MadaboutKitcars

That bike is super cool as is the car, brilliant stuff.

Here's a money spinner for Chris



Personally I hate the things, slow and rusty but I know they have a big following and that the splitties go for big money.

If Chris could produce just the front panel or even just the lower front panel it should be easy to graft onto a later bus. Shouldn't be hard to build for the customer to fit or Chris could offer a basic fitting service. Much cheaper than a full body conversion so I think you could sell quite a few. With all the profit Chris could plow some of it back into the Daytona development!

Been done before and not many takers as Bays are worth lots and have their own fans.
A guy in Thailand makes Splitscreen body kits that bolt to Daihatsu
https://www.facebook.com/attila.adam.986/media_set?set=a.1660209024227338.1073741882.100007147680103&type=3

He makes a pretty 550 gullwing coupe on a beetle chassis that I would love.
https://www.facebook.com/attila.adam.986/videos/vb.100007147680103/1696243160623924/?type=2&theater

If it was matched up with a hyabusa engine at the back and made in fibreglass and six seats that wouldn't be too shabby. Lowered space frame with fibreglass shell six sports seats.Cossie transit style

Maybe put it on a beetle chassis with four seats.

If I had the knowledge and competence, as a kit manufacturer I'd look to make the most accurate pre-impact bumper 911 'shell possible. On a Beetle 'pan or spaceframe, the market would lap it up!

Nice narrow body 911 ..yes please.

I think that Porsche 550 Coupé Gullwing wouldn´t look bad built-up on a Boxter, although without the gullwing doors.

Slight scale issue with that idea -

Just thought id ask. Does anyone have any tribute badges I could fit on my car. Id like to put one like the pinini farina badge the word at the bottom and symbol at the top. Their usually located in front of the door and behind the front arch. I saw on on a thread some time ago. Or if anyone knows someone that can make custom badges.

I'm always surprised how large the latest Audi TTs have got compared to the first ones.

Even the MX-5 is bloated now.

Yep, modern sports cars could do with going on a diet. All the extra safety gear, electronic driver aids and integrated 'infotainment systems' (complicated internet/facebook/twitter/TV screens designed to help prevent the driver seeing what or who they're about to crash into) add too much weight and suck the fun out of what should be light, agile cars.

Btw, that's a lowered, lightened Boxster Spyder parked next to an original 550 Spyder. Huge, isn't it.

My ideal car would be a Mercedes SL Gullwing, I've seen a few kits around but always work in progress and never complete. I'd love to see these made again.

These to me they are the most stunning of cars.

There's bodyshells in Europe for sale for 4.5k

You might have a slight problem if you ever try to travel to Germany in one though...
At least according to Google

Travelling to Germany wouldn't be an issue, however just a body shell would be an issue, I'd need a straight body swap something like an Z3 , Mr2 or similar as my knowledge and skill to take a space frame from scratch isn't there

Yes- a neighbour is currently selling his (in that colour- were there any others?). Had a Cateringvan before, looking for an Exige next.

The boxster 986 (1997-2004) is still a good car for a Porsche 550 Coupe Gullwing, as wheelbase is approx 95.2 and the base of an original 550 spyder is 90.5 so with some stretching , not much it will fit in length and even a little bit weighter than the 986.
So I take the 986 as a base for my Porsche project. I have seen the Vintech p550 Gullwing from France, but this is a one-off model and also the Wipeout-Autocraft 550 Gullwing from the Philippines and the one from Thailand 550 Gullwing based on a VW Beetle, I decided to choose for modern technology and classic styling, so front and rear more character of the original coupé.

It has been done as a one-off in the US 2012

Although I donot like the proportions in the front,(front lights/ wings ) it has been an example for me to choose the 986 for the 550 coupé gullwing

http://www.excellence-mag.com/issues/205/articles/986-550#.V-Q02-tUerV

http://https://www.facebook.com/ArchiiEngineering/videos/1000036406775769/

What about one of the these Chris

There's an auburn speedster body on eBay at the moment

Looks huge in the last pic

Probably suspension plus a part in the front wing shape

It should not be looking huge, as you can keep the right proportions, if you take the same wheelbase as the 986 and it even looks better, the width is about 2 Inches wider, which is great for the mid inner metal support frame, the length in the back is oke and about 12 Inch shorter in the front, but if you take off the bumper and also the black grp bumper block...it fits perfectly.
This all considering the line and heigth of the door line and front wings. I will change the back wings into original 550 spyder ones, which are a bit more curved....love it !
More details like split window in the back, trunck, original round taillights,metal air intake, the Neumann Porsche 550 front with the larger side intake, classic style side louvres etc.
So no slight scale issues.....

Z3 hardtop

How about making the Z3 practical and have a removable fastback hardtop along the lines of the 250 (or M3 coupe) but using the Z3 original windows.
It would use the original hood windscreen clips and some overcentre clips either side of the door (mgf style) and a couple in the boot.
It would have a rubber seal along the bottom edge and would drop in to the boot channel (lid removed).
Might be worth chopping the rear end off a damaged 250 body kit and experimenting??
It could be sold with the normal type add on bodykits so could be manufactured cheaper and the buyer could alter the car as time/money allowed.
eg kit
A hardtop
B sills
C rear wings or back end
D front end/wings
C complete kit
Any combination of these on their own could be fitted and manufacture would be simpler/cheaper.
Of course the same principle could be applied to other base cars.
Just some random thoughts from when kitcars were a cheap way of recycling old cars and not an expensive hobby lol

How about a Decopod? Shouldn't take Chris more than a weekend to knock one of these up!
https://youtu.be/lo_zXe2UWKw


In fact looking at the video gives me another "need" What could you mount a DS23 cabrio onto? Scimitar maybe?