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Any more recent developments or photos of this one?! Looking forward to seeing it.

Tribute are finishing the buck surface and we will have something to see Feb c.2nd

Not finished yet, but here's some in progress pics:



Headlight buckets will be moulded separately after the main body is finished


The roof area above the door frames still needing more work




Guide coat back off again


Back to black

God, I want this so badly

Very nice.

The pics are good but they still don't do it justice, it has a real presence when you see it in person.
Im looking forward to seeing the finished car

275 replica

Now you know why I have been working on a 275GTB replica unstead of a 250!

That really is pretty. Am holding off on my decision re. Kalifornia until this car is finished. It has an 'overgrown GT6' vibe that really appeals.

Very nice work

Coming on a treat that is

Love it, congrats to Chris and Dan. I'm thinking white with wide steels...

Magicians both.
Good luck getting the wheels, stance and spring heights right.

Im always impressed
If a 275 was put beside it sure you would see its not a replica but Chris always manages to capture the essence of the original.

This is beautiful

Thank you for showing me the 275 today, Chris. It's a real credit to you. I'll be in touch after we've moved.

Donor located, Chris! Once I've got my garage (I think a house comes with it, not sure...) I'll be in touch.

Dripping with jealousy!

Oooohh that looks good! My own 275GTB project is coming on more slowly because there is only me and I can only work half a day. I am impressed by the verisimilitude, Chris and Dan, Yes, I agree it is not an accurate reproduction but it is a really excellent evocation of the shape. I don't know how you managed to get the engine lid looking like that, I have had to cut my one short by about 100mm to fit the shorter Z3 engine bay. I have also had to modify both the side "gills" and the boot opening to get the body to fit so there have been lots of compromises.
As the old joke says "If I were going there, I wouldn't start from here". I would now choose a different donor and to hell with VOSA requirement not to cut the upper body. It would be a lot more expensive though ...
See you at the National Kit Car Show.

Chris have you set the rain gutter above the door into the roof ?
really like the look of this one

Any more photos Looking good

Z3 Ride heights

Recently talked to Chris about standard ride heights and sourced these:

Z3 front ride heights from the Bentley usa manual

Measured from lower edge of wheel rim to top of chassis arch [not bonnet or plastic arch]
Normally loaded means driver and passenger 150lbs each; full tank; 50lbs in boot
A variation of 10mm between sides is permitted

Wheel size / suspension Ride height
15 inch
standard suspension 647mm / 25.5''
sport suspension 632mm / 24.9''

16 inch
standard suspension 660mm / 26.0''
sport suspension 645mm / 25.4''

17 inch
standard suspension 632mm / 24.9''
sport suspension 660mm / 26.0''

Are there any more recent photos of this? I dropped in to Tribute a few months ago and rather fell for it!

Planning on a step forward with the buck next week.

Some progress. We are at the final detail and surface finishing stage, so lots of sanding filling sanding filling. Hoping to get some filler primer on tomorrow. Seperate bonnet has been deleted, which makes the front end look much longer:





Door rubber returns added but still needing to be smoothed out:



Roof reprofiled around Kidge constructed door frames:

Lordy lord!

This is looking superb.

Deleting the bonnet aperture is a massive improvement. It looks even more like a big GT6 now.