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build one from scratch (kit car)
by DyslexicAtheist 1y ago
build one from scratch (kit car)
- atentaten 1y agoAny recommendations?
- DyslexicAtheist 1y agocaterham https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/assembly https://caterhamcars.com/en/models/assembly
- _whiteCaps_ 1y agoIf I had the space+money, I'd go for a Factory Five kit: https://www.factoryfive.com/mk5/complete-kit/ https://www.factoryfive.com/mk5/complete-kit/ and add an LS drivetrain.
- smeej 1y agoDo these even still exist? And is it reasonable to get one road-legal somewhere like the U.S. for less than the cost of buying one (once you assign at least some value to your time)?
- DyslexicAtheist 1y agoI'm not in the US so no idea ... but according to answer in Google: > All Caterham models are imported as rolling chassis. They are street legal in the U.S. under EPA kit-car regulations and can be registered through processes specific to individual states. source https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2015-caterham-seven-360-starts-at-45400.html https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2015-caterham-seven-360-sta...
- smeej 1y agoSo, no, then? Even before valuing your labor at anything, they're more expensive than a lot of cars that come assembled.
- knowaveragejoe 1y agoI'd love a kit car that wasn't ridiculously expensive and/or designed to be raced. But I can understand that the kind of people who would invest the time in building a car would be okay with those propositions. I wonder if there's a market for building something purely utilitarian, like a little hatchback or something, as a kit vehicle - with the express purpose of learning a lot of automotive principles along the way.