Ambitious project

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Ambitious project

Post by ste7en » Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:26 pm

Stumbled across this today. Quite some undertaking!! Evora Rebuild
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Re: Ambitious project

Post by woody » Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:35 pm

Have been following it. Not at all keen on his engineering.

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Re: Ambitious project

Post by Corranga » Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:47 pm

Was it the Lotus got it wrong and steel is the way forward talk that got you?

I loved it when he spoke about running 4 point harnesses as an alternative to airbags too...
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Re: Ambitious project

Post by Ferg » Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:45 am

I had to go and look. :shock: :shock: :shock: WTF?

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Re: Ambitious project

Post by ste7en » Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:02 am

Only had a chance to watch the first 3 parts, but by the look of it, things get a little comical later on :shock: :?
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Re: Ambitious project

Post by rossybee » Sat Sep 03, 2016 11:43 am

He's having issues sourcing parts???

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MAR21vcx-30
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Re: Ambitious project

Post by tenkfeet » Sat Sep 03, 2016 1:34 pm

rossybee wrote:He's having issues sourcing parts???

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MAR21vcx-30
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Re: Ambitious project

Post by woody » Sat Sep 03, 2016 3:42 pm

rossybee wrote:He's having issues sourcing parts???

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MAR21vcx-30

Junks apparently offered him pretty much everything he needed to build it properly at a reasonable price & was ignored.

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Re: Ambitious project

Post by j2 lot » Sat Sep 03, 2016 8:50 pm

Time for him to cut his losses and break for parts .......... :blackeye
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