Aston Martin DB5 replica?
Discussion
Liszt said:
I would suggest BMW or Jag Donor to get the straight 6.
Bit of a push to get 280 hp our of a standard one tho'
I've got a std BMW with a straight 6 with more than 280BHP........
Mine's got 342BHP!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
As Rolf Harris would say "Can you tell what is is yet?
Having said that it is pretty unlikely that it would make a good donor as they're too bl00dy expensive at the moment;-)
>> Edited by Big Al. on Sunday 3rd October 20:31
Just remembered something!
At one of the shows one of the kit manufacturers was fitting E36 M3 engines into some of his cars and said that the prices for these are getting reasonable nowadays.
So if the E46 motor is too rare in the breakers the E36 3.0 and 3.2 motors are becoming easier and cheaper to source and could be a really nice power plant.
At one of the shows one of the kit manufacturers was fitting E36 M3 engines into some of his cars and said that the prices for these are getting reasonable nowadays.
So if the E46 motor is too rare in the breakers the E36 3.0 and 3.2 motors are becoming easier and cheaper to source and could be a really nice power plant.
PAUL. S said:
oh good god yes 
I do recall someone starting a DB5 replica project a couple of years ago.
I think it would be great fun if a few turned up at a kit car show, tux wearing drivers of course.
So a Jag straight 6 then as a donor and if anyone can borrow an old DB5 waiting restoration I will gladly take moulds of it.
Known as "the worlds most famous car" it is not that hard to do, handles off a Riley, lights from Landrover series 1, glass is still available, bumpers were hand made but over riders were of an old London taxi.
Just get me the buck then and I will turn it around. There are 2 original wooden bucks sat in Aston restoration garages, I measured them once, one is about 30mm wider then the other!
We need a tatty complete car to do this.
I think it would be great fun if a few turned up at a kit car show, tux wearing drivers of course.
So a Jag straight 6 then as a donor and if anyone can borrow an old DB5 waiting restoration I will gladly take moulds of it.
Known as "the worlds most famous car" it is not that hard to do, handles off a Riley, lights from Landrover series 1, glass is still available, bumpers were hand made but over riders were of an old London taxi.
Just get me the buck then and I will turn it around. There are 2 original wooden bucks sat in Aston restoration garages, I measured them once, one is about 30mm wider then the other!
We need a tatty complete car to do this.
Just googled to see if there's any for hire but no joy. But blow me down, the going price to buy one seems to be around £300K.
On that basis the chance of finding an owner willing to risk letting Stuart take a mould of his car must be pretty low. I know when I've taken moulds off stuff in the past, it's around 85% chance that the mould comes off clean without sticking. Imagine if you've got 10-20 kilos of mouldmaking grp on a DB5 body and it sticks and won't come off. How do you explain that to the owner.
On that basis the chance of finding an owner willing to risk letting Stuart take a mould of his car must be pretty low. I know when I've taken moulds off stuff in the past, it's around 85% chance that the mould comes off clean without sticking. Imagine if you've got 10-20 kilos of mouldmaking grp on a DB5 body and it sticks and won't come off. How do you explain that to the owner.
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