Newbie Seeking Advise - Cobra on a budget

[Lexluther]

Lost me at VSB.

[Treeve]

Just a word of warningre: VSB14 in NSW.

It's a guideline, not the law.

It lists ADRs which are out of date and if you do not meet the more up to date versions you will not be building a compliant car.

You also need to reference the ADRs themselves, here:

Third Edition Australian Design Rules

Then finally, it's handy to reference the VSCCS bulletin number 2, which covers some of the ways that the RMS / RTA accept 'deemed to comply' information. link here:

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/...d-vehicles.pdf

And the difference between the first post and my post is why I'm on the big bucks! :P

Treeve

[Treeve]

Just a word of warningre: VSB14 in NSW.

It's a guideline, not the law.

It lists ADRs which are out of date and if you do not meet the more up to date versions you will not be building a compliant car.

You also need to reference the ADRs themselves, here:

Third Edition Australian Design Rules

Then finally, it's handy to reference the VSCCS bulletin number 2, which covers some of the ways that the RMS / RTA accept 'deemed to comply' information. link here:

http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/...d-vehicles.pdf

And the difference between the first post and my post is why I'm on the big bucks! :P

Treeve

[Wazza]

Now Now Boys....

As PleAsed As I Am with your PerformAnce,


You know I'm the one with the job of AccidentAlly mentioning ...(From time to time)...
you know....the cAr mAker...errrrr...
(the one where I work.)

I'm Absolutely blown AwAy with the extrA effort you're Putting in Don And SPook...

but I think you should PACE yourselves...becAuse I'm hAPPy to be the one on the "$1-95 A mention" to helP get the word out there.


I wAs ActuAlly Pondering on the Awesome ideA of SubliminAl Advertising.


I'll let you know if thAt works...A.s.A.P.

Cheers,

WArren

[Treeve]

isn't subliminal messaging supposed to be subtle?!

hahaha good work Wazza

[Donunder]

Hey Treeve, for Wazza that IS subtle!

[Wazza]

You're ABSOLUTEly right Treeve...

I used up a lot of sPACE with those big letters.

How silly of me !!

I'll use smaller A's and P's from now on.

Cheers,

Warren.

[dave295]

Donunder

Which bit do you want more info on? The VSB stuff or the Smartshield stuff?

[Dimis]

Originally Posted by gcarm

I am expecting to do a lot of the work myself, which I'm hoping will allow me to complete a good quality Cobra on my limited budget (expect to spend around $30~$35k).

Am I being realistic with my expectations re budget, or am I looking at significantly more $$$s ?

Welcome Greg,

Id say $35k is quite optimistic...
If you had my skills, then you'd be NO chance!
But if you have Boxhead's or Aussie Mike's skills you're half a chance.

Your best bet at trying to bring this under budget may be to buy an already completed or partly completed kit on the 2nd hand market.
Where someone has already spent big, and are discounting it for quick sale.

Just be cautious you know exactly what you're buying so you don't end up paying for someone else's problems.

Best of luck with it & let us know how you go!

[Legless]

After reading the above posts for some inexplicable reason I have developed a desire to go and purchase an Absolute Pace.

[Cobra01]

Originally Posted by Legless

After reading the above posts for some inexplicable reason I have developed a desire to go and purchase an Absolute Pace.

Hi Legless,

You wont be disappointed.

Cheers

Brad

[deano59]

Originally Posted by Legless

After reading the above posts for some inexplicable reason I have developed a desire to go and purchase an Absolute Pace.

I feel after reading wazza's post I feel like I should order a second one

[Zacson]

One word, PACE!!!! I love mine more and more each day!

[Jaydee]

I flirt with danger everyday, and sometimes she lets me skydive.
JD

[Donunder]

Hey Greg ... are you still with us?

Your thread sorta got waylaid there for a while. Happens sometimes on this forum, but we get there eventually, sometimes.

I know you're in NSW but are you close to Sydney? If so your best bet before you make any decisions or outlay any cash is to get along to a Sydney club meeting and have a look at the cars and chat with the guys. There are several kits you could use as a starting point or as some have already mentioned, you could consider a previously owned one. I'd be a bit wary of "unfinished projects" unless you have someone very experienced go over it with you, and you are confident in your own ability to rescue it and take it to completion.

You've already been in contact with Treeve I assume, so you've some idea of the legalities and compliancing side of things. If you embark on a build, you should establish a working relationship with him to ensure your progress is in the right direction. A good engineer is like gold.

Lastly, (you listening Spooky?) I would suggest you contact Warren at Absolute Pace (warren@absolutepace.com strangely enough) for an information package on their product. I realise this may appear outside your budget from what you've said but as others have mentioned, very few of us have the money up front for the whole package. It may be that you purchase whatever level of starter kit you want and then enjoy the build over a year or two -- it all depends on your ability, whether you do in fact enjoy building as a factor of ownership. and of course garage/workshop space and an understanding other half, if applicable. But in any case I would recommend that after reading the AP literature, you get yourself up here for a good squizz at the AP operation on the Goldy.

Once you've talked to the Sydney guys, had a look at what's on offer there, decided whether you want to build from new buy secondhand or rescue a stalled project, checked anything you're unsure about with Treeve, perhaps contacted Neil Streeting in Sydney who has built several Cobras for customers, emailed Wazza, got the goss on the APs, maybe been in touch with the Melbourne club to see what's going on down there,and finally taken a trip up here to Godzone to look over the AP establishment ..... phew, after you've done all that! ... then you're in a position to decide where to next.

Buy an existing car, have a new one built by the factory or someone like Neil or Scott Hampson (Venom) up here in Brisbane, or build one yourself. It all depends on what YOU want to do. Good luck with whatever road you take and remember there are always plenty of people in the clubs who are happy to help with advice and suggestions.

[Wazza]

Sweeeet !!

[BJ's Snake]

I am resisting Wazza's power....... aaargh!!!!
No ... all good, slight tingle but all good.

Heading up on the 24th April for a look anyway.

Cheers

[guye]

ROFL. That must've taken you ages Wazza!

[Wazza]

Thought of it...but didn't "think it through"....

Bloody hell....never realized how many "A"s there are in everything we write.....
Kept editing as I found the missing ones.

I was supposed to be helping "her indoors" with some work at home...
and it was suggested that I was "F*#KEN around on the computer too long"....

and when I suggested that she should get her priorities right...
"cause this is important computer stuff I'm doing"....

she seemed peeved !!??

WOMEN !!!....am I right !!??

Cheers

[Tonus72]

Originally Posted by Wazza

WOMEN !!!....am I right !!??

On THAT subject Wazza, you know that you can NEVER be right...



Tony