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Post by delboy76 on Mar 28, 2014 13:34:41 GMT
Cheers Shaun I might just take you up on that offer whenever your free? Ill be building it in my girlfriends single garage in hamilton so only up the road from you,which is gonna be a tight squeeze I think lol That's maybe a bit to expense for me airforce especially being first build.Looks like exocet is gonna win here! Was it yourself Iv seen the vid of driving down Cumbernauld road then?
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Post by andybaird on Mar 28, 2014 15:49:05 GMT
Hi Mate
As airforceone says £10k is minimum for the Sonic7. If you want a look over the sonic7 I will bring it over if you want as I work over that way.
Cheers Andy
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Post by delboy76 on Mar 28, 2014 16:40:04 GMT
Cheers Andy,I think the 10k mark is a bit much for me at the mo.So now I need to decide on either saving up some more or take the exocet option which I can afford at the moment.
Had you guys built any kits before and how long did it take you?
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Post by delboy76 on Mar 29, 2014 17:39:38 GMT
Thanks guys,I'm up in Glasgow deano,not sure how many folk are nearby with builds.Not really got the chance to go down to stoneleigh so if anyone was close by it would be great to get a look close up.I'm not in any rush to get build done so would give myself to this time next year to get it on the road all going well. I'm in Motherwell currently building a Exocet, it's not running or near completion but you can get an appreciation of what it looks like and what is involved. You're welcome to pop around and have a look. Shaun Thanks again Shaun for showing me around your build this avo. Defo got me wanting to get in on the act now
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Post by biggunz on Mar 29, 2014 19:27:55 GMT
No worries, now get yourself an mx5 and get the tools out!!
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Post by delboy76 on Mar 29, 2014 22:45:56 GMT
Haha hopefully I will soon Shaun,going to have a look at one I was telling you about tomorrow Airforeone I'm hoping to spend as little as poss but the 10k plus mark for rocket is just to steep. As i said I'm in no rush so to get build done so 5-6k is fine in long run. Cheers
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Post by tomaff on Mar 30, 2014 6:49:15 GMT
I picked my donor exocet up for £300 and sold the parts I did not need for £500.
It's other have said £5-6k is a realistic budget. Totaled mine up the other day, pre turbo it was £5800.
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Post by delboy76 on Mar 30, 2014 11:57:46 GMT
I picked my donor exocet up for £300 and sold the parts I did not need for £500. It's other have said £5-6k is a realistic budget. Totaled mine up the other day, pre turbo it was £5800. Hopefully I'll save a few quid here and there as one I'm going for has s/s exhaust and a few other bits n bobs. Just need to try and not get carried away bidding and go over my budget!! Lol
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Post by tomaff on Mar 30, 2014 14:22:31 GMT
What ever you budget add at least £500 contingency
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Post by delboy76 on Mar 30, 2014 15:58:04 GMT
What ever you budget add at least £500 contingency Yeah I expect to go over budget,I'm just not going to pay over the odds for donor so we will see. Had a look over one today and I'll be putting a bid in soon
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Post by casesensitive on Apr 4, 2014 20:23:00 GMT
Yeah, odd little things like silicone tubes, clips, rivets, rivnuts, and bolts will cost hundreds you likely haven't planned for. Gear and brake cables, connectors, clips will probably be €400. The initial outlay for the big bits will be painful, but little things can be bought without too much as you go along.
I thought to get the kit without front brakes, pedal box etc at first; if you're buying a Rocket, forget £4k, you'll be handing over a minimum of £6,000 to RTR on day 1.
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Post by miket on Apr 5, 2014 10:45:53 GMT
If it helps as a guide; I'm trying to build an Exocet on a tight Yorkshireman's budget and I've spent £5.3k to date in total. Of that £4.5k is directly attributable to the car (incl. kit), £600 on tools (so far - with being a novice)and the rest on a van/fuel and consumables. Of the amount on the car £220 has been on a complete brakes refurb (discs/pads/service kits/bits)'cos the brakes on mine were in a desperately poor state.
There are some truly brilliant builds going on and it's very easy to get drawn in to the world of powder coating everything and buying all shiny new bits!
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Post by delboy76 on Apr 5, 2014 20:33:13 GMT
No worries, now get yourself an mx5 and get the tools out!! Well folks I can now announce that I'm the proud owner on an mx5, time to get stripping!! :-)
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Post by biggunz on Apr 6, 2014 10:21:40 GMT
No worries, now get yourself an mx5 and get the tools out!! Well folks I can now announce that I'm the proud owner on an mx5, time to get stripping!! :-) Well done! Now get yourself a build thread going and join the fun!
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Post by delboy76 on Apr 6, 2014 16:30:12 GMT
Cheers Shaun,hopefully I can make some progress over next few weekends.I'll try and get a thread going in a wee bit once I get going
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