im going to build a GT40 rep, anyone here got one?
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SkinnyBoy said:
If you need a hand mate in building it give us a yell
i haven't seen you around for ages. I'm guessing your not in the blue integra anymore?used to work down the rd from you in Toorak, and see you tuning from Dandy rd to Warigual Rd all the time around 2009 i think.
where are you at now?
i'm working in melbourne CBD so things have changed a bit.
There's a thread here from New Zealand - not too far away! 
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
those are the first 3 bodies out of the molds, been a bit of a process/saga to get this far really. There are 10 of us that have bought the molds together, so we were hoping to get 10 bodies out of the molds before they become redundant to our immediate needs or fell apart.
since we started one of the guys has managed to pick up another body second hand, so we now only need to get 9 out....
body 4 is in production at the moment
mine will be body 5, so I will get a build diary going in either the kit car section or readers rides once that arrives.
body 1 is now in Harvey Bay
body 2 is just north of Brisbane
body 3 is on its way to Orange
body 4 will leave for Wagga Wagga once it pops out
body 5 being mine will get built here in Melbourne.
since we started one of the guys has managed to pick up another body second hand, so we now only need to get 9 out....
body 4 is in production at the moment
mine will be body 5, so I will get a build diary going in either the kit car section or readers rides once that arrives.
body 1 is now in Harvey Bay
body 2 is just north of Brisbane
body 3 is on its way to Orange
body 4 will leave for Wagga Wagga once it pops out
body 5 being mine will get built here in Melbourne.
I've been looking at GT40 kits but seems like they're hugely expensive to build here. A basic starter kit costs between $50-$75k and by the time you add a crate engine, gbox, wheels, tyres, any import duties and then get it complied you are at best in for $100k and more likely $125k.
The Roaring Forties kit seems to get a good rap and is local from what I can tell plus it has the sill mounted gear lever.
Keen to understand more on how you're going about it?
The Roaring Forties kit seems to get a good rap and is local from what I can tell plus it has the sill mounted gear lever.
Keen to understand more on how you're going about it?
I must be stupid, or have rocks in my head trying to build one of these from scratch.
Defiantly easier to buy a kit.
In the last week of June last year some molds/chassis jig turned up on ebay, 10 of us group bid on them and won.
I'm the only one in the group in Melbourne so i picked up the lot as the bits were down here.
We then approached all the fibre-glasses we could find for quotes. they then suggested that we would need to have the front and rear clips attached to Rotisseries, so I knocked up two (F & R) for the clips.
there was then some bits missing out of the molds namely 2 Door handle recesses, 4 "Hartwell" latch recesses, 2 fuel filler cap recesses and the 2 upper air intake ducts. These were fabricated and added to the molds so that all features were present post layup. This was complete by mid November. Body construction/layup then progressed.
as we are not a commercial company and don't have a set time frame for delivery on the parts the fibre glasses fit us in around there other paying clients. Keeps them busy with turnover and price reasonable for us.
The fibre-glasses have been excellent to work with thus far and have informed me that they have started on body 5 - mine - at the start of the week, so thus far i have the rear bulkhead that keeps the rear clips shape.
we are not looking to go in to production with a full kit. the current guys in the market place all do a great job. (RF, DRB and Pace) Being in Melbourne I have seen the RF stuff first hand over a number of years and it is steadily improving. it has always been an excellent kit that is very comprehensive. expensive, don't think so - there resale values hold up well!
I put some photos of the RF up in Hoonigans build thread
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
last time I was at RF (June last year) they had the first part of the MKIV - a roof on hand, and it looked great. cant wait to see it finished.
Defiantly easier to buy a kit.
In the last week of June last year some molds/chassis jig turned up on ebay, 10 of us group bid on them and won.
I'm the only one in the group in Melbourne so i picked up the lot as the bits were down here.
We then approached all the fibre-glasses we could find for quotes. they then suggested that we would need to have the front and rear clips attached to Rotisseries, so I knocked up two (F & R) for the clips.
there was then some bits missing out of the molds namely 2 Door handle recesses, 4 "Hartwell" latch recesses, 2 fuel filler cap recesses and the 2 upper air intake ducts. These were fabricated and added to the molds so that all features were present post layup. This was complete by mid November. Body construction/layup then progressed.
as we are not a commercial company and don't have a set time frame for delivery on the parts the fibre glasses fit us in around there other paying clients. Keeps them busy with turnover and price reasonable for us.
The fibre-glasses have been excellent to work with thus far and have informed me that they have started on body 5 - mine - at the start of the week, so thus far i have the rear bulkhead that keeps the rear clips shape.
we are not looking to go in to production with a full kit. the current guys in the market place all do a great job. (RF, DRB and Pace) Being in Melbourne I have seen the RF stuff first hand over a number of years and it is steadily improving. it has always been an excellent kit that is very comprehensive. expensive, don't think so - there resale values hold up well!
I put some photos of the RF up in Hoonigans build thread
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
last time I was at RF (June last year) they had the first part of the MKIV - a roof on hand, and it looked great. cant wait to see it finished.
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