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[zetec]

Thought I had better not build anymore of these, would run out of space a bit too quick. Made big mistake of just fitting two seats so can't take the wife and kids and in it, silly me!

[grasshopper]

Now that's something I would like to build...more details please. My future son in law and I were only discussing it last night..

[rats]

   Is that a Caterham 7 ?   I love those cars - and im old enough to remember "The Prisoner" when it first came on tv !

[zetec]

Not a Caterham, they are a bit too pricey for me. It's based on one of the 20+ Lotus Seven style kits that are about at the moment. Mine is fitted with a tuned 175bhp Mondeo engine, Sierra gearbox and XR4 diff and brakes. You buy a space frame chassis and g/fibre body panels, fit Sierra hubs and diff and any rear wheel drive engine/gearbox you like. Using performance motorbike engines is very popular (plenty of light weight power, 0-60 in less than 5 secs!) at the moment. Car engines can be anything from 1300 Ford Crossflow to small block V8s.
Great project took about 500 hours. Budget is from about £4K upwards to about £8K depending on engines/interior and how many new parts you use. You end up with a very impratical car which goes like nothing else you can imagine! Everything else on the road seems like it is going so slow, nearer a track car than road plodder!
There is a big show at Donnington this weekend which if you are even remotely interested in this sort of thing is worth going to.

Mine is from a company called MK.
Best forum for a good read and 1st class advice/pics is called locostbuilders.co.uk. It started of for people builing very cheap sports cars but evolved and some very nice cars on there with big budgets.

Email me if anyone wants more pic/info.

Thanks for interest.

[grasshopper]

Thanks for the info Zetec (is that from your Mondeo too)

[zetec]

The zetec was out of an old Mondeo auto with a "too costly to repair gearbox" fault. The user name I got stuck with when I needed to register to have a look at a site (easy to remember and didn't think I would use it much!) and top lazy to think of a new one for any new forum I join.

[Mike_K]

Is the Westfield 11 still available?  I've always wanted to have one of those.  Can't be considered to safe a ride though here in the States with all of the trucks and SUV's on the road.  Very nice 7.  Must be a blast to drive on a nice day.  I'm uncovering the Sprite this weekend and getting it started.

[Made it to 80 (25p Richer now)]

Is it a frog-eye Mike?

[DickyD]

Is it a frog-eye Mike?

Nothing wrong with your long [very] term memory buddy

Richard

[Mike_K]

Is it a frog-eye Mike?

No, it's a square body 1967 model.  I had and sold a '59 Frogeye about 5 years ago.  It's getting a bit worn and ratty but I'm holding onto it as a friend of mine has a LeMans coupe bodykit in his shop gathering dust.   I want it.  One of these days he'll get tired of looking at it and I'll buy it from him. 

Mike

[Made it to 80 (25p Richer now)]

I asked the question because I had a frog-eye back in the early 60's it was cheap sports car motoring had many happy hours in her. I then had an early Mini Cooper 997cc ( yes I know I said 997cc the early one's were; later they became 998cc) with close ratio gearbox and shorrocks blower went like hell up to about 70mph.Happy days can't get them back but can still enjoy remembering them .I now have a 1800 MGF and of course the Honda Goldwing Aspencade still fun but the roads are not what they were
                    Cheers
                        BobB