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Dickyboy - 3/6/13 at 08:19 AM

I know its not a kit car but has anyone experience of working on these, and replacing lumps of chassis? Any thoughts on them?

jon200 - 3/6/13 at 09:37 AM

drop cnhss1 a u2u as he has one

kj - 3/6/13 at 09:50 AM

I had one but never needed any welding i replaced the nose on it after it was bumped not a bad car headlights took a bit woking out as one went up the other went down, resolved when i found the little red reset button.

I take it yours is not the galv chassis one.

scimjim - 3/6/13 at 11:05 AM

I have 5 or 6 - anything specific you need?

Theshed - 3/6/13 at 01:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scimjim
I have 5 or 6 - anything specific you need?


I love a man who cannot even remember how many cars he has

scimjim - 3/6/13 at 03:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Theshed
quote:
Originally posted by scimjim
I have 5 or 6 - anything specific you need?


I love a man who cannot even remember how many cars he has




Number one son did this to his:



So I rebuilt it:



Now stripped again to become my sprint/hillclimb car

Number two son's car (we've previously owned the Sabre on the right too):



Which was rebuilt onto this chassis (pic from NEC):



Got this in a deal, to MOT and move on but wife decided she liked it, so it's staying (Nissan 1800Ti engine):



Picked this project up the other day (twin 40s )



And a couple that currently exist as rusty chassis, a pile of bits and V5's only

Also, just acquired "number one" into the family this weekend (first production car)

But this is my baby:

Volvorsport - 3/6/13 at 04:46 PM

scimjim.

do you know the chap who used to campaign a scimitar at curborough - he moved on to a dodge viper...?

raced against him in my volvo ...

scimjim - 3/6/13 at 06:10 PM

Yep - but cant remember his name - CNHSS1 probably will?

mcerd1 - 3/6/13 at 10:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scimjim
Also, just acquired "number one" into the family this weekend (first production car)

But this is my baby:



seeing that makes me wish I had a lot more spare time

I need to get round to my little project...

Scimitar
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[Edited on 3/6/2013 by mcerd1]

Lightning - 4/6/13 at 08:46 AM

Did number one son have a headache or more serious???

scimjim - 4/6/13 at 10:57 AM

He had a headache when I'd finished with him

The rollbar, bucket seat and harness (and factory screen surround to an extent) did their jobs though and he had minor scratches only. Certainly validated the MSA requirement for your head to be below a line between rollbar and hard-point (not the GRP bonnet!)

CNHSS1 - 6/5/14 at 03:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Volvorsport
scimjim.

do you know the chap who used to campaign a scimitar at curborough - he moved on to a dodge viper...?

raced against him in my volvo ...


oops missed this entire thread lol

the guy that used to thrash the knackers of his black with silver stripe scimitar GTE was Paul Gill. He flogged it which became a donor for Paul 'Tango' Turnbulls famous orange sprint then CSCC Swinging 60s car, still campaigned albeit not by Paul T.

Paul Gills Viper was V10 RAT, gunmetal grey and driven with just as much mechanical indifference as Paul G could muster! He was always worth watching as you weren't sure whether the nose or bootlid would come into view first he was mighty quick and just as entertaining. Last time I spoke to him, he'd flogged the Viper and was into downhill mountain biking though.

CNHSS1 - 6/5/14 at 03:59 PM

as for what the cars are like, they are great fun, hugely underrated and nicely balanced chassis. Cheap as chips to buy and maintain. Top of the crop are the Nissan turbo powered versions which are pretty quick even by todays standards, and great on track.


my 1900CVH racer

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Evolution 3 1800turbo

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The ultimate SS1, 'Batmobile'




and my current toy/road car/racer, a Sabre Turbo with 360 japenese horses.



all were galvanised chassis so no rot of course

CNH

[Edited on 6/5/14 by CNHSS1]