snowy2
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posted on 19/8/16 at 11:33 AM |
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Build times.......
I have recently got into a discussion with a fellow kit car builder who claims that 6 monthe is average for a kit car build.
I have built or rebuilt about a dozen cars and the quickest from derilict to mot was 60 days.......VERY tiring...
I think a few have been 6-8 months. But most over 12 months .
My current project has taken me almost 2 years.....
How long has your car's taken to build?
sometimes you are the pigeon, most of the time the statue.
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joneh
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posted on 19/8/16 at 11:42 AM |
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Around 2 years so far on this one.
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40inches
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:16 PM |
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13 years to IVA, no that's not a mistake, it did take 13 years
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David Jenkins
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:22 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by 40inches
13 years to IVA, no that's not a mistake, it did take 13 years
Roughly similar to my build time...
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Rosco86
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:30 PM |
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just under two years from nothing to IVA on a scratch built haynes
My Build Thread
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Smoking Frog
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:40 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by 40inches
13 years to IVA, no that's not a mistake, it did take 13 years
That makes me feel better, 7 years and counting.
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SJ
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:45 PM |
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Mine took 12 months using an MK chassis kit. I kept it very simple though. That was one evening a week and the occasional Saturday. Anyone with more
time [i.e not a wife and 2 small kids] should be OK with less.
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pekwah1
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:47 PM |
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Hah, from when i was recently in Caterham's factory, i was chatting to the guys there who give around a 6 month lead time.
Maybe he was referring to build times from the manufacturer rather than us monkeys on here.
Then again, maybe the people who can build a car in 6 months don't have day jobs!
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phelpsa
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posted on 19/8/16 at 12:57 PM |
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9 months for an Aries, wasn't registered or IVA'd though.
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Theshed
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posted on 19/8/16 at 01:01 PM |
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14 years and not yet on 4 wheels...do I win or have I lost? It will however get finished and I work on it every weekend
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adithorp
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posted on 19/8/16 at 01:04 PM |
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My Fury kit was delivered early October '06,
SVA'd May'08
Registered 1st June'08.
20months total.
There were a couple of pauses during the build (KitCarWorkshop stopped trading just as I needed the bodywork and was a while before BGH (as
FurySportscars) took it on) so if you take those out, it took under 18months.
It'll never be "finished" though
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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rdodger
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posted on 19/8/16 at 01:15 PM |
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Mine was 18 months.
I recon about 400 hours with 100 of that standing and looking!
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ian locostzx9rc2
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posted on 19/8/16 at 01:57 PM |
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My first kit car robin hood 3a took 18 months and my striker took 10 months but could have been less as I had a at least a 1 month delay these times
where from start to Sva both failed the first time so not to bad
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loggyboy
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posted on 19/8/16 at 02:22 PM |
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Im now 6 years into my 1 year build.
[Edited on 19-8-16 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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Irony
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posted on 19/8/16 at 03:00 PM |
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6 years from never using a spanner before to IVA. Passed second time.
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mark chandler
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posted on 19/8/16 at 04:00 PM |
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Scratch build 18 months I guess, loads of tinkering aftewards
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StevieB
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posted on 19/8/16 at 04:13 PM |
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My Indy was about 4 years by the calendar, but there were a few lay ups due to budget and new baby arrival etc.
I wish I'd tracked the actual productive hours though compared to standing, drinking tea and thinking - something around a 30/70 split I'd
say...
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loggyboy
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posted on 19/8/16 at 04:25 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by StevieB
My Indy was about 4 years by the calendar, but there were a few lay ups due to budget and new baby arrival etc.
I wish I'd tracked the actual productive hours though compared to standing, drinking tea and thinking - something around a 30/70 split I'd
say...
Good ratio - I suspect mine is 10/90! in favour of scratching chin (or arse)
Mistral Motorsport
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rusty nuts
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posted on 19/8/16 at 05:05 PM |
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Took me 3 years to build mine , should have been a lot quicker but I was building it in my brothers garage 15 miles or so from home along the A14 /M11
which tends to be very slow moving in the evenings when I could work on it. Saturday afternoon and Sunday mornings were really the only time I worked
on it .
When I rebuilt it after stripping off the crap powder coating, from bare unpainted chassis to on the road took 6 weeks , an hour most evenings and
weekends
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Badger_McLetcher
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posted on 19/8/16 at 05:07 PM |
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Pretty much scratch built Haynes Roadster... so far three years working Saturdays and the odd other day - maybe another 6-12 months if I decide to do
something funky with the bodywork.
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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Sam_68
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posted on 19/8/16 at 05:36 PM |
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10 months so far to almost rolling chassis stage (which is way behind schedule, for various reasons - the original aim was to have it ready for IVA by
this time!), but that's with a completely new design, not a 'book' Locost.
There was best part of 9 months, before that, doing the actual design work, mind you.
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mackei23b
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posted on 19/8/16 at 06:13 PM |
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2 years for my MK....
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JeffHs
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posted on 19/8/16 at 06:52 PM |
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8 years, 1999 to 2008. Scratch built to original Book.
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David Jenkins
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posted on 19/8/16 at 08:33 PM |
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Just realised that I've sold myself short. I started the build in 1997 and it got registered in 2004, so 7 years build time. It just seemed
like longer!
Most of that time was building the chassis - probably 5 years or so before I got a rolling chassis. In the end I decided that I had to either finish
it, or get rid of it. I'm glad I stuck with it, as it's now been on the road for nearly 12 years.
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LBMEFM
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posted on 20/8/16 at 04:39 AM |
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MK Indy-Fireblade - 2.5 years from purchase to SVA.
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