DaveyLC
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I really fancy a Clio V6 but £8k for a MK2 Clio with the front end of a Laguna in the boot seems a bit steep
You can get a MY00 3dr clio for less than a grand, a MY00 V6 laguna for peanuts and a clio v6 GRP body kit for around £500..
Then obviously theres a good 6 months work required
Yeah it wont be 6 speed and it will probably drive like even more of a pig than the original V6 but the build would be fun
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DannyB
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IF you think you can achieve the same (or better) final product for cheaper then do it
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Ian
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Would need to be better than a factory one.
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mantamark
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Agree with Ian, would pick a better engine & try to sort some of the issues the originals had.
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DaveyLC
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Not sure if I could achieve that but I'd give it a damn good try
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IvIarkgraham
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might aswel buy a proper one
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am4nf
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It would be a project I would make a point of checking every day, and your workshop link would be well used
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DaveyLC
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
might aswel buy a proper one
I'd get a high mileage phase 1 for £8k.
I recon I could build one for nearly half that then spend a couple of grand on goodies for it.
Going to have a serious think about it. For some reason I've got a real hankering for Clio V6.
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Robbo
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who'd buy it at the end? waste of moeny imo
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CORSA NUT
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There's a replica around my way...it looks
Shit
Buy a real one.
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fir3vip3r
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that would be epic, really like to see something like that done...
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Jon_C
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Doooooooooo it
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Eck
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Stick a V8 in it.
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DaveyLC
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quote: Originally posted by Eck
Stick a V8 in it.
You'd have to sit in the engine bay..
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nathy_87
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Just buy my mates v6 off him, it'd be easier.
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chris_uk
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would you make it RWD?
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Eck
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quote: Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote: Originally posted by Eck
Stick a V8 in it.
You'd have to sit in the engine bay..
And? The engine won't be there anyway so it's all good
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DaveyLC
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quote: Originally posted by chris_uk
would you make it RWD?
It would be mid-engined.. So yes.
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Eck
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quote: Originally posted by chris_uk
would you make it RWD?
I'd imagine it'd have to be.
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ShEp
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Do something silly like turbo it
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by ShEp
Do something silly like turbo it
Theres a video floating around the net of a charged one with a squencial box looks an animal
I love them myself too, Just look really special
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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DaveyLC
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
Theres a video floating around the net of a charged one with a squencial box looks an animal
Silver one yeah? That belonged to my mates dad.. He's a big kid
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ShEp
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I'm of the opinion that if you are going for a replica it has to be done to over and above factory standard to make it any good.
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
Theres a video floating around the net of a charged one with a squencial box looks an animal
Silver one yeah? That belonged to my mates dad.. He's a big kid
aye
Big kid with big toys =
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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DizzyRebel
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Age old saying goes:
'Why build what you can buy?'
You wont be able to build one as good as a factory one for the price of a used one. And they are a shit car anyway so why you would want to build one is beyond me!
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