Show us your kit car

JG · #1 16th October 2003, 08:49

Post your pride and joy here.

You must be proud of it so let everyone else see you handywork.

Pictures need to be hosted somewhere as you will need to link using a full URL. If you have trouble with this or don't have anywhere to host send me an e-mail with the pictures and I'll host them.

John

Madabout-kitcars.com

JG · #2 16th October 2003, 08:52

Sold it this year but here is (was) my Mk 2 Sumo. Always thought it was the best Mk 2 around (I never saw better)

Someone prove me wrong!!

very sad to see it go. Started building it in 1991, finished and registered in 1995 and sold 2003. Loved it but it had to go in the end.

John

Madabout-kitcars.com

Ferg · #3 30th October 2003, 18:59

Here's my VVC GTM Libra shortly before being told to drive around the SVA centre and come back when the brakes work!! The bloke didn't fail it though so no retest fee....which was nice!
There are lots of things to do to it now it's SVAd but I can't be bothered as it's just too much fun just driving it!

ER, John...I think I got it wrong again!! How am I s'posed to do it???

JG · #4 30th October 2003, 20:23

No problem Ferg the img url was referring to your page rather than the image.

The image was a bit big anyway so I've nabbed it made it smaller and uploaded it. Hope you dont mind.

Cheers, John

Madabout-kitcars.com

Ferg · #5 30th October 2003, 21:08

That's great John, I was amazed to see in this months 'Which Kit?' Nigel Dean lining up the Ultima outside that very lane and then getting the same inspector as me as well!!

vojx · #6 26th November 2003, 15:25

if I knew how to do this sort of thing, this would be a picture of my Litton, as it was a couple of years ago. In 2005 (when i return to Blightey) it'll become Alien. I could link it:
http://www.stratossupersite.com/phot...=1&thecat=3018
This is my first post on this forum, hoping it'll be a little more liberal than the StratosSuperSite

Ex-Biker · #7 26th November 2003, 19:32

How do you mean?

Quote:

This is my first post on this forum, hoping it'll be a little more liberal than the StratosSuperSite

Unusual colour scheme BTW

vojx · #8 27th November 2003, 10:16

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Originally Posted by Ex-Biker

How do you mean?

The closer your car is to being 'exact' the higher the regard. Pursuit of the exact replica is not the sort of thing I'm interested in. I actually wamted a Lotus Esprit, but was too tall for it. On looking at other options, I was smitten by the Litton. It was smaller inside than an Esprit, but being self-built I could make it fit me, not the other way round. Of course, putting different seats into the Esprit would've been far easier, but eventually not so much fun. So what I'm really interested in is self-built cars, and having fun in them. Concourse cars are just too anally-retentive for me, and I don't care if the chassis plate is an exact copy of the original, or if the dash warning light is the correct shade of red. It accelerates well, handles well and feels like a extension of my body. The wheels must be exact, but no larger than 15" diameter. . . etc. I don't want to knock such attitudes, but I don't share them. SO for my benefit, and to maybe exorcise my being the black sheep of the Stratos crowd I am evolving the bodywork to something much less Stratos-like.

Ex-Biker · #9 27th November 2003, 11:34

Welcome to the real world.

I'd love to join the Ferrari owners club, I'd even put a body kit on my MR2, but I still don't think the'd accept me?????

JG · #10 27th November 2003, 12:20

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Originally Posted by vojx

The closer your car is to being 'exact' the higher the regard. Pursuit of the exact replica is not the sort of thing I'm interested in. I actually wamted a Lotus Esprit, but was too tall for it. On looking at other options, I was smitten by the Litton. It was smaller inside than an Esprit, but being self-built I could make it fit me, not the other way round. Of course, putting different seats into the Esprit would've been far easier, but eventually not so much fun. So what I'm really interested in is self-built cars, and having fun in them. Concourse cars are just too anally-retentive for me, and I don't care if the chassis plate is an exact copy of the original, or if the dash warning light is the correct shade of red. It accelerates well, handles well and feels like a extension of my body. The wheels must be exact, but no larger than 15" diameter. . . etc. I don't want to knock such attitudes, but I don't share them. SO for my benefit, and to maybe exorcise my being the black sheep of the Stratos crowd I am evolving the bodywork to something much less Stratos-like.

Couldn't agree more with you. Spot on. Great looking car BTW

John

Madabout-kitcars.com

Saymur · #11 19th December 2003, 12:21

This was my car and still is to a certain point Ive just taken it apart again and a lot of ppl will say its not a 'kitcar' but a body conversion

and they will be quite right but my next project will get me there

You can see more of my car @ http://www.geocities.com/jagzmanv8/Jaguar_Monaco.html

Ferg · #12 20th December 2003, 08:43

Hey, no it isn't a kitcar and this is a kitcar forum, but......
that is the nicest body conversion I've ever seen!! It's a great colour for it as well!!

vojx · #13 6th January 2004, 10:43

Looks great, but its still a Jag to me. I'd be tempted to completely rework the interior, redesign the glass and rear quarters area and apply a 3-D dazzle ships paint job. But it still wouldn't be a mid-engined sportscar. What are your plans?

andy · #14 10th March 2004, 06:17

Here is my Ult...... it was my first Kit-car but will not be my last.

psf · #15 25th June 2004, 12:53

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psf · #16 25th June 2004, 14:22

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Originally Posted by psf

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Stratos · #17 4th July 2004, 11:59

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Originally Posted by vojx

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Originally Posted by Ex-Biker

How do you mean?

The closer your car is to being 'exact' the higher the regard. Pursuit of the exact replica is not the sort of thing I'm interested in. I actually wamted a Lotus Esprit, but was too tall for it. On looking at other options, I was smitten by the Litton. It was smaller inside than an Esprit, but being self-built I could make it fit me, not the other way round. Of course, putting different seats into the Esprit would've been far easier, but eventually not so much fun. So what I'm really interested in is self-built cars, and having fun in them. Concourse cars are just too anally-retentive for me, and I don't care if the chassis plate is an exact copy of the original, or if the dash warning light is the correct shade of red. It accelerates well, handles well and feels like a extension of my body. The wheels must be exact, but no larger than 15" diameter. . . etc. I don't want to knock such attitudes, but I don't share them. SO for my benefit, and to maybe exorcise my being the black sheep of the Stratos crowd I am evolving the bodywork to something much less Stratos-like.

In the Stratos community, there are many who want there car as exact a copy as possible, but there are equally as many who just want something that looks like a Stratos from the outside and want to enjoy driving it.

Your own plans for your car are EXTREME to say the least, but I don't believe anyone on StratosSupersite has discouraged you, or failed to help you with information, etc, just because of your plans.

As you know, my own car is far from an exact replica, and I'm more into making it a better car for use in my rally activities, than I am into it being an exact replica. Rallying is much more fun than having a car stood at a show, but, as you say, each to their own.

The following photo is of my car in action.

and hopefully another

As you might realise from the pictures, having my car in concourse condition, is not my overriding concern.

Hopefully, we'll speak in the Stratos Forum soon.

vojx · #18 22nd June 2005, 12:18

this is hopefully what my stratos will morph into - maybe not exactly

JG · #19 18th August 2005, 08:31

Andy Smith's Vindi and Mrs Andy Smith's Banham.

John

Madabout-Kitcars.com

Pace maker · #20 10th September 2006, 21:58

Our pride and joy has not long been completed and still has a few teething problems that are being sorted out at the moment. This picture was taken at a recent car show her first outing .
the building and renovation of it can be seen on www.kitcarf27.canaryventura.com