My first seven was completed in 2009 after about 4 years of fun. Some of you may recall me as Philippe from Ontario.
viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6867My seven was pale blue. All steel body (minus the scuttle and the nosecone). The engine was a VW TD diesel when launched. The car was fun, passed the registration, was and is insured with Hagerty. I enjoyed driving it. Then I swapped the diesel for a 1.9L VW jetta engine with a race cam and a carb. I never drove it as a gas car and tried to sell it a few months ago, as is. Meaning some body and electrical work . I got some interest but, as the max that was offered was $8000, I decided to fix the car myself give her a new paint and keep her for me for a while. With her new paint (british racing green and brooklands aeroscreens she is going to look different when finished (this month).
Now since 90% of the fun is to build these toys, I am considering building a garage to park Locost No 1 and start building a second seven... more or less the same way: myself building all mechanical components, some of the body, seats, etc but also buy: scuttle, hood and nosecone. I intend to design and build a coupé this time with a sliding roof, a bit like what you see in small airplanes. At this point this is just a thought, but I find the concept promising.
This time I would also like to rebuild an inline 6 cy in the 3 L range. Possibly 200 HP.
Who should I approach in Canada for a kit covering the parts mentioned above?
Any thoughts, suggestions, from you guys.
Thanks.