Of course.. What? you thought my shell would rust away to dust ?? (It still is possible, but unlikely).

The body work is done man. It has been done since before Christmas. But 9 to 5 "real work" has gotten in the way. All of the CA18 mounts are perfected, the diff, rear crossmember and coil overs are all good to go.

So with any luck the beast will be painted in the next 2-3 months. The guy is a perfectionist. I don't mind if he takes his time. I've now got to get my interior made up. I've got originals for the upholstery trimmer to copy from. I've also got to rewire my "spare car" so that I can transplant the wiring in quickly when I get the car back from the painters. This means I'll also have to buy my engine computer soon. Woohoo I might be ready for the Adelaide Nationals in November!!

Chris

what?
painter dude?

is he goingto give you a quote to spray it?

have you done all the body work?

The Caterhams sound like a pretty nice idea.

My CA18DET 1200 datto will have ~350HP (Flywheel) and only weigh 1700 pounds..
That 4.8 Power / Weight.

The painter dude is coming around my house for a preliminary inspection of the car this Friday night.

Don't give me no girly kit car.

Chris.

i dont mind them but they have a really long bonet witch looks funny

personally, I have problems with these 'cars'...

1) they are for hairdressers
2) they get to race against production sports cars (here anyway) which really ####s me!

They are more race car than road car with spaceframe construction, fabricated suspension systems, alloy and composite body construction, engine and driveline components from other manufacturers, no compromises to production considerations - like having a boot or glovebox, soundproofing, reasonable levels of fit and finish, less stringent compliance to ADR's (Australian Design Rules) for emissions, noise, crash testing etc... The sooner CAMS (Confederation of Aus Motorsport) come to their sences and make them run as Sports 1300s (clubmans) or open wheelers the better!

well, that's my rant for the day...

did I mention they're for hairdressers?

It's what makes the Datsun 1200 great!

But there is a car with even less: the most powerful car sold in the US:

- 1080 pounds (491 kilograms)
- 204 hp
- power-to-weight ratio: 5.3 to 1 (compare to Viper at about 10 to 1)
- 0-60 mph (100kph): 3.8 seconds

Seven Superlight R