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Old Apr 1, 2004, 11:37 PM
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Kit Cars

I'm sure some of you have seen this before, but it's a beauty. Check it out.
http://www.totalkitcar.com/tkc_article_368.shtml

Post some more kit cars, theres a lot of nice ones out there!
Old Apr 2, 2004, 06:38 AM
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That thing is sick. I've always thought about doing the kit car thing.
Old Apr 2, 2004, 07:08 AM
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Isnt that the kit you can get for the 1994 Honda Accord. Its like $16,000. Saw it on Import Tuner. I have the Honda, but I dont plan on spending that much for the kit.
Old Apr 2, 2004, 07:21 AM
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I would love to build a kit car. This one reminds me of the Noble M12 (I think that's what it is) you see advertised in the back of Road and Track. My dream would be a Beck Spyder. I saw one years ago that had a turbo VW engine with about 400 hp and he ran low 11s and could out handle most any car on the road.
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The kit cars from Factory Five racing are on my list to purchase whenever I can afford a car to just play around with on the weekends
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how many manhours would it take to build one of those?
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wtf?that thing is fugly
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i think the attack roadster is beautiful
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it looks hot, especially with the soft top on,

But yeah i have dreams of building this. hopefully soon
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ur both the only thing that is hott,is the avatar of that asian brod you have there.
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Originally posted by robertrinaustin
I would love to build a kit car. This one reminds me of the Noble M12 (I think that's what it is) you see advertised in the back of Road and Track. My dream would be a Beck Spyder. I saw one years ago that had a turbo VW engine with about 400 hp and he ran low 11s and could out handle most any car on the road.
Yeah the M12 is a sweet machine...
http://www.noblecars.com/m12.html
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Hi all. I own a manta mirage kit car. Powered by a twin turbo 355 chevy making 760 hp. Car only weighs 1900 lbs. I love my evo but my manta is my real baby.
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Try this car for size and check the second link for a possible engine.

http://www.ultimasportscars.co.uk/ (you will be after the GTR then sir)

And for the engine

http://www.brammo.com/news.php (about 1/2 way down the twin turbo thing)
http://www.spectrum5racing.com/news.htm (about 1/4 down more info)
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I've seen the ultima before and it's a very nice car. I'm just not too crazy about the "rounded" front . My car is also a can am car, a replica of the mclaren m8. It's more "pointed" in the front.
Go to www.mantacars.com and click on the registry.Then click on the mirage registry. Scroll down about halfway and look for a black car and the owner name of michael barnes. Thats my car. Click on the car picture for more pics.
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If you want something a little more extreme then try one of these. 0-60mph in 2.8 sec!
http://www.zcars.org.uk/z100wr.htm
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