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KSRY
22-07-10, 11:05 PM
Had a bid on a kit-car at a price I never thought I'd get it at and have received a 2nd chance offer, but my garage is a little limited for space as I want to get a mk1 Astra too, the kit car is engineless and pretty much bodyless, but obviously it has the roll bar/oval bar to protect you if it rolls over, so could I fit a mk1 Astra and a kit car in a single garage? It's slightly longer than your standard garage?
bmw156
22-07-10, 11:08 PM
yeh of course you can store it on its side
my mate has his X19 racer on its side lol.
KSRY
22-07-10, 11:14 PM
With a mk1 astra in a single garage? lol
Angus Closier
22-07-10, 11:18 PM
Hmmm im sure you could.....might be a bit of a squeeze though...
bmw156
22-07-10, 11:32 PM
store it out side with a cover on, on its side.

sell it on for more?
fix it to the celing of your garage. presumming the bottom is flat.

and wasnt a locost was it lol
KSRY
22-07-10, 11:33 PM
It's a Dutton, can't store it outside as i rent my garage and if I tried to hang it up I think my garage would collapse lol , very tempted though
bmw156
22-07-10, 11:37 PM
yeh i just found it. did you get it at any where near that price on ebay?

and depending on the axle (english or atlas) thats worth 100 quid plus lol.

if you can store it, do. only one way to find out lol.

and possibly chop of the roll cage tubes, and refit.weld new ones in at a later date
brainsnova
22-07-10, 11:41 PM
get a roof rack on the astra :d
KSRY
22-07-10, 11:42 PM
I was the 'winning' bidder at £72, tempted to offer him £100 delivered lol as I only live 35 miles away so is only a couple of quid off, but i do want a mk1, but £100 isn't really all that much anymore but moneys not the issue
KSRY
22-07-10, 11:42 PM
get a roof rack on the astra :d

haha, now that is a plan!
burgo
23-07-10, 02:14 AM
make a permanent car lift so the mk1 astra sits under it
KSRY
23-07-10, 05:47 PM
I bought it!
mk1nova_rich
23-07-10, 05:55 PM
sell it and put more money into a Mk1, i love them :d
KSRY
23-07-10, 06:28 PM
It was only £72, I reckon I can finish it for less than £500, plus Mk1's are hard to find for less than £500, I want a 5 door, they just get scrapped!
Mazz
23-07-10, 06:40 PM
What (if) any are the plans for it?

http://i.ebayimg.com/16/%21B%29%21fIo%21BWk%7E$%28KGrHqQOKjwEws-LkR9IBMLj-7FCu%21%7E%7E_12.JPG
mowgli
23-07-10, 06:50 PM
get the ron champion haynes locost book & slap the biggest decent north south engine (not a xflow) you can find into it & panel it with thin ally from an old caravan...... seven.
saloonwoody
23-07-10, 06:54 PM
bike engine ftw :)
mowgli
23-07-10, 09:01 PM
not with all that iron.....

i'd love to build one with A series running gear on twin su's, & running on castrol r, cos the sound & smells would be just like an original lotus one.....
burgo
23-07-10, 11:59 PM
not with all that iron.....

i'd love to build one with A series running gear on twin su's, & running on castrol r, cos the sound & smells would be just like an original lotus one.....why not?
mowgli
24-07-10, 10:16 AM
why not?

it looks like a heavy chassis for a bike engine compared to a new seven..

in the days of the dutton, they just made them strong & hadn't access to computer aided designs.
burgo
24-07-10, 01:26 PM
it looks like a heavy chassis for a bike engine compared to a new seven..

in the days of the dutton, they just made them strong & hadn't access to computer aided designs.it is still never going to be mega heavy though is it and 90 lb ft is plenty enough to get it shifting