Buy a kit car

rxbren

if your wanting a bike engined one dont build something with a car engine all your doing is wasting money as its not what you want why build one to then have to upgrade the engine, ecu and wiring loom, fuel pump, exhaust manifold etc at a later date

rxbren

if you want to buy one ready made there are quite alot on pistonheads well under your budget

skivenov

davemorton wrote: »

Wheeler dealers lost any respect they had from me when they were doing up an eightys 3.2 911 and suggested checking the oil/water for creamy white emulsion!

:rotfl:

Reminds me of my mate phoning me from Halfords and asking me if I needed anything while he was there. Would have thought they'd sell radiators for such a common car as a 74 Beetle.

davemorton

skivenov wrote: »

:rotfl:

Reminds me of my mate phoning me from Halfords and asking me if I needed anything while he was there. Would have thought they'd sell radiators for such a common car as a 74 Beetle.

:beer: Like it!

lincroft1710

skivenov wrote: »

:rotfl:

Reminds me of my mate phoning me from Halfords and asking me if I needed anything while he was there. Would have thought they'd sell radiators for such a common car as a 74 Beetle.

Halfords, for a 74 Beetle rad??? They don't even stock tartan paint!!!

Opus

One of the things holding me back is the dilemma between bike vs car engined kit, on one side the bike engined kit has always been my goal, on the other side I know they are not as pracitcal as car engineed kits on the road.

SailorSam

If you're good with tools you could save a lot by building from scratch rather than getting a kit car.
http://www.haynes.co.uk/press/Releases_HTML/080922_KitCarPR_haynes_press_release.htm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Your-Sports-Little-Pounds/dp/1859606369

Buellguy

Opus wrote: »

One of the things holding me back is the dilemma between bike vs car engined kit, on one side the bike engined kit has always been my goal, on the other side I know they are not as pracitcal as car engineed kits on the road.

Bike engines = big power BUT 'normally' revvy as hell (speaks as the owner of a big twin that redlines at 7200) If you're looking at a 'Busa engine then LOTS of power (180-200 bhp) but very low MPG, shorter service intervals, sequential gearbox - if you can cope with that then fair play

Opus

Buellguy wrote: »

Bike engines = big power BUT 'normally' revvy as hell (speaks as the owner of a big twin that redlines at 7200) If you're looking at a 'Busa engine then LOTS of power (180-200 bhp) but very low MPG, shorter service intervals, sequential gearbox - if you can cope with that then fair play

Sorry did I misunderstand your post, are you stating the positive points of a Honda Hayabusa bike engine for a bike engined kit car?. That all sounds quite good to me whats the catch ?

rxbren

megabusa turbo ftw
or just stick a rotary engine in