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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

Morning all,

As the title says, have you ever built a car from scratch, either to your own design or from plans? Maybe a kit car, or a special?

RJ
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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

Not one of my own but I helped with the building of a marina based Pilgrim Bulldog.
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Rene · Joined: 06 Jul 2012 Posts: 125

No,only bikes

ka · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 600 Location: Orkney.

Rebuilt the Morgan from a chassis, and three tea chests of bits
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Better three than four.

Minxy · Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Posts: 273 Location: West Northants

Yes if rally cars count.

Ellis · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:53 pm Post subject:

Not myself but I know somebody who "built" a new MGB V8 roadster with a Heritage bodyshell using a genuine but terminally rusted MGBGTV8 as a donor.

It was an awful lot of work but the owner and an able assistant managed it in less than ten months.
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Ashley · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1426 Location: Near Stroud, Glos

I almost completely rebuilt my TR3A, just about every part was rebuilt.

ka · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 600 Location: Orkney.

I also re-shelled my Mk11 Escort, lots of spanner work, the wiring loom was fun, but not as much fun as the Vinyl roof, and the headlining.
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Better three than four.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

Changed the chassis on one:
http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7917

It still isn't fully built up having been set aside to work on other car projects.

Peter

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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

Certainly not me, but Tim Barnes built six cars from kits and was finishing the seventh when he died. A great loss to the world, and his funeral showed just how much he was loved:-

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8868644.Classic_cars_pay_tribute_to_Timmy_Five_Jags/

Dipster · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2015 11:37 am Post subject:

I have never cut up steel and welded up a chassis, no. I have scratch built a few trailers though. Not legal now though I understand...

But, way back in my youth, I assembled a few clubmans and kit cars for those who felt that they either did not have the facilities or knowledge. it was great fun as I always insisted on setting them up before handing them over so got to drive a few interesting cars. One I liked very much was a 3 litre Ford engined Marcos. Very nice motor bought by a bloke who I would have thought could have paid the tax and got it assembled at the factory.

But the more money they have the tighter they are, eh?