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cs3tcr

posted on 28/4/07 at 11:03 PM Reply With Quote
Should i buy this?

Found this on Fleabay, might be a good starting point for a car:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/VINTAGE-HISTORIC-MONTEREY-CAN-AM-RACE-CAR-CHASSIS-PARTS_W0QQitemZ200103635496QQihZ010QQcategoryZ107061QQcmdZViewItem

~Rod

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Memphis Twin

posted on 28/4/07 at 11:30 PM Reply With Quote
No you shouldn't, and no it wouldn't. They have clearly rebuilt their car with a new chassis because this one is scrap.

All there is is a shagged-out alloy monocoque - what body, uprights, engine, transaxle, rack etc etc would you use? The running gear is massively expensive for these old Sports Racers assuming that you can find any to fit....

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ReMan

posted on 28/4/07 at 11:36 PM Reply With Quote
You'd definatly need more than one or two brave pills to take that on
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JoelP

posted on 29/4/07 at 12:24 AM Reply With Quote
ditto - its a pile of (s)crap IMHO.
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ned

posted on 29/4/07 at 05:43 AM Reply With Quote
its just all the bent bits they've replaced!





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cs3tcr

posted on 29/4/07 at 09:02 AM Reply With Quote
I know its not worth anyting, but then again it brings up the question, what is a real race car these days? This Rawlson has now been "replicated" but is still allowed to run in the "vintage" races. Does this mean that i can run my Seven in the vintage parades we have here in the Antipodes?
Only kidding of course. I was considering buying the bits and getting ahold of the drawings, but then i drank a dozen beers and figured it would be better if i finish my Eleven clone, then move onto my own mid-engine design. I've already got myself a Renault trans, Miata front uprights, Toyota 4AG, Ginetta shocks and some other bits left from the Seven build. So, i think i'll be better off starting from scratch.

Cheers,
Rod

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