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Adam-D
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for a carb'd coscast 170bhp corsa with cage and all the track trimmings?

how much would you spend upto?
Pablo
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depends how much its worth
Adam-D
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i mean if you woere building one.
how much would you set a limit of spending at?
Rileysport
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2-2.5k
Adam-D
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well im at 2.6k already
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
well im at 2.6k already


ok 3-3.5k
Doug
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5k - AK has spend tripple that
ed
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All the track trimmings? I seen ones go for over £20k with ALL the track trimmings.
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if i was to finish i would need

cage
seat mounts
fueling, "tank, swirl pot, lines,"
boot and bonnet in fibre
perspex windows
shell welded cage fitted and shell sprayed up underneath sealed
fire extguisher system
wheels and tyres
Doug
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So you need another 3-3.5k tops???
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Don't waste your money on Carbon Fibre or Fibreglass pannels. They are the least important bits. As are Perspex windows, especially as you would have to be an idiot to fit Perspex windows as they would shatter as soon as a bird shits on them.

You forgot brakes.
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About 5k more if you go mental - which if you start building something like that you probably will!! Cant you buy one already done??
Adam-D
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tis what im thinking

i could buy a track prpared mx5 or mr2 etc and it would cost about 4k 5k

ed i already have brakes,

erm, dunno what to do. it would be wise to continue to sell all my bits and then buy somthing already done,
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Will it be road legal or purly for track??

Anything jap is going to cost more to mod/fix - id stick to a corsa/nova or a 205 etc
Adam-D
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road legal. but used on the track mainly
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dude,

WHY WHY WHY do you need to sort the fueling etc?

If you are building a track car just start off with the esentials...

Car - tick
Engine - tick

whoohoo

you dont need the shell welded, you dont need a cage.

Get the car up and running.... all these extra bits can be done later as, and when

If i was doing another corsa (2.0) id start with buying the following.

In Order

Brakes
Susp
tyres
Diff
Buckets + harnesses
cage
more power
then start thinking about seam welding, perspex windows and fancy fuel/fire systems....
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well i definatly need a fuel system
as mine has erm
none all tank and lines are gone
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why did you do that

It'll be cheaper buying a new shell then or re-fitting std tank/lines etc

Custom/Fitted tanks etc are not cheap.
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tank is £400 with built in swirl pot
then braided lines
so say £450 - £500 for it all plumbed in
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and how much for an OE tank and pump?
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£100
Adam-D
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dont need pump i have a pacet one that runs this carb'd engine
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so why spend so much when you seem to be so critical to budgets

Thats what i dont understand. You are making this more complicated that it has to be?!
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just do what ak said, and have fun, instead of building a group a corsa by the looks fo it
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its mainly that if i spent the money on a car that was a road-track car anyway when i came to sell it i wouldnt lose as much as a 6-7 grand corsa.
even if the corsa was full built i would struggle to get 2.5-3k back

where as a road-track car i would only lose a little

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