Sunday 30 August 2015
Differential acquired
So after much searching on eBay I finally found a differential that was not only on budget but also reconditioned! Looking to collect it at the end of the week and at only £125 it was a good buy (subject to checking it over). It's a 3.92:1 ratio so should be ok for what I am going to use the car for.
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Ordered!!
A few days ago I made the order for my GBS Zero. I went for the normal chassis (not the wide body) and after discussion with Wayne (salesman) I went for the Ford build not the Mazda as I initially intended. This is due to the Mazda build using an old engine and drivetrain which may have problems in the future, the Ford will have a new engine so less problems long term.
Ive ordered the starter kit in Kawasaki Green with Cobra hoops. Everything is powder-coated and ordered the brake lines, handbrake, wiring loom, fuel tank and a few other bits too. I did want to go for the full rolling chassis initially, but couldn't stretch to it so had to cut back on some parts for now. There are only a few big outlays in this build that I can think of: 1. The initial kit and 2. The engine/gearbox/ECU kit, everything else is all small(ish) parts that I will buy as I need them.
My chassis is now in production and looking to collect at the end of September.
Ive ordered the starter kit in Kawasaki Green with Cobra hoops. Everything is powder-coated and ordered the brake lines, handbrake, wiring loom, fuel tank and a few other bits too. I did want to go for the full rolling chassis initially, but couldn't stretch to it so had to cut back on some parts for now. There are only a few big outlays in this build that I can think of: 1. The initial kit and 2. The engine/gearbox/ECU kit, everything else is all small(ish) parts that I will buy as I need them.
My chassis is now in production and looking to collect at the end of September.
A bit of background
Well that worked and now I've got the time set to UK I'm good to go!
So where to start?
Firstly a bit about me. Im 30 years old and a serving soldier. I enjoy building things - anything - and have done loads of projects in the past from electronics, to bird houses to a radio controlled go kart for my little nephew.
While looking for something new and challenging the wife (yes she is one top wife) suggested a kit car.
So after about 18 months of saving, researching, visiting shows and reading magazines I finally decided which car I wanted. As you can tell from the title of the blog, I settled on the GBS Zero. There are many reasons for it - price, down to earth sales people, great blogs and great reviews just to name a few.
So where to start?
Firstly a bit about me. Im 30 years old and a serving soldier. I enjoy building things - anything - and have done loads of projects in the past from electronics, to bird houses to a radio controlled go kart for my little nephew.
While looking for something new and challenging the wife (yes she is one top wife) suggested a kit car.
So after about 18 months of saving, researching, visiting shows and reading magazines I finally decided which car I wanted. As you can tell from the title of the blog, I settled on the GBS Zero. There are many reasons for it - price, down to earth sales people, great blogs and great reviews just to name a few.
Blog is up and running
So I'm not a fan of social media and don't do Facebook and all the other bits so this is new to me. Hopefully this works and will be able to keep a detailed log of my car build as I do it.
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