Lightning
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 10:36 PM |
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Anyone building a GTR
Well I have had the TVR a year now and I'm getting itchy fingures again to build another car. I would like to build a mid engined BEC such as a
GTR. Anyone building one at the mo?
Steve
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Simon
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 10:43 PM |
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What, on a forum called LOcost.
It'd kinda defeat the name somewhat
Try http://www.highcostbuilders.co.uk/ 
ATB
Simon
[Edited on 10/8/07 by Simon]
[Edited on 10/8/07 by Simon]
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thomas4age
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 10:59 PM |
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Nah, I think even that van be done in a locost maner to be honnest, OK it would be allot more expensive than you're average Locost, but it could
be done at half the cost that Ultima asks for it.... a well powered ultima build for 12 to 15K pounds would still be a locost in my opninion
depends on terminology of Locost.
(building an engine for a T70 myself)
grtz Thomas
[Edited on 10/8/07 by thomas4age]
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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DavidM
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 11:04 PM |
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I think he means one of these GTR's
http://www.spiresportscars.co.uk/
David
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Lightning
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 11:12 PM |
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Yes that GTR. Used to be by MK...Not that High cost don't ya know.
Steve
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designer
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| posted on 11/8/07 at 08:19 AM |
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£3000 + vat to start is not locost!!
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andrews_45
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| posted on 11/8/07 at 08:31 AM |
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roflmao
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wheezy
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| posted on 11/8/07 at 09:00 AM |
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I finished building my GT-R a year ago and if you are prepared to source and manufacture most of the parts your self you could probably get one on the
road for between £8-£9000. Apart from the chassis and bodywork your biggest single expence will be the engine and paint job.
The build is fairly straightforward and should be about 9 months to complete (a bit less if you dont put it through SVA).
Dave
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Lightning
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| posted on 11/8/07 at 01:54 PM |
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Love the car wheezy. Are they superleggeras? Also how is the final drive accompliushed? I couldn't see from your archive. Oh, also what is the
final weight. My Tiger was about 475Kg.
Steve
Steve
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DIY Si
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| posted on 11/8/07 at 03:34 PM |
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Final drive is/used to be a sierra diff, with a very short prop, sometimes just 2 UJ's!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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wheezy
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| posted on 12/8/07 at 11:18 AM |
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Yes the final drive is through a sierra diff. The prop shaft is about 300 mm long with a sliding tube and 2 uj's.
The car weighs in at just over 500kg. It will always weigh more than most 7's due to the extra grp in the bodywork.
Dave
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DIY Si
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| posted on 12/8/07 at 11:27 AM |
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I could've sworn I'd seen one with just 2 UJ's as a prop! Could be wrong though, it's been known to happen......
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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