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Old 27-12-2016, 09:27 PM   #5
Warrenk
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Default Re: Kit cars

What type of ICV do want to build? There are AC Cobra's, GT40's, Concept Cobra's, a new one just released called a Stryker plus a company called Copycat Cars which also do number of differrent cars. Then there is how you want to built it. The Concept Cobra and Strker use donor cars which use most of the parts from BA/BF Falcon and/or FG Falcons. Pace, from the Gold Coast, have a AC Cobra replica that can be built using all new parts and a option of fibreglass or aluminium bodies. All the other kits use a combination of new and second hand parts.
And for price don't believe anything cheaper that $50,000 to $55, 000, and that is if you use all second and parts and do all the work yourself. Everyone I know who has built AC Cobras has a min cost of $65,000, GT40 cost around $100,000.

I have built 2, an AC Cobra and Concept Cobra. The AC took about 3 years and the Concept about 18 months.
You will also need an engineer which will cost from a $1000 upwards. The people I know who have built ICV's in Victoria cost about $3,000 for the engineer.
I think you will need is perseverance, if not it may end as a another unfinished project. A supplier of kit cars said he believes that about 40% end up as unfinished projects tucked away in sheds.

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