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Post by Pondrew » Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:38 pm

Been thinking about this off and on for a few years now.
https://www.aksportscars.co.uk/cobra-ki ... assis-kit/
A massive commitment and not exactly cheap but would you? The engine cost and IVA scare me more than the work.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by Ole gits rule » Thu Sep 08, 2022 5:56 pm

Yes - love one of those in the garage - great fun
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Post by MikeyH » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:04 pm

Yes thought about building one a few times but realise I'm not up to it. :cry: :thumbsup:
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Post by Argyll Andy » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:50 pm

If you’re serious speak to stevespg, he does this s**t for fun. On a recent weekend with him he was showing me a couple of TVR chassis he’s in the process of rebuilding. His work was absolutely stunning :thumbsup:

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    Post by buzyg » Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:55 pm

    Yet Another I can't fit in. :( But yes, if could I most certainly would. :thumbsup:
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    Post by stevespg » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:06 pm

    As andy said… I’ve built a few… maybe 6/7 cobras and a more Tvr than that.

    They’re easy to build. It takes some patience and fettling, but easy enough to get a really good outcome.

    IVA…. That’s just a big fat MOT. As long as you’ve bought the correct components, and followed the rule book, it’s not hard.

    I’ve never had one fail that couldn’t be sorted easily there and then.
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    Post by sars » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:06 pm

    Most definitely, hopefully in a few more years, once the house with our new triple car garage is finished my partner and I will start on a replica. When I was a wee, I watched a film called The Gumball Rally, the noise from that big block V8 in the Cobra racing against the glorious V12 of the Daytona. Hooked on cars from that day forth.
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    Post by ronk » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:47 pm

    Old enough to know better - but its a Yes from me!

    I suspect I will just have to be happy with my current jalopy tho.
    You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
    So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:
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    Post by MikeyH » Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:52 pm

    ronk wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 8:47 pm Old enough to know better - but its a Yes from me!

    I suspect I will just have to be happy with my current jalopy tho.
    Likewise :D :thumbsup:
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    Post by Pondrew » Thu Sep 08, 2022 10:48 pm

    Thanks all. That's actually the response I didn't want to hear. I was hoping for some "£40-50k on a plastic homemade replica, no chance" type of replies :lol:
    The AK factory is 20 miles away which helps and another builder, Gardner Douglas, is 30 miles away. One of the well-respected spray shops are around the corner too (SMS Autospray).
    I am not a fan of American cars, but the Cobra being British with a big fat yank V8 (I do have a thing for V8s) appeals massively.
    The building is the main draw; I like to build stuff and love a challenge. Only problem is I don't know much about cars if I'm honest. I can build a house but not a car!
    I would have to sell the 440 but that's not a problem as I rarely use the thing anyway.
    I will admit that the move away from ICE, especially gas-guzzling US V8s has been the main sticking point for not doing it before and that isn't going to get better.
    All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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    Post by MikeyH » Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:29 pm

    I bought my Z4 because I wanted a last fling of roadster ownership, I kept putting it off for various reasons and in the end my wife told me to get one “before your too bloody old to enjoy it”. Don’t leave it too late Pondrew. :thumbsup:
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    Post by Chippie » Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:36 pm

    MikeyH wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:29 pm I bought my Z4 because I wanted a last fling of roadster ownership, I kept putting it off for various reasons and in the end my wife told me to get one “before your too bloody old to enjoy it”. Don’t leave it too late Pondrew. :thumbsup:
    Totally agree with the above, just be prepared to spend the next six months stuck in the garage and away from the wife.
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    Post by MikeyH » Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:44 pm

    Chippie wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:36 pm
    MikeyH wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 11:29 pm I bought my Z4 because I wanted a last fling of roadster ownership, I kept putting it off for various reasons and in the end my wife told me to get one “before your too bloody old to enjoy it”. Don’t leave it too late Pondrew. :thumbsup:
    Totally agree with the above, just be prepared to spend the next six months stuck in the garage and away from the wife.
    Added bonus :poke: :rofl: :thumbsup:
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    Post by tiglon » Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:53 am

    Go for it. Like you say, it's only going to become more difficult to own something like that in future.

    One problem though... Will you get bored and sell it before you even finish building it??
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    Post by MikeyH » Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:27 am

    tiglon wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:53 am Go for it. Like you say, it's only going to become more difficult to own something like that in future.

    One problem though... Will you get bored and sell it before you even finish building it??
    It seems that lots do :thumbsdown:
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