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SPECIALS SEP 2015 These guys are great. Remember the coyote is a much larger engine - not sure if anyone has put one in a classic revival. They have gone\are going into Pace cars. |
Some great pricing.
Not ready to buy yet, even though it's gonna cost more the longer I leave with au dollar not doing us any favours for imports What I have learnt so far. I need to decide on a car kit Put together a build list, with what drivetrain I want(motor gearbox) brakes, steering etc Then find me an engineer and find out where we sit with getting ADR approval. Does that sound right? |
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I tried calling Ian on the way home but got the message machine. Maybe a pace might be the go, having a look at the Kenmer tomorrow.
Hey daeno59, thanks for the offer, it's a bit like the baggy green, you keep the only one your given. I think I am stuck with having to do a ford. I have always been a ford boy, if grew up as Holden/chev fan I think it's a pretty easy option. |
G'day Hoity
Welcome to the madhouse. I see your a local boyo, well at least a SE suburbs location. Depending on your timing to see Marty at Kenmer, you're more than welcome to drop into my garage at Aspendale Gardens. I'll probably be back home after lunch. In terms of a kits, if I was building again I'd certainly consider Marty's cars. I'd say up front Marty was instrumental in the rebuild and addition of parts into my G-Force after a bingle many many moons ago. However I spent more than my fair share of time in his factory working on my car amongst quite a number of Kenmer kits similarly being constructed by owners. So I've seen what was going into his kits and how well they are constructed. Marty has stayed up to date in terms of use of modern parts and he has put a lot of thought and engineering into getting his cars practical to build and capable of fitting all sizes. More importantly Marty is highly supportive and of course can fabricate whatever you are after to get your car finished to your taste and he is local! Good luck on the hunt and send me a PM if you want to look at my G-Force. For a heads up on my rebuild, have a look at the Slowy's cobra update thread that shows the current state of rebuild on my car. Cheers |
Hoity,
I too looked at Coyote and other Modular engines, too wide to fit between the CR foot wells as Ben says, some fibreglass surgery would be needed. There is a CR being put together with a Ford donk in Vic at the moment coming along very well. 347 i think and looking the goods. If you can get over the Ford thing thou, the different LS crate options, price, and after market bits and pieces is a big motivation for the GM donks, even the magic "427" number is available with the LS7, no matter what kit you go for. I bought my LS3 from a damaged 9000k VE GTS, $7800 with ECU, wiring, pedals, and Tremec 6 speed still attached. I see you're in Frankston, when you get to the pointy end of deciding, i'm more than happy to show you mine if CR is one of your finalists, as would any of the other Vic builders i'm sure, i'm at Tynong North between Pakenham and Warrigal. cheers Dave |
Thanks for the offer Stephen, if I can free up a little more time I will send a pm in the morning if that suits.
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That's interesting with CR not coping without mods, the Windsor motor is obviously narrower and that could be the option if I go with the CR. Eagle auto have a ford bluprint motor in any size that could work, pretty basic motor very old school compared to the chev and coyote. Cheaper too! 400hp $7500 roller cams
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Good work with the knowledge building, you will be a LS convert buy the end of the week. My previous Harrison was a LS, and nearly every outing someone wanted to know what engine, when they saw it, there was never any comments other than......wow! |
Don't forget the old favs like G Force....solid car ,awesome body , Jag running gear. cheap entry price but be prepared to search junk yards for bits. One of my reasons for buying Pace was I didn't have to get a skyline this or Sigma that.
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I don't think I will get past the ford thing, so I will stay with ford until something changes.
Next step is to decide on the kit, the pace does tick a lot of boxes, as do a few others. I will start a spreadsheet to keep track of pros and cons. It's hard when everyone is rightly so passionate about there how and why. Is there any particular kit which handles better than everyone else's, or are all the kits great. Ie who wins on the racetrack, any particular car brand or is it driver dependent? |
Hoity,
My car has spent a bit of time at Marty's (you'll see it there if you drop in), so I've also seen the kenmer chassis up close. Got to say the chassis looks about as tuff as they come, and all the underskin parts are easily obtained of the shelf should the worst ever happen. You can't overlook that or be guaranteed of that with bespoke brand kits. AP, or even Kirkham. :o That said, If you're keen to do a build and want hands on expert guidance, Marty at Kenmer is your man! Very welcoming, and tolerant of newbies getting in the way while he tries to work. I must admit, I've learned plenty hanging out there, and has guided me through plenty of rookie mistakes. Good luck with the research, and good to hear you won't be strayed to the dark side. ;) |
Sticking with a Ford motor is a good idea...I just couldn't fit a LS motor and yet I fully understand why people do. The Old 302 Windsor out of an AU Falcon is still compliant and fits easy into these cars, no stress. You can run the standard EFI to get started then upgrade later.
My bet is most of the kits will end up similar pricing once completed, paint will cost same, motor and gearbox will be same, also wheels and gauges. The decision will be can I out lay 30k to get started ( eg Pace) or can I afford half that?. The older kits have a much cheaper entry level and most of them will sell you individual parts where as Pace may want to sell you a block of parts. |
Ihave realised i am a ford boy, dont think i can change. Grew up on the back end of Moffat, then Dicky, Marcus etc
Which ford motor AB will be decided on after the kit is sorted, obviously as you mention getting approval is key. Was coyote dohc motor in the XR8 ? So what kit? Given we prefer the glass half full and dont like negative comments about other cars. What cars really handle well, sorted suspension, properly engineered roll centres etc Let preface this with I am no expert and struggle with some of the terminology when it comes to the discussion, the purists or race boys are all over this sort of stuff. Everybody appears to make a nice looking car, probably all are pretty stiff, what separates the best from the great is how that go round corner and maybe a slightly bumpy corner. So what car goes round corners ? |
I have realised i am a ford boy, don't think i can change. Grew up on the back end of Moffat, then Dicky, Marcus etc
Which ford motor AB will be decided on after the kit is sorted, obviously as you mention getting approval is key. Was coyote dohc motor in the XR8 ? So what kit? Given we prefer the glass half full and don't like negative comments about other cars. What cars really handle well, sorted suspension, properly engineered roll centres etc Let me preface this with I am no expert and struggle with some of the terminology when it comes to the discussion, race boys are all over this sort of stuff. Everybody appears to make a nice looking car, probably all are pretty stiff, what separates the best from the great is how well they go around corners and maybe a slightly bumpy corner. So what car goes around corners the best? |
If you want a great cornering car buy a Porsche.
If you want something loud, obnoxious that hangs the arse out on demand and when you don't demand, buy a cobra! |
Sounds like a lot of info to take in. Must admit I couldn't be bothered with the build, don't have the time.
But I did spend over a year before I made my choice on a second hand cobra. Go to a couple of the events, NATs or Shelbyfest and you can see all the cars performing on the track and people are only to kind and helpful to show you the pros and cons of each model of cobra. In the end its up to you which you think will fit bill for you, as I much prefer the original uncluttered lines of the road cars, instead of the SC with side pipes roll bars and stripes, but again its each to there own. |
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