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Ive finally decided

CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 03:30 PM

Ive been looking at quite a few kits over the past few months and although theres so many to pick from, I had a rough budget in mind so a Locost was on the cards but being a pain in the ass i had to do something a bit different. So ive settled on an Onyx Mongoose. I went to Onyx near Grimsby on saturday and left a deposit for a bare chassis as im going to fit it with a Yamaha XJR1300 engine.

So in about 2 weeks when my chassis is finished i will be starting my build. I allready have the engine so first up i will be making the cradle then taking it from there.

Im aiming for 350kg with 120bhp (once ive done a bit of tuning) so it should be fun.

02GF74 - 19/3/07 at 03:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CraigJ

Im aiming for 350kg with 120bhp (once ive done a bit of tuning) so it should be fun.

so for those too lazy to google, what's an Onyx Mongoose then?

3GEComponents - 19/3/07 at 03:43 PM

I think Craig's avatar may give you a clue

CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 03:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jroberts
I think Craig's avatar may give you a clue

Yep.

02GF74 - 19/3/07 at 03:55 PM

hmmm, it's here now ?????

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UncleFista - 19/3/07 at 04:07 PM

His avatar eems to work here

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CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 04:41 PM

This

piddy - 19/3/07 at 04:53 PM

Here's a picture
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piddy - 19/3/07 at 04:55 PM

And another.
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piddy - 19/3/07 at 04:56 PM

Last one
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CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 04:57 PM

The above car was last years car which was sold on saturday while i was at Onyx, They were preparing it for its new owner. There currently building there 07 comp car as we speak.

zxrlocost - 19/3/07 at 05:24 PM

craig the same engine on the same mounts is the 1200 it has more bhp and as much torque

they designed the 1300 for other reasons but its still good

dont quote me on this but Im sure Im right

chris

CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 05:48 PM

according to yamaha the 1300 has 106 bhp @8000 and 75 lb ft @6000 rpm and the 1200 has 98bhp @8000 and only 67 lb ft @6000 rpm.

CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 05:50 PM

I already have the engine sat in my workshop waiting to be fitted.

zxrlocost - 19/3/07 at 06:49 PM

its called the fj1200 in america and one if the models has 125bhp

either way youve got your xj engine so have fun

CraigJ - 19/3/07 at 06:53 PM

cheers

mark_mcd - 20/3/07 at 06:31 PM

I considered a Mongoose and still would if it wasn't for the fact that they no longer support a road version apparently and that the front styling is far from nice... Shame as I love the look of it from the back and its compact dimensions... Also like the idea of using the cheap and light K-Series unit.

There only seems to be one blog of someone building one and he's stopped - how many kits have they actually sold?

http://onyx-mongoose.blogspot.com/

[Edited on 20/3/2007 by mark_mcd]

scotty g - 20/3/07 at 07:22 PM

I love the Mongoose, Onyx have a nack of creating rather ugly but very competieive little cars, i would like a mongoose and design some sort of full body for it.
Best of luck with the build mate.
cheers.

CraigJ - 21/3/07 at 06:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mark_mcd
I considered a Mongoose and still would if it wasn't for the fact that they no longer support a road version apparently and that the front styling is far from nice... Shame as I love the look of it from the back and its compact dimensions... Also like the idea of using the cheap and light K-Series unit.

There only seems to be one blog of someone building one and he's stopped - how many kits have they actually sold?

http://onyx-mongoose.blogspot.com/

[Edited on 20/3/2007 by mark_mcd]

the've sold 4-5 if i remember right. Its a great little car with great looks i think. I like it because it just looks like it has been taken right of a race track and put on the road. I also like the idea that i will proberly never see another on the road which makes it feel a bit more special. The styling is great as far as im concerned i think it looks good.

Im building mine for road use and it will see a few track days.

Onyx are putting a holt to the Mongoose for a few months now as they are doing a Bugatti project so my chassis will be the last for a while.

Ive been told about the guy with the blog. Onyx are picking the unfinished car up from the owner next week i think, and selling it on on his behalf. There is another build page on 1 somewhere but cant remember.

I will be doing a build diary with mine as i go along. The whole thing will set me back about Ł2500 and thats been very realistic as alot of the parts i can make at work or get very cheap. So far the engine and chassis has only cost me Ł600, due to a good buy. The bike only cost Ł600. Ive sold most of the parts i dont need and made almost a Ł1000 back. the chassis has cost Ł1000 because im only buying a bare chassis and nothing else. So im only Ł600 light so far. Onyx are also giving me a copy of there suspension drawings so i can build my own up. An almost complete car will set me back about Ł12-1300. The biggest part of the cost will be the wheels, exhaust, wilwoods, SVA, registration etc.

worX - 21/3/07 at 12:49 PM

looks pretty awesome Craig!

make sure you get your website/blog up on here so we can all see how you are getting on!

all the best,
Steve.