daniel mason
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| posted on 16/1/10 at 11:22 PM |
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cheapest place to buy kit parts?
am hopefuly starting my first build in the next few months and was wondering where is the best place to buy all the parts? will be needing things
like, uprights,hubs,bearing kits,calipers,discs,handbrake calipers,seats,interior,radiator,fan,wheels/tyres,lighting.exhaust headers.
any of the parts can be second hand as long as condition and quality are good!
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NigeEss
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| posted on 16/1/10 at 11:27 PM |
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Good question, and one I cannot answer...but..........
"The cheapest is not necessarily the best"
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daniel mason
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| posted on 16/1/10 at 11:39 PM |
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i was trying to say the cheapest place to get the best parts! lol
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austin man
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| posted on 16/1/10 at 11:43 PM |
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The best way is to buy a donor car and strip the parts. You will save a few hundred pounds. Some manafacturers can also supply donor packs which
include all you need.
To buy individually can be a financial nightmare. Ypu also need to decide what it is you want ie 4 pot calliper, drilled grooved discs or whether
standard items will suffice.
This site is an excellent place as we are all like minded people. Post the individual need and I'm 99% sure someone will have what u need.
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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daniel mason
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| posted on 16/1/10 at 11:50 PM |
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have got my eye on a cheap honda s2000 with rear 1/4 damage,i think the parts i could possibly sell will re-coup loads of the initial outlay! not a
massive ammount of the car can be used though.
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bj928
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 01:14 AM |
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a couple of cheapish s2000's on copart if you know anyone with an account, anyone can view at www.copart.co.uk
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RK
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 02:17 AM |
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Get a donor or a pack from a kit maker. Otherwise is financial suicide. I know this first hand. The kit makers can guide you with that. You WILL spend
more than you think, no matter which way you go, but I think you have access to a lot of knowledge on here, so keep checking!
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snapper
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 07:44 AM |
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There is no 1 single cheapest place, you need to research the current prices find the average and keep your eyes out for what you want then buy
quickly if the part is under what you would expect to pay.
Kit car shows are good, Auto jumbles turn up the odd bargin, ebay is always worth a look but set yourself a limit.
For Sale posts in forums like this.
I got a Reinz gasket for £19 posted a couple of days ago and they are £49 on ebay
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ali f27
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 09:38 AM |
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Hi daniel find seirra back end in scrap yard preferbly 4x4 this gets you lsd get cortina front uprights of the bay way better than sierra you decide
what engine and your off
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 09:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ali f27
get cortina front uprights of the bay way better than sierra
Not necessarily. It depends what the kit was actually designed for.
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Mal
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 09:40 AM |
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The Totalkitcar website has a good classified index of kit car suppliers.
As a starting point the Rally Design website is a good one to try.
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ali f27
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 09:43 AM |
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Jim oniel in glassonby has s 2000 in his 7 goes very well
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austin man
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 01:44 PM |
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I think Steve Keenan has used the majority of the S2000 as a donor, gearbox dif engine hubs, may be worth contacting MK Sportscars
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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spiderman01980
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| posted on 17/1/10 at 07:54 PM |
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Rally design http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/ for bearings uprights calipers shocks and a load of other stuff and they have a good delivery service, then
you got optium balance products http://www.obp.uk.net/ for petrol tanks pedal boxes and so on, midland wheels http://www.midlandwheels.com/ for seats
and wheels, and gts tuning http://www.ekmpowershop9.com/ekmps/shops/gtstuning/ !!!
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