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Nah, what you need for that is a chassis from an established mid engined car like a Ginetta/Dare G16 or Gardner Douglas T70, a motor from a 996 Turbo and a 908 replica body.haasad wrote:Could make a nice basis for a litle hillclimb car ........If I ever do another project this would be right up there for consideration , especially if I could buy the bits I wanted ie just a body and chassis rather than having to have a complete kit .....?
I've raced Porsche's for years mostly with underpowered engines so i've always worked hard at setup - i'm very keen to make sure this 550 will handle well and will spend considerable time in developing the chassis and suspension. The issue is knowing how far to depart from the orignal setup? I could build the car with a double wishbone setup and have it all rose jointed but that makes it expesive for the DIY builder who just wants the car to look pretty. I know Arnie Black of Crossle cars (here in NI) well and he could help me develop that easily - just look at the crossle 9s which is a cracking 2.0l sports car (built around a Formula 2000 chassis) car to see what i mean.Sam @ PS Autoart wrote:There are a number of £80k+ replicas that do sell - GT40s, Cobras, C Types, Shelby Daytonas. I bet you could spend that much on a 904 or 917...£80k for a replica is silly money - you could buy a couple of early porsches that would have bullet-proof depreciation and buckets of fun and where a £80k replica is never going to go up in value and it's still just a replica. I don't see any market for this unless? I could be wrong??
They don't sell in massive numbers, but there is a market if they are very, very good.
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I'd say the gap in the market on the 550 is for a quick one with a revvy little motor and very proper handling. There are already very nice quality ones with established names, so competing with those will be tough, but if you could make one that would stay with a Caterham it would be quite something.
Alread with you on this - it goes without saying that we'll build a competition version of the 550 complete with roll bar / cage integrated into the chassis. It would be a fantastic hillclimb car. The first car we build will be our demo car the second will be a race car - it's that simple. I'll keep the forum posted and will have a web site where all the competition development will be seen.haasad wrote:Could make a nice basis for a litle hillclimb car ........
I wouldn't worry about dropping the Beetle set up, it's not an original car so whatever you do won't be 'right'.redrobin911 wrote:I've raced Porsche's for years mostly with underpowered engines so i've always worked hard at setup - i'm very keen to make sure this 550 will handle well and will spend considerable time in developing the chassis and suspension. The issue is knowing how far to depart from the orignal setup? I could build the car with a double wishbone setup and have it all rose jointed but that makes it expesive for the DIY builder who just wants the car to look pretty. I know Arnie Black of Crossle cars (here in NI) well and he could help me develop that easily - just look at the crossle 9s which is a cracking 2.0l sports car (built around a Formula 2000 chassis) car to see what i mean.
The other option is to use VW or Porsche suspension (in some shape or form) to try to keep the car (more) authentic while keeping pricing reasonable.
The engine is another issue - again VW Porsche or something else? I could easily put a bike engine in it but that to me is not the way to go (but hey Westfield do!) or a Subaru? I like the thought of a good flat 4.
Yeah baby!!! put my name down for one of thoseSam @ PS Autoart wrote:There are a number of £80k+ replicas that do sell - GT40s, Cobras, C Types, Shelby Daytonas. I bet you could spend that much on a 904 or 917...£80k for a replica is silly money - you could buy a couple of early porsches that would have bullet-proof depreciation and buckets of fun and where a £80k replica is never going to go up in value and it's still just a replica. I don't see any market for this unless? I could be wrong??
They don't sell in massive numbers, but there is a market if they are very, very good.
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I'd say the gap in the market on the 550 is for a quick one with a revvy little motor and very proper handling. There are already very nice quality ones with established names, so competing with those will be tough, but if you could make one that would stay with a Caterham it would be quite something.
It's serious money for a GRP bodied version, I can see how an aluminium bodied car would be £60k+. I'm keen to see if they get their asking price and i'd be more than pleased if they did!!stevesprite wrote:Just found this on ebay 250916653907. would be interested to see if they get what they are asking. If a replica can make this kind of money then it must be worth the effort.
Good luck with the project.
Nige! Are you having a Victor Meldrew day mate? ).
