FBC's Kit Car Build Thread.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Always in awe of your projects. If I had the time and the money........I'd still need to put in the 10,000 hours of skill building that is obvious you have accumulated. Way to go.

Hmm, that seems mighty nice of you.....what do you want?

[CaminoRacer]

So what your saying is.

"Why bother using a 500 dollar miata as a complete donor for a exocet when you can spend 15 grand putting a LS drivetrain in it."

Hmm, I'm going to have to think about that.

Exactly.

Do it.

[MexicoCityM3]

Hmm, that seems mighty nice of you.....what do you want?

Free auto tech consulting of course.



Seriously, that garage and those cars rock.

[MrH]

So what's the deal?  Are you going with the exocet?

[FlatBlackCaddy]

So what's the deal?  Are you going with the exocet?

I don't know, I'm going to look into it a bit more, and try to get under my donor to see if there is any damage to the subframe(since that will be needed for a exocet). I'm certainly kicking it around, at this point I'm truly on the fence about which one to go with. Hopefully I can make a decision and still get this thing ordered up here soon.

At this point, there is nothing stopping me from ordering other than deciding on exactly which one I want. A plus, for me, is that I can deal with exocet direct or FM. I've dealt this FM in the past on several occasions and I"ve always been very happy. So if I go with an exocet through them, I'll know that I can get a lot of help and knowledge from them regarding the kit or any modifications.

[MrH]

Hurry up and build something and get bored with it so I can buy it for pennies on the dollar.  I don't care which one you pick.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

You mean for dollars on the penny, right?

[MrH]

Nein.

Apparently Flyin Miata actually sells turn key exocets.  Non-turbo and you need to supply the donor car, but $24k didn't sound like a bad deal.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

I figure I'll have around 15k into a done exocet with around a 300hp turbo motor. Maybe a bit more(16/16.5K).

[MrH]

I'll buy it from you when you're done for $16k.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

You know what, I'll write your name down on a piece of paper and keep that in mind.

[Payman]

If you get an Exocet, I'll be disappoint.

[MrH]

I don't know.  Did you see Matt Farah's drive of an Exocet? He actually liked it better than an Ariel Atom. It's a really good deal

[CaminoRacer]

But it's so ugly. I can't imagine it drives that much better than a Caterham.

[MrH]

I bet it can!

Meh. You can make them look ok. They'll never be pretty though

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Exocet is tipping the scales as of the moment.

Really don't know how this could have happened....

[Payman]

Well, if you have your heart set on it, at least build the full rollcage version... it's the best looking.

[MX793]

I R confused.  I thought that the kit was already purchased?

[MrH]

The thing I hate most about the exocets is the panels that run along the side below the ladder frame.  Makes it look really cheap.

[Payman]

Looks 1000% better as an off-roader. 

[Payman]

Goddamn. I want to build this. Side-by-sides cost $25k+. This at $10k would be awesome, and it could be made street legal. 

[MrH]

I think to do an exocet right, you're looking at more like $15k and a whole lot of time.

This is why I'm going the route of just buying FBCs when he's done.

[Payman]

I think to do an exocet right, you're looking at more like $15k and a whole lot of time.

This is why I'm going the route of just buying FBCs when he's done.

Depends on scrounging ability and desire to use new parts. You can spend just the $7499 base price and use scrounged parts, or the sky's the limit with new parts and performance mods. $15,000 is a reasonable/realistic budget though.

[MrH]

Yeah.  I think it's a really good deal for $15k too.  I just don't have the space or time to tackle something like that.

[CaminoRacer]

Yeah.  I think it's a really good deal for $15k too.  I just don't have the space or time to tackle something like that.

Dump the girl and clean out the garage.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

I R confused.  I thought that the kit was already purchased?

No, I have not purchased the kit yet. I have the donor, and per the original posts was looking to purchase a kit by late july.

I'm confused too though, I'll have to make a decision this week.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Well, if you have your heart set on it, at least build the full rollcage version... it's the best looking.

That does look pretty cool, the sport with the windshield doesn't look bad either. It helps having something in front to fill in that area(without the races full roll bar).

The only issue with the race version is getting in and out would be a pain.

[12,000 RPM]

I prefer the half cage version

I am def 100% Exocet. FBC is a body guy, he can probably just fab up sick high quality body parts to cover it up. They should make some kind of full body panel kit for it though.

[MrH]

That does look pretty cool, the sport with the windshield doesn't look bad either. It helps having something in front to fill in that area(without the races full roll bar).

The only issue with the race version is getting in and out would be a pain.

Can you just stand up through the top and step over the roll cage?

[Payman]

Looking at my son's '06 Pontiac G5 taking up space in my garage... hmmmm. 

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