Hi Micky1mo, welcome to the G46 club. Some were not too good on quality and there wasn't much time spent on research & development, so each G46 is a bit unique. The one that was sold on e-bay was the original G46 'Orca' and was the prototype.
For speed I ordered mine as a partially completed car: donor stripped, chassis welded, body mould 'prepped' and bonded to existing shell, doors and bonnet fitted. My car was on the production line behind 'Orca' and the lessons learned building 'Orca' were to be applied to mine, in respect of frame anchor points, bonnet and door hinge location issues. Unfortunately time ran out for 'Orca' and it wasn't finished before production stopped. From the photos I took of 'Orca' I note the hinge positions for the bonnet are different to mine and my bonnet cannot be opened more than a foot or two before fouling on the wheels - hinge position to change as things progress - every G46 will be different as each builder comes up with their own solutions to problems.
It has been suggested that the external mini hinges for the doors may not work too well due to the angles involved and the possibility of 'geometric lock', I surmise that a few G46's will have bonded-on and possibly cut down half doors, (steering wheel clearance issues) although getting interior hinges to work should be possible..don't get too excited though as the only car heading for fitted doors thus far will have had a seriously modified bulkhead and frame 'A' posts.
Best of luck with your build!
Scimjim added this to the forum a while ago under the 'Stcky Bits' section at the top of the Sammio Thread Index:
#01. unfinished factory demonstrator
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=3928 (sold for £8600 on 20 Mar 13)
#02. “Charman.tech” V8
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=3211
#03. “Andrew Hush” (galv chassis, Nissan SR20 engine with type 9 box)
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=3848
#04. HGU421J (formerly my car - AAA186J) “Nike55” (to Tribute for build)
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=3643
#05. SOK383H “WCA”
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=3273 (for sale unfinished)
#06. AON577K “House Martin”
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=3849
#07. "Welsh 46r"
the ad for #01 says that 8 bodies have been produced?
and finally, could I ask for chassis and registration numbers for our current registrar (Jim -
se5.registrar@rssoc.co.uk or PM me) to keep our database up to date.
many thanks
Jim