Could i do it myself??

[Steve1255]

Hey,

Just after ur opions rli. I rli want to build a car, like buy a shell nd build it up. mayb turbos nd stuff. nd all the rest tht goes with it.....

i have a nice double garage which means thre will b no rush nd i could take my time with it.

Im a electricain so im a pratical guy not scared of gettin my hands dirty, so im askin all u mechanics nd such do u think i could make myslef a good car? by researching, manuals etc etc.....

or should i jst forget it now??

[redlinerdj]

i think you should buy a kit car kit, and build 1 of them :D

comes with all the parts :O

[Steve1255]

Hmmmm yeah ive looked into them but id rli like to make something tht looks like a normal car shape. my with a mean engine lol

[666]

no text talk numpty

[Steve1255]

My bad.....
numpty.....bit harsh tho yh??

[666]

a bit but when no one reads the rules it gets very borring telling eveyone

[Steve1255]

fair comment, but back to the question???

[OLLYVTS]

You should buy a corsa b and drop a c20let in it.

They are loads of guide's on the internet.That would be super quick.

Sleeper ftw/

[Gabbastard]

Sparkying is harder than spanner work, so if you can do that, and know "lefty-loosy-righty-tighty", then the worlds your oyster.

[frankie]

tbf mate, the saxo would be a great car to start on imo, do a VTS conversion i reckon.

or has olly said the corsa, but the 2l redtop is quite tricky (for a beginner) as there lots of cutting of looms and shit, so i was told anyway...

[davidharvey]

tbf mate, the saxo would be a great car to start on imo, do a VTS conversion i reckon.

or has olly said the corsa, but the 2l redtop is quite tricky (for a beginner) as there lots of cutting of looms and shit, so i was told anyway...

Or buy a VTS to start with?
he is a sparky so looms should hold no fear


I say go for it. Just dont buy a part done project as there could be all sorts of botches

[chris_ph2]

yeah with enough time, space, patience and the right tools anything is possible

really fancy doing the same myself. vts conversion is a good one which i'll be tackling at some point. relatively simple and been done plenty of times but still plenty to be learned from it

then get myself an old fiesta/escort project and put some blood sweat and tears into that. start with something easy ish and build up a proper cvh turbo then can always go zetec later on

plenty of manuals and internet guides out there. plus my mate's a mechanic/auto electrician so is there to help out if things get really tough! will be doing everything possible myself though

this looks a good guide and we all know how useful haynes are

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Haynes-Rebuilding-And-Tuning-Fords-CVH-Engine-Manual_W0QQitemZ230325430009QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET?hash=item 230325430009&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1121|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18

[wobble_vtr]

get a micra body with a pulsar engine in :y:

[Darlo-paul]

My mates butting a jet engine in a cortina, beat that :)

[de4n0]

I wouldnt bother with guides or kit cars as its all been done befour. i say find a car of your choice, re-enforce it, and start with the big brakes and the bigest/best engine you can get, strip that down and rebuild it. the turbos you may have to get done unless you get an engine with a turbo allready, porche 911 turbo? would be nice. then drop that in, add some nitros, a straight through exhaust, on a car that handles pretty well, ford focus? peugeot 306, even an old..ish lotus elise......that would fly. good luck anyway.

[Kerryc]

Sleepers are becoming more common, get a shit heap (Rat look) and shove a decent engine into it and maybe turbo etc. upgrade brake disks etc. hind them with some steelies :D job done

[Kerryc]

That was meant to be hide ^^ sorry dont know how to edit posts :S

[vts_nico]

if you're a bit handy, and can get some friends to help at times, it should be no problem.
but you do know it's gonna cost you a lot more than you would expect right.
there's always some surprises when rebuilding a car from scratch.

[Paul]

Kerryc, once you have 50 posts you'll be able to edit your previous posts :y:

Steve1255, i'd start off with something small and easy. A saxo would be a great place to start. If you ever get stuck i'm sure if you asked for help on here someone would be able to point you in the right direction.

[de4n0]

true, you could always get a car that has a forum like pug306.net 106owners.co.uk saxperience.co.uk that way if you get stuck ull have the answers. if i was going to do this with a car id go with a 306.

[smiith]

Iv always wanted to attempt a mk1 suzuki swift GTI with a type-r engine in, ill never do it though :P but would be sweeet if you did

[williamsvts]

beetle or morgan with an impreza engine in :P

[Steve1255]

Cheerz for the advice guys!

Im gunna start with a vts engine conversion, if any of u heard i went in the bk of a car last nite....gutted :(

Anyway while the car is bein taken apart nd redone i think now would b a gr8 time for it!