RobPhoboS Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 http://www.ebay.com/itm/201257584549 I hope it was made as a joke, if not, the owner needs some serious therapy. Quote
Grundy Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Terrible looking car, usually I'm all for respecting these types of cars, but that has just had **** poor workmanship in it Quote
RobPhoboS Posted January 5, 2015 Author Posted January 5, 2015 I absolutely detest replica's (especially as people tend pour from £20-40k on them!), unless it truly is a joke. Quote
Ekona Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Agreed. If he lost the roof scoop, and actually finished the bodywork without the dodgy edges, I reckon that'd be ace. Quote
Mondo 300 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 That's... just... nope, can't quite find the words!! 1 Quote
hensh65 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 I saw the first thumbnail picture and thought, wouldn't mind that myself. Then I saw it in all its glory. That is F**king revolting, looks made out of plado. the side skirts looks like he fitted them while having an epileptic fit. The engine spec sounded pretty nice but I very much doubt anyone would spend all that money on a brand new twin turbo v8 and crawl it up the road after all that hard work. Quote
Pritchard Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 i dont see the problem? Showed my dog the pictures too, he approved. but then, I guess it is a bit of a Dog's Dinner. Quote
andybp Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Burn it with fire.. I agree with the sentiment but "burn it with fire" what else wound you use a hot cup of teaDamn sorry was supposed to be one of my new year resolutions less sarcasm failed again Quote
hensh65 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Burn it with fire.. I agree with the sentiment but "burn it with fire" what else wound you use a hot cup of teaDamn sorry was supposed to be one of my new year resolutions less sarcasm failed again You could wait for a really hot day a get a massive magnifying glass and aim it at it. More of a sunburn but burn never the less Quote
pjf1985 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Just attempt to drive to its top speed, will probably fall apart. Quote
HaydnH Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 I wouldn't count on it being very reliable! From one of the forum links he provided on the ebay add he writes: Sadly I blew the V8 in the kit car.. I did a complete rebuild and then fitted a new cam belt. I got everything setup nicely and then decided to double check the belt tension, and gave it a tweak to make it a bit tighter. I started the engine and it sounded awesome! The next morning, I started it again and there was a loud bang and the engine stopped dead. the belt had slipped pushing 3 valves through the piston and into the head In despair I put the whole thing on ebay, with in 2 hours I had crazy offers for the car, over 24 hours and my phone was going nutz! 5k cash, 6k. one guy kept ringing offering an ever increasing amount, in the end I had 3000 views in 24 hours and 100s of watchers. The 1st bid was placed within 1/2hr of placing the auction. So I decided to pull the car off ebay and finish it, I have yet another v8 - 3rd in 2 years and 4th engine in the car. this one has warranty So the new 3.7l v8 has been fitted and I changed the cam belt.. it sounds even better than the 1st engine, no smoke its a good'un. Hopefully I can get the car ready for paint over the next month or so. Quote
longsh07 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 It looks like its been made out of plasticine that then melted. I cant see a single straight line on the body work. 10/10 for effort... but probably shouldn't have bothered. (all this said I probably couldnt do better) Quote
LRF4N Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Usually replicas that have failed have the proportions way out. This one actually isn't far off I thought it was a decent effort until I looked closely Quote
Paddy78 Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Every inch of that POS is just tatty... I doubt you'd get it more that 100 yards before It fell apart. I'd be very surprised if that sells. Quote
HEADPHONES Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 You guys are way too harsh. My son loves building project cars with a passion. Showed it to him and he loves it........truly inspired. When he wakes up he's going to try and start a similar project. ........OUT OF DUPLO DOWN AT THE CRÈCHE with the other 3 yr olds Quote
GMballistic Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 Surprised nobodies posted this yet, 2 Quote
HEADPHONES Posted January 5, 2015 Posted January 5, 2015 I've only just looked at the images of the interior. O....MY.....GOD. The vinyl retrim is soooo bad it looks like someone has just layed a deflated bouncy castle on the dash. Absolutely filthy inside too. I'd be embarrassed to let a garage see my interior in such a state at service time let alone post up such images on the web in a for sale thread! 1 Quote
Rock_Steady Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Man alive!! those wheel arches!! The instructions must've come from Blue Peter with some fisher price scissors. 1 Quote
AliveBoy Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Man alive!! those wheel arches!! The instructions must've come from Blue Peter with some fisher price scissors. Dude, you can never be too safe 1 Quote
GMballistic Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 Man alive!! those wheel arches!! The instructions must've come from Blue Peter with some fisher price scissors. Honestly I think a Blue Peter presenter could have done a better job, ...even with just Fisher Price scissors & paper mache to work with. 1 Quote
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