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Post by scooby1929 on Jul 21, 2012 16:55:48 GMT
I have been offered an exocet thats 75% complete for not much more than the price of the kit from mev. It has been powder coated and comes with brand new brakes, coilovers and wheels. I would then have a spare rolling chassis etc. Really not sure if its a good idea or not. Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated
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Post by welshy1 on Jul 21, 2012 17:49:52 GMT
A good option in doing it this way can save money and a lot of time. But make sure you have all the documents from the donor the v5 and the chassis number is required for the iva to retain the age related plate. For the car just go over everything that has been put on the car before you to check if anything is lose etc.
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Post by scooby1929 on Jul 21, 2012 18:02:57 GMT
Yeh waslooking forward to the challenge of building this kit and it sort of feels like cheating. Dont know what to do?
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Post by red5 on Jul 21, 2012 18:08:13 GMT
Spare rolling chassis? - is yours already on order.
New coilovers and brakes are not cheap - you can always deconstruct and do it from scratch as there is bound to be something you want to change-
never look a gift horse in the mouth - even if you sell that gift horse on (as is) for a small profit later ......
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Post by scooby1929 on Jul 21, 2012 18:22:58 GMT
The spare rolling chassis is from my own donar car its been cleaned and awaiting degreasing and painting then ready to bolt to the frame. I have not ordered mine yet have just got the order form.
It also comes with a light kit this other one
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Post by red5 on Jul 21, 2012 18:26:27 GMT
do it
put the chassis on your frame - utilise and sell the parts
'no brainer' decision in my book
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Post by scooby1929 on Jul 21, 2012 18:42:33 GMT
Thats what i was thinking puting the frame on my rolling chassis. I would have loads of good spares then i dont like selling stuff
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Post by stevieboy on Jul 21, 2012 18:52:54 GMT
If everything is ok document wise, do it, there are alot of kit builders on here that don't have the space to strip a doner. you could sell the rolling stock on, to help someone out. Profit is always a good thing  |
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Post by Toed64 on Jul 21, 2012 23:30:21 GMT
Buy the part built - I did the same thing... I had a slightly damaged, but mechanically excellent MK1 and was about to order a kit, when I saw a part-built kit advertised. I bought the project for about the same price as a kit, but got new brakes, bushes and lots of other goodies. Fore peace of mind, I stripped and rebuilt most of what the previous owner had done, so I've still had lots of fun, but I estimate that I'll complete the project for about £500 less than I would have spent... I ought to get round to selling my original MX... Good luck.
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Post by scooby1929 on Jul 22, 2012 9:16:28 GMT
Thanks for the advice guys
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