Morning all.

I've been having my usual nose around the interweb for exciting things again, and have come back to the Fury as a possible change of transport. It seems that my Indy may be worth something around the £6.5K-7K mark, and that I could buy an older Fury for about £5K-5.5K. So buying one is an option.

However, for some time now I've been making vague plans to build something. At the front of the cue so far are an Alfa V6 powered single seater, or something 7 shaped with the same engine. But having had a nose around, it turns out the Fury kit isn't as much as I feared. So what did folk spend building theirs? I don't need an exact figure, but an idea will help me decide what I do next.

i did start typing, but then i think my wife looks on here from time to time so im not telling, will u2u.

Cheers, U2U received and read.

That's quite encouraging actually. I could sell mine and still afford to build my own. Although it would leave me without a car for a while, as the Indy is my only car.

To save money I'd recommend a part built.

It may entail undoing some stuff but it saves a lot compared to starting from scratch.

I'd budget £10-15k depending on spec.

- Jim

2 weeks ago I could have sold you everything to build a hayabusa fury for 7.5k......

A real expense for the fury is the bodywork, also i'd call BGH to check 'current' prices for the spec you want, it might not match the web prices.

Think you should look at about 10k for a decent spec one.... I know an alfa v6 doesn't fit though.

I know about the Alfa fitting issues as Claire has reported about it before. That is a pain, as I really wanted to use the engine, but the Mazda unit clearly fits, so I may just have to use that. It also means that I can sell the expensive Alfa engine and buy a hopefully cheaper Mazda one and spend the difference tuning it!

I've never added up the costs of mine but I'd guess they're somewhere towards to bottom of Jims estimate.

Could probably be done for less though. I didn't cut many corners on cost.

adrian

Cheapest I've heard of was around the £6,5k mark but it was very minimalist and they fabricated virtually everything (including roll bar) themselves.

If I do go ahead with the Fury idea, it will be either a very minimal BEC or a very minimal V6 powered car, with me making everything I can. This would still mean that I'd need to buy a decent exhaust and roll bar, as I would want a full cage.

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Adrian, you sure you haven't lost a few reciepts down the sofa

Don't forget costs for IVA, registration, trailers, mapping, build insurance etc.

- Jim


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I know about the extra "hidden" costs that you mention, but those I can hide!

It's more the cost of building/buying the car itself that matter's at the moment.

i think clairetoo built her fury for about 4K! It may have even been less than that but she make most of it herself!

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Originally posted by jimgiblett
Adrian, you sure you haven't lost a few reciepts down the sofa

- Jim


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I recon I spent around £14k on my Stylus ...... but then I went for all the shiny bits and big powerful motor....

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Originally posted by omega0684
i think clairetoo built her fury for about 4K! It may have even been less than that but she make most of it herself!

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Claire, if you had to guess, how much do you think it would have cost you to build a fury with your current V6 in it?

My V6 conversion cost just over £900 all in - I think the Fury kit is around 3 1/2 K , so I'm guessing around 5 1/2 should get you enough bits to build a new V6 powered Fury - plus IVA and registration.......

Hi Si,

I'm keeping a running total of everything I've spent on my build so far, along with costs of the parts I've yet to purchase. If you U2u me your email, I'll send you a copy of the spreadsheet.

As for the cost of the kits, a powder coated IRS chassis, with roll bar, and gel coated bodywork cost £5025 back in May last year. I remember the prices on the website being a bit out of date when I ordered.

Jek

I've been on the phone to BGH and found the same thing!
The chassis kit is £2911.96, with gel coated body kit being £1685. There's then another £400 or so for a full cage. As you say, not quite as cheap as the website suggested!

is that for the basic everything?

The chassis price will be for the sierra based setup with independent rear end - looking at their website it shows the Escort live axle version to still be available , and somewhat cheaper .
Sunce the Escort uprights are considerable lighter , and the live axle cars handle just as well , why not go that way ?
Theres stuff included in the kit that you wont need (engine mounts for example) so money can be saved there as well .

Yep, I sometimes wish I'd went for the live axle chassis to save some cash!

Also, the IRS chassis doesn't include modified drive shafts (the website price list isn't very clear on this), so you need to add on the cost of these, about £200 if I remember correctly. The modifications to the live axle appear to be included in the live axle chassis pack price, however.