WTF Mate! It really is all machined billet

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WTF Mate! It really is all machined billet

Post by Viv » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:31 pm

Take a moment to go read the article and look over the pictures.

http://jalopnik.com/5385797/how-to-buil ... inum-cobra

The car builders web site is also worth a visit

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/

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Re: WTF Mate! It really is all machined billet

Post by WebPilot » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:37 am

For that amount a money, I'd buy or invest in something like a vintage racer with a winning history.
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Re: WTF Mate! It really is all machined billet

Post by WebPilot » Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:44 am

Then again, why buy a car that 'looks' like another one of the kit cars that are running around here.

Why not go crazy and buy one of these:

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No.1 - Ferrari Enzo
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Re: WTF Mate! It really is all machined billet

Post by Viv » Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:47 pm

Hi Forrest

I am still making up my mind about this billet car project, there is a part me just loves the amount of machining but another part spits the dummy out of the whole idea ;-) the Italian cars have the design flare that I love too

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