turbo it, nice wheels etc and then accidentally turn it into a donor in a couple of years.
Regards
Hugh
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