out of curiosity how near to that sva are any of you , will i get to see some cars on the road next year

also has anyone any thoughts on a owner club etc,as i seem to be the only member at the moment and im getting lonely

Havent started mine yet, other than the prep of the donor parts and getting everything read for the assembly stage...

I am anticipating it being finished by 25th November 2005...

I am on "gardening leave" until 1st december except for a 10 day stint in Cairo during November...

Am going to MNR to build the car there and also with the assistance of one of their guys...

Chassis coming along, all bits sourced and piled up. I want it ready for next summer when I plan to visit the ring as a treat, not the sphincter but Nuremberg !My reward for finishing...

Then track days .... and flog the guts out of it.

I'm not building an MNR but I've nearly finished my Locost. I want it on the road before Christmas if possible. Just a few little bits to do. I'm putting off applying for the SVA for no good reason! Maybe I should just take the plunge!
Cheers
Jon
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99% i recon...

Painting the bodywork atm... then everything can go back together, which will complete it
Not an MNR tho

my vortx was 98% complete about a month ago, from a June kit delivery. Thankfully my exhaust is now made and ready to collect from Donnington tomorrow.

steve milburn should be there in his r1 car, and poss mike hacking in the gulf coloured car

mines a rolling chassis with pretty much complete bodywork.
i went to put the engine in last week but found out I was given the wrong engine cradle..
hopefully will swap it for a correct one at donny.

in theory, i need to:
-put the engine in.
-connect all the wiring up
-plumb the engine to radiator

and it should be a fully working car.

after that, i just need extra bits like seats, seatbelts, final trim etc. however I'm not buying anything at the moment until I get some regular income.
I've given up on trying to finish at as soon as possible as the weather is getting crappy so I'm happy enough to tinker slowly over winter now and hopefully have it done for spring.

I am about 2 months away maximum once I get my exhaust Marc! All lights installed, carbon rear panel to fit, engine to wire and plumb, dash to install and tunnel cover, carbon aeroscreen to fit, seats need harness holes cutting and fitting. So wife and work permitting hoping to be on the road early next year.

Owners club sounds good. I am sure we can teach the other boys and girls a thing or too about kit cars. How about a MNR v MK shoot out?!

Mine is... delivered. For now still in parts and bits in the garage, the build will start at the beginning of 2006, as for now I'm sorting out components (assembling uprights, brakes, cleaning and checking engine and so on). I hope I'll finish somewhere around mid 2006 so it should be SVAd and registered by autumn (too many wishes but I'm being positive).

Hi I will be a Vortx owner when my kit is ready. I have lots of bits to go in so when it is my turn to pick my kit up it will be all systems go. Hope you get yours finished off so I can read your web sites to see how it is done. I think I am the only MNR builder in East Sussex.

Bryan. You might want to change your profile to read - Building : MNR

Just an observation.

I have tried to change it without any success.
I was going to build an Mk when I first registered here but I went to the Exeter show and they would not let me get in the car something to do with the weight of my body making the car to heavy. I hear it is a bit of a porker. So here I am still waiting for my MNR. If you can help please advise.

Can change it in control panel options...

As for the weight issue, I highly recommend Salmonella or E-Coli for fast efficient weight loss

Thanks now all I have to do is build the car.

Kitchen's finished (wife's pleased, good start)
The new garage roof is on, and the floor gets painted this weekend. The roof needs to be insulated, and some new shelving put up.

Oh and I hope to start building the car when it turns up at the end of the month. Planned finish date is May next year (depending on how bad the winter is)!!

Anyone else building an MNR in Essex?

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Originally posted by amalyos
Kitchen's finished (wife's pleased, good start)

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Would be good if we all knew where each other is as it could help in the build. For parts or if one of us is stuck and needs a helping hand. Bryan East Sussex

That looks like my dining room I have a wheel in the same place Toyo as well just gets moved round the room.

I am in Northampton, like my id says <--------

Thats just the wheel I couldnt fit in the boot of the car, so brought it in until I head off on Sunday...

Stops local scrotes seeing it and breaking into my car...

As you can see, I have quite a selection of parts in there for the car... all ready to load up for sundays journey "oop north"

I'm in Birmingham as it says to the left here. I wish there'd been someone with a VortX close by when I was building so that I could learn from their mistakes. Sadly I had to learn from my own.

[Edited on 14-10-2005 by smart51]

Marc just sent me this...




Chassis number 69 in production (chosen chassis number)

oooh tubular!

Rog. PS im in manchestaaahhh
(hey im a geordie, my manc accent is rubbish. )

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Originally posted by Dillinger1977
oooh tubular!

Rog. PS im in manchestaaahhh
(hey im a geordie, my manc accent is rubbish. )

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The 'boat' engined powered car should be there or there abouts.

Few minor jobs to be done after I have built my exhauts i.e. spedo calibration / tune engine. Bolt seats in ( before Rog ! posts ) oh and and cure squeaking clutch leaver !!

basicly start her up and see what happens !

oh and start discussing discounts for bulk buy of fuel with local garage !

i am finished (nearly!) - failed sva on emissions and noise - hopefully will be finished in a few weeks... started at christmas just working a night or two a week.

james

hi james

well done, if you need any advice re emmisions or noise give me a bell

best regards

marc

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Originally posted by mnr laptop
hi james

well done, if you need any advice re emmisions or noise give me a bell

best regards

marc

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mines where it was last time i posted..
a few little jobs left but i dont know how to do the wiring and get the engine started.
plus having had to spend 500 quid on my everyday car last weekend, funds are even worse.
considering asking MNR if they'll take it and finish it off iff I cant manage it. I wish I knew a sparky.