Advice for a new builder

[wob]

Hi all,

Well, I've just returned from Fisher Cars having ordered myself a Fury, which will be my first ever kit.

My question to all the experienced builders out there - if you could only give someone like me one piece of advice to remember whilst building their car, what would it be?

Cheers [half scared and half excited],

Will

[Graham.J]

Take care and time in your build, it'll be worth it in the long run and when you come to sell it the amount of time and effort you put in will give you your price (and how it looks then) and it'll also make things alot easier to work with if you want to do something to it, e.g. a good, neatly installed engine bay will take alot of time out of jobs that you do to the engine or jobs in the engine bay.

But most of all, HAVE FUN

Good Luck,

Graham

>> Edited by Graham.J on Tuesday 4th February 00:56

[simonelite501]

My one peice of advice would have to be, Never settle for second best. If a jobs worth doing etc. Its very easy to think Oh that'll do, when really it could have been so much better. The very best of luck, Simon.

[Mark B]

Have fun, and as the others have said take your time. With the SVA at the end, make sure everything is done with that in mind. There are always many things you may want on your car, but they may not be SVA compliant. There are many people out there that will lend/sell you bits to get through the SVA. You can always upgrade after the test.

Something I am doing now - New seats/ mirrors/ exhaust / dashboard/ etc.

I am in Sussex, if you need any help?

[aprisa]

Get a a good Heater!

[Chris_N]

Agree with all the others about taking time. Even with a good quality kit you are likely to come across seemingly insurmountable problems. Resist the temptation to get frustrated which can end in a bodge or hitting things with a big hammer that don't really need it. Instead, go away and think about it over a cuppa, pint whatever and invariably another way of approaching the job at hand will dawn on you. Normally it will be so obvious you can't believe how you tried to approach it in the first place!

Good luck - keep us posted as you progress.

Chris

[ultimapaul]

ENJOY THE BUILD...... The end product will be well worth it, but don't rush it just because you want to try out your creation.

If you want instant gratification then buy a completed one!

Good luck

Paul.

[tigerk]

I agree with what people have said about take your time and work to a level of quality you are happy with, not to a timescale. I've taken 14 months to build my car but I'm glad I spent the extra time on it.

Good Luck