B-8-D
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down to one car!!
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Oct 26, 2010 19:34:10 GMT
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ok i was just chatting today to a mate and asking if one wanted to build a replica of a car like many of the kitcar cobras etc about.. what would you build and using what donor?? both a serious idea and then something more silly  so i will begin.. firstly a serious one..: a jaguar xj13 replica..    why?? because not only cant i buy a real one.. but they are the coolest car in the world..!! and what doner?? simples.. a bmw 750il  why? because they are relatively cheep for a very nice v12 engine and decent brakes and hubs etc.. the car would use a modded audi a8 transaxle and bespoke suspension.. utalising twin wishbones all round.... ok heres the more fun one..... take a nice db9  and clothe it in a new fibreglass replica bodykit of......  a mk2 capri... see what i did there?!  ok anyone else?? and please include pics.. si |
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Oct 26, 2010 20:08:11 GMT
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There's only once, really, and it's both realistic and silly - silly beacuse it'll cost a small fortune, but realistic because one day, I will build one: A Ford GT40 MK1.  Donor? Not really. Probably a 302 v8, with an Audi transaxle. Not sure about running gear, but most reps seem to use Ford stuff - oddly enough. Why? Well, just look at it.   |
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Last Edit: Oct 26, 2010 20:09:02 GMT by jrevillug
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Oct 26, 2010 20:12:01 GMT
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I was always taken by the fibreglass replica '55-'57 T-Bird but the thing is when ever I've seen one they are the same sort of money you'd pay for a complete but needing TLC real one... I did see one for sale many years ago for £1500 but the phone was never answered when I rang.  they are based on Mustang IIs and the one I saw for £1500 had a 2.3 in it! Ouch. The "good" ones usually have 302s in and I'd maybe go with a fuellie one and 4AOD, make it a sort of protouring job. I also saw some guys selling GRP Henry Js a while back. Naturally it would have to be a gasser.  |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Oct 26, 2010 20:20:55 GMT
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Well, I used to have one, but a, it wasn't a V8, and b, it was a pilgrim  AC Cobra  Based on a jag I guess but with up to date LS power  For fun, well, take one of these  and plonk this on it  Cool idea Si |
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Last Edit: Oct 26, 2010 20:22:31 GMT by luckygti
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Oct 26, 2010 21:14:07 GMT
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This:   or this:  From a wrecked but mechanically intact of these:  |
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Oct 26, 2010 21:40:03 GMT
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a jaguar xj13 replica.. I 2nd that! XJ13 = sexiest car of all times!! And of course it has to have a Jag V12 and down-draft injection with open trumpets! Oh my god, I love the XJ13!! Another reason would be: almost all current XJ13 replicas look awefull ;D |
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bdtd
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Foundered and Frozen.
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Oct 26, 2010 21:50:55 GMT
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Only one for me. RS1700t.   |
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Last Edit: Oct 26, 2010 21:53:36 GMT by bdtd
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Oct 26, 2010 22:08:52 GMT
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After a bit of thinking... This could be another one I'd replicate:  |
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Oct 26, 2010 23:14:28 GMT
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I take it the RS1700T is Malcolm Wilsons . . .
Anyhoo . . your all wrong . . the only replica worth building is . . . a Lancia Stratos . . proper retro, Alfa 164 motor and the jobs a goodun, I haven't got pics but Top Gear road tested one last year . . truly awesome!
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skinnylew
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Oct 26, 2010 23:20:50 GMT
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a car i'd love to have a replica of:  base it on something like a scooby or evo for cheapish 4x4 tunable power or maybe a replica of:  always loved the look of the 959, that said a 356 replica would be fine for me |
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10mpg
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what replica would you build??10mpg
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Oct 26, 2010 23:36:43 GMT
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This: or this: From a wrecked but mechanically intact of these: I wouldn't fit in an IMP, but I did build an MPH once nice car but again I don't fin in them either don't have your heart set on one if you're over 5'8" even then it'd be a sqeeze.. I have a nice picture of that Dixon somewhere upside down on top of a friend of mine as well.. And yeah build a vintage Riley special they are awesome but go for a 6 cylinder, they are just wonderfull. In terms of replicas I'm with Jrevillug ford GT40 all the way.. except I think I'd have to have a stroked Cleveland or a 429/460 in the back...   |
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Last Edit: Oct 26, 2010 23:44:18 GMT by 10mpg
The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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So cute, yet so monstrous:  All I'd need is a Maestro:  |
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aPexi
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For fun, well, take one of these and plonk this on it Cool idea Si Someone is doing this, on BSC... |
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I'd build this -  Purely because its my favorite car, and after seeing the real ones race at Le-mans this year, i want one more and more! I'd use this -  Not as creative as some on here...but easy-ish to do, the doner's ae plentiful..and its a stunning car when its done! |
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I'd build this  Using this  |
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As I enjoyed reading the book as a child (much better than the film) I'd love to build a replica of this  The chassis would be a fairly simple ladder frame with beam axle up front, live axle at the rear. Probably any large 1940s or 1950s car would provide the running gear. The engine, as anyone who read Ian Flemming's book will know, is a supercharged 8 litre V12. A Jaguar V12 is too obvious and not really in keeping, older V12s would be chronic to find parts for so I wonder if the GMC Twin Six is viable. Massive torque at low revs is typical of the early 1930s when the Paragon Panther was supposed to be made. |
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RobinJI
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It'd probably be a lotus europa Type 62 racer for me. Not sure there would be a single donor as such. This one is actually a kit made by Europa Engineering:    |
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Oct 27, 2010 13:14:57 GMT
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I wouldn't fit in an IMP, but I did build an MPH once nice car but again I don't fin in them either don't have your heart set on one if you're over 5'8" even then it'd be a sqeeze.. I have a nice picture of that Dixon somewhere upside down on top of a friend of mine as well.. And yeah build a vintage Riley special they are awesome but go for a 6 cylinder, they are just wonderfull. I'm 6' 2", so an Imp / MPH has always been out (can't afford one anyway). We already have (well, father does) a wrecked '33 9 that is going to become a special of some sort. Would love a 15/6 or 12/4 engine for it but slightly out of budget, as even just a 12/4 engine for rebuild seems to go for about twice as much as was paid for the entire 9. We have another spare 9 engine with it, but sadly my brother (who is a mechanical engineer) isn't keen on splicing them together into a straight 8  The workshop to build it in is still not complete, so nothing has progressed further than the drawing board / CAD program. |
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Ax GTi Turbo
The workshop to build it in is still not complete, so nothing has progressed further than the drawing board / CAD program.