woodster
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:17 PM |
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z cars
this looks nice 
http://www.zcars.org.uk/UniversalKitWeb/
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loggyboy
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by woodster
this looks nice
http://www.zcars.org.uk/UniversalKitWeb/
Looks expensive.. £6230+Vat unfitted, and i dont think that includes an engine and you still need to find a light enough car to put it in!
[Edited on 27/4/12 by loggyboy]
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HowardB
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:28 PM |
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that is one tidy way of doing a BEC,... but then if one can afford that money 
Howard
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tegwin
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:29 PM |
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Is that £6000+ for a tiny little engine frame?! WOW!
I will do you one and fit it to a car for that 
[Edited on 27/4/12 by tegwin]
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fesycresy
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:33 PM |
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That's nearly 25 locosts!
Fair play to Z Cars if they can punt a few of them out at that price 
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FASTdan
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:37 PM |
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It does include a front subframe and componentry too - though there must still be a massive amount of customization depending on what car its going
in. What about things like track measurement etc?
Interesting concept though and I do like what they do with minis
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blakep82
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:41 PM |
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yep, thats a lot for an engine cradle... a bit of care and work and most of us (maybe not me yet...) could knock one of those up for maybe £200-300
quid of steel. in fact clairetoo made a similar contraption for her V6 MX5
 
off the jig 2
and that zcars one say universal, so that'll just drop into any mini, fiat 500, mk1 fiesta etc? its unlikely to be a perfect fit really...
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designer
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:46 PM |
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There is always someone, somewhere, with enough money to think nothing of paying that much.
In engineering terms, it's 5X overpriced.
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Minicooper
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 12:59 PM |
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It's a lot more than an engine cradle, but I agree it's still adds up to an expensive conversion, it's for a car engine usually the
honda 2 litre k20 I believe?
It wouldn't fit a mini or a fiat 500, it's meant for the small to mid size hatchbacks
David
[Edited on 27/4/12 by Minicooper]
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T66
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| posted on 27/4/12 at 02:43 PM |
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Im not sure who will buy this sort of thing, because if you can build one of their subframes into a car properly so it drives and brakes straight and
doesnt fall out, then surely you would be capable of making the subframe yourself.
I would imagine most they sell they will install themselves.
I like the zcars theme with Minis/Fiats etc, but they are really really expensive for what they are.
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