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You can get a lock up garage for £7.00 per week but no electricity, buy a cheap petrol Generator.

Small industrial units cost £70 - £100 per week

I think I'd pay that though! I have three lock-ups, all about 3 miles apart from each other, and it's a proper pain in the arse. They all tend to be a bit small as well. I'd want to just get everything into one space!

wher i work they have large contaners for about £15+vat a week an there is a few other poeple there that have electric u cud jus run an extrention over to the work shop there all frendly aswell

Aint there a kit car in bhead? i think its on balls road. a red one. i dont know much about these

The kitcar that was on balls road was a Nova. They have stoped making them now and can be picked up for around £400 second hand on ebay now 'n' again.
Only problem with it is that it's fiberglass monoque and it's running gear is from a mini.
It has a mini front subframe mounted at the rear with the engine in it. And it has another at the front with no engine in it.
I own a business in Oxton and we Kitcars and prototype vehicles for private and business use.
As Punto driver said, You can get all the steel for the chassis for around £100 for a seven style car and if you do use the locost route, there are some changes that can be made to stiffen it up even more.
We charge £450 for a lotus 7 chassis and we offer 3 types.
Normal size , 4" wider , 4" wider and taller.
We can also make you a chassis to your spec but this costs a bit more and would be no benifit to you as it is for race use or fitting very large engines in to it.
You are more than welcome to come and have a look at what we do here.
We are at:
Unit 5a,
28a Wellington road,
Oxton,
Wirral,
CH43 2JE
0151 652 1444
07792557238

Give us a call first to make sure we are there.

If i am right the nova is a sporty looking lift up roof thingy, i always though they were rear engined and used a vw beetle for running gear dnt qoute me on this though!!!!!

Something i have always wanted to do that.

If you need a hand i would help you (no charge) as it would be a great thing to do and could teach me a hell.


paul.porfabrication is your man for things you carnt buy or get if you ever want one off stuff ar need metal work doing so it wouldnt cost the earth to make one as there is a good fabricator local.

Give us a shout if you ever need a hand i am no f1 grease monkey but 2 sets of hands and 1and a half brains are better then 1)

I really honestly might take you up on that chassis offer, it's one thing I need help with, everything else I can do in the lock up.
It will have a Vauxhall 2litre engine mounted and an Omega gearbox, I think that's about 5 mounts in total, and a Manta diff on the back.

ME gettin V.intrested in doin one of these 2 now.Prob start when i move to my new base,ill get the fram from POR i think,id want the wideboy one lol,mmmmmmm

Power 1.8 ZETEC turbo or carbs
Body,White with graphics
Wheels,Multispokes
Mostly ford parts me thinks

Hows ur doin rhys and miek? any pics??

The wide chassis does not make the arches stick out any more, just makes the cockpit bigger.
If you wanted a wider arched car, it would have to be a prototype.

does it make the car wider tho from left to right,i like short fat cars,thick juicy fat lasses lol

Yeah it makes the over all size of the car bigger, but the arches stay the same.

Sorry to correct you, but Nova kit cars are based on a VW Beetle chassis with VW running gear. The one that was on balls road had some sort of american engine in, the guy said it was a 3ltr when I spoke to him.

They are still in production too, however only in the US. http://www.kitcar.com/sterling/home.html Mike is a nice guy and keen to help anyone. My advice, if going for a Nova is to get an early one
(pre 80's), the glass-fiber is ALOT thicker than the 80's versions. (I have owned both versions). Also the 70's ones come with a better cockpit (that's just my opinion though).

If you're going for out and out speed I would go with the 7, if you're going for something which is a little special I would make a really nice Nova, they can be headaches,(roof issues mainly as it rasies on hydralics, and the fact that the roof steams up loads and is very hard to de-mist).

I think the Novas are pretty hideous, but kind of attractive in a way, like 'cars of the future' in the 50's or something.
I bought Rhys' old 7 kitcar, and have bought the stuff but have had no time to do anything really.

just remember ive still got them other wishbones in work will try and remember them i have also got the manual haynes so dnt go and buy one lol